You may have expected me to open with a quote from a prolific author, ambassador or chancellor. I didn’t. Artist, Brad Klausen, penned the above and I found it scrawled in marker on the back of a Pearl Jam poster. While slightly atypical, it resonated with me.
Although I graduated from high school in 2000, I didn’t begin working toward my Bachelor’s degree until 2012. My career aspirations were simple: get a job, make some money. I had a small amount of savings allocated for my college career, but greatly underestimated the financial obligations of furthering my education. I survived a little more than one semester before my funding ran dry. I began working, and used what was left in my savings to spend the summer in Europe. I made my way through eleven different countries and countless cities, picking up bits and pieces of new languages, …show more content…
Mine came rushing in as subtle as a tsunami.
I am here to help people achieve greatness.
For some, greatness may mean eradicating hunger or achieving world peace. For others, greatness presents itself in a more modest package. Greatness to some means learning how to read, moving to a safe neighborhood or putting dinner on the table each night. These are the people I am passionate about helping. My goal is to empower those that are underprivileged and to facilitate their journey to greatness.
Guided and determined, I set out to learn what was required. I attended nonprofit seminars, read countless books on leadership and became involved in a number of organizations such as the American Red Cross, L3 Leadership and the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. I was offered a full-time position at SSPC, a nonprofit organization where I still work today. I also decided to continue my formal education, and am now a few short months away from earning my Bachelor’s degree and graduating with
Although I graduated from high school in 2000, I didn’t begin working toward my Bachelor’s degree until 2012. My career aspirations were simple: get a job, make some money. I had a small amount of savings allocated for my college career, but greatly underestimated the financial obligations of furthering my education. I survived a little more than one semester before my funding ran dry. I began working, and used what was left in my savings to spend the summer in Europe. I made my way through eleven different countries and countless cities, picking up bits and pieces of new languages, …show more content…
Mine came rushing in as subtle as a tsunami.
I am here to help people achieve greatness.
For some, greatness may mean eradicating hunger or achieving world peace. For others, greatness presents itself in a more modest package. Greatness to some means learning how to read, moving to a safe neighborhood or putting dinner on the table each night. These are the people I am passionate about helping. My goal is to empower those that are underprivileged and to facilitate their journey to greatness.
Guided and determined, I set out to learn what was required. I attended nonprofit seminars, read countless books on leadership and became involved in a number of organizations such as the American Red Cross, L3 Leadership and the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. I was offered a full-time position at SSPC, a nonprofit organization where I still work today. I also decided to continue my formal education, and am now a few short months away from earning my Bachelor’s degree and graduating with