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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Austin High School
Bachelor's Degree
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Texas Tech University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Chief Executives:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Mass Communication/Media Studies
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
First I struggled in school.
2.
Then I was diagnosed with dyslexia.
3.
Then I got help from dyslexia education specialists that helped me cope with dyslexia.
4.
Then I began to excel and made my way to High School.
5.
Then I invented the new word that means awesome and amazing. The word is Honkenbonkers!
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Then the word became popular in my school and I formed a company to promote the word.
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Then my word was named in the Wall Street Journal as a new word to watch.
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Then the word continued to grow in popularity and continues to expand!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
Honkenbonkers will never go anywhere. People will forget about it and not use it
How I responded:
I ignored the noise. I knew I was right. I believed that my new word for awesome and amazing would be used commonly. I was determined to prove the doubters wrong. I knew the noise and doubts would stop once I proved them wrong!
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I am severely dyslexic. I overcame this disability by getting extra help from my family, dyslexia specialists, and my teachers. I still struggle every day with this disability. But I just had to push through these struggles and work extra hard.