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Ki's work combines: Non-Profit Organizations, Numbers, and Working with Others
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Senior Coordinator:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Business/Corporate Communications, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Decided to attend a public charter school that was an hour away from home but encouraged college.
2.
Worked really hard at an internship, hired full time & learned real world job skills.
3.
Side job at a bar was leading me the wrong way, could no longer afford school, gave up & dropped out.
4.
Lived in Dominican Republic at 3rd world poverty level, humbled & decided to go back to school.
5.
Researched companies that help pay for school & would develop my resume, job @ Capital One.
6.
Mentor helped me to understand the corporate world & her advice & guidance led me to a promotion.
7.
Enrolled in a free career development program that gave me the confidence to try again.
8.
Applied to a local college, got in, school & work full time, pursuing my dreams.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
My family said I shouldn't go to a better high school, I did it anyway. After I dropped out of college, they said I shouldn't try again. I went back, they said I wouldn't do well. I aced my 1st class. they said it won't happen again. It is.
How I responded:
I lived in lots of different houses growing up, not in the foster system just random stranger families. When bad stuff was happening to me I looked around and realized it's not random that one family treated me horribly and one helped me. They chose to be mean or nice. I chose to mimick the good. Others around me didn't & ended up in rehab & worse. I ALWAYS had a CHOICE, even in situations I couldn't control I could choose my attitude, to not let it ruin me. So I chose to work for a better life.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I found resources. I found a job with tuition reimbursement. I took student loans. There is ALWAYS a way. I decided not to use any of my problems as an excuse.
I was abused as a child by parents, family & strangers that I lived with. I encourage all kids/teenagers to tell an adult, teacher, police. I chose my attitude. I could blame them for all my problems or decide that they couldn't control my future.