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Tracey's work combines: Business, Numbers, and Teaching / Mentoring
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
West Islip High School, West Islip, NY
Bachelor's Degree
American/United States Studies/Civilization
SUNY College at Oswego
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Financial Managers:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: American/United States Studies/Civilization
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Was the Captain of my HS and Traveling Soccer Team-1st Team Leader opportunity.
2.
Started college wanting to be a Social Worker-realized quickly I enjoyed business.
3.
Pledged a Sorority my 2nd Semester-Teamwork, perseverance a must.
4.
Became the President of the Greek Student Association at College-leadership.
5.
Found a Mentor at my 1st job-pivotal in helping to shape who I am today.
6.
Deciding to leave my 1st company in 2004-left my comfort zone to try something completely different.
7.
Getting Married and having children-Work/Life/Family Balance you can have it all.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Peers:
You will never find a job/company with opportunities like we have to offer.
How I responded:
I realized that life can be greener on the other side, I reflected on what I wanted and listened to what I already knew, that the job/company wasn't my passion and didn't define who I was or who I was going to be.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
My parents couldnt afford to send me to college, therefore I had to get financial aid as well as work throughout college which put me in debt after college. I had to learn quickly the importance of budgeting my money but also saving for the future.
I come from a family with a history of Alcohol Addiction which really impacted me on many levels. I developed trust issues due to this and until I learned to overcome and ask for help from others I stayed stagnant.
I didnt have a great role model to show me the way and yet there was tremendous pressure to be successful here. I learned quickly that I needed to do things not only for the sake of others but for myself.