Throughout my life sports (especially American football) have played a huge role in molding me into the person I am today. I excel at them due to my competitive nature and desire to work with other to attain a common goal. After high school I decided to continue my athlete career by playing Division 1 football at the University of Tulsa. I was a “Preferred Walk-On” which means I did not receive any scholarship money for playing, but I was held to the same standards as everyone else. Over the course of 4 years I put on approximately 65 pounds (30kg) from working out every day with the team. In my Senior Night game I finally made it on the field and recorded a tackle. To the 30,000 fans in the crowd this was just another play and the game went on, but to me it was the culmination of four years of hard work and
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I learned that hard work pays off, and when I put the right effort in I can achieve anything. While practicing 30-40 hours a week and taking 15 hours of classes each semester I quickly had to prioritize my school work and balance my time to make sure I did not fall behind. Finally, football developed my leadership, as a freshman I followed the older player’s example and listened to their advice. As I developed physically and mentally I started to bring people along with me and encouraged them to work hard, and do what was best for the team. This last skill is directly correlated with joining a new firm, in the beginning you learn from the experienced people around you and have to adapt to a new environment.
I realized early in my college football career that I would not become a professional football player, so I focused on being a star in the classroom. I graduated in May 2016 Cum Laude with two degrees, the first in Finance; the second in Economics. After graduation I was nervous about entering the work force, I did not have any “real-world” work experience due to the massive time commitment of football and I did not know
I learned that hard work pays off, and when I put the right effort in I can achieve anything. While practicing 30-40 hours a week and taking 15 hours of classes each semester I quickly had to prioritize my school work and balance my time to make sure I did not fall behind. Finally, football developed my leadership, as a freshman I followed the older player’s example and listened to their advice. As I developed physically and mentally I started to bring people along with me and encouraged them to work hard, and do what was best for the team. This last skill is directly correlated with joining a new firm, in the beginning you learn from the experienced people around you and have to adapt to a new environment.
I realized early in my college football career that I would not become a professional football player, so I focused on being a star in the classroom. I graduated in May 2016 Cum Laude with two degrees, the first in Finance; the second in Economics. After graduation I was nervous about entering the work force, I did not have any “real-world” work experience due to the massive time commitment of football and I did not know