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"Jay, never in my mind since you have been on this earth, have I ever doubted any of your abilities or the intelligence you possess…never forget what you went through to even be alive today.” I can remember this exact statement my mother told me as I held back tears. Not tears of sorrow or pain, but tears of gratitude and joy. She whispered them to me a few hours after I graduated from high school receiving an advanced diploma. Overcoming difficult obstacles has seemingly become the “story of my life.” Before being born, my mother had two miscarriages. During my birth, fluids were trapped in my lungs. This threatened my existence only hours after breathing air. During my extended stay at the hospital, my parents, who are devout Christians, named me after my father, Johnny. This is because the name Johnny is translated into “God is Gracious” or merciful. Given the hurdles my parents had to endure for me to be on this earth, I know they sincerely believed that. However, the obstacles and hurdles did not stop there. President Franklin Roosevelt said “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” This quote has been my motivation and encouragement throughout my life. For me, it spoke to my strong perseverance, my ability to keep pushing through adversity. Often times, I jokingly told family and friends that adversity was my best friend. Sometimes in my life, I’ve honesty felt that it was only me, adversity, and a little piece of hope. That hope is what gave me the strength in life on a daily basis. As I grew up going through grade school, many times I wanted to just give up and not finish. I starting speaking this as early as the third grade when I was told by a teacher that because of my learning style, which is a ... ... middle of paper ... ...o “leave the world a better place” than we found it. My early successes and achievements really helped me in my undergraduate and graduate school career. Being in a comfortable environment allowed me to take up to twenty-one credit hours per semester, become involved on campus, work a full-time job with the government, and succeed in my coursework. I entered my undergraduate studies not sure if I would succeed or not because of the struggles in grade school. However, because I worked hard and kept pushing, I look forward to graduating with a good grade point average and completing my requirements for my MBA degree while I am still young. It is my sincere belief that I will continue my pursuit toward excellence while attending Howard University. I am ready for the challenges ahead, and I am finally realizing my full potential to succeed at whatever I put my mind to.
There are many people in today’s society who undergo many horrible experiences and are able to overcome the hard trials that are placed in front of them in order to become successful in life. While some individuals suggest that these individuals will struggle throughout life and others saying that they just need a few words of encouragement in order to progress in life. Regardless of one’s opinion, it is very important to remember that no one person has to go through anything alone and that help and encouragement will always be available for those who seek it.
Throughout my years of high school, I have battled a chronic knee injury which was devastating for me. I have had surgery not once, not twice, but three times in efforts to correct the problem I was having. Throughout these past few years I often found myself asking, “Why me?” or “Why did this have to happen to me?”. Overtime, I started to ask myself a better question which was, “Why not me?”. I feel everything happens for a reason and I was dealt this difficult obstacle because God knew I could handle it. This injury has made me mentally tougher than I could have ever imagined. Along with my mental toughness, I have had to face some tough decisions at a
During my senior year of high school I received the Bill Gates Millennium Scholarship and was accepted into my soon to be alma mater, Howard University. In those times it was not uncommon for my grandmother to boast to the grocery store cashier, bank teller, or anyone who would listen that her granddaughter had received a full scholarship and was attending Harvard University. Each time I would smile and politely correct her by saying, “Grandmother I’m going to Howard not Harvard.” She and whomever she was talking with would simply protest that it did not matter which HU I was attending, they were proud of me regardless. From then on I vowed to continue to serve as an inspiration to the many members of my community who had never left the small town of Durham, NC yet alone received a higher education. I’ve since exceeded my own expectations of the things I would achieve in my college tenure. Traveling abroad, serving as an Americorps member, interning for my United States Senator, and joining distinguished organizations culminate a few of my successes.
When I graduated from Delran High School in 2007, I had these same positive and desirable attributes, but I was lacking in direction and purpose. It was an extremely stressful time for me as a teenager and young adult as my family and home life was deteriorating. My parents were in the midst of an ugly divorce, my father was a terrible alcoholic who would soon go on to lose his bread-winning job, our house was constantly under possible foreclosure, and I had two younger siblings to help take care of. I quickly found a full-time job and applied to take classes full-time at Burlington County College. I became overwhelmed with the “real world” responsibilities of providing for my family and
The hardships I have faced in my life thus far have at times seemed the most menacing monster one could hope to face; however, after I have overcome them or passed them by I find that in respect to others I know I have faced nothing but the smallest of problems. Unlike others I have not lost anyone close to me, been made to relocate over and over, or been tormented because of belief or being. But even though my life may lack the most stereotypical forms of adversity, one should not infer that I have never been made to feel alone, forgotten, and completely lost.
I’m a student at Tompkins Cortland Community College this is my first semester as a college student. I plan to go to college for four years and only be at TC3 for this one semester, then transfer to a four year school. College has grown around the world more than ever and more people are attending college more than ever. I have chosen to go to college because of the rewards after graduation. Yes it is another four years of school but by getting more education and an extended degree gives me more opportunities for better jobs and more money. The career I have chosen to study is business administration. I am hoping that it takes me to a great job managing a company or possibly being an accountant.
I try to live my life by Henry David Thoreau’s quote: “However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not as bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise.” This quote has motivated me through many rough times. Many times I wanted to give up on life, but I didn't. I kept moving forward. Here is my story.
I have accomplished a lot in a short period; however, my journey is not complete until I continue my education. Essentially, this degree will help foster my growth and career success. My passion and dedication will speak for itself. My hard work and determination will prevail and I am a fit more than the next applicant because I have the passion, experience, critical thinking and analytical skills needed to complete this program through successfully arguing my capstone in front of a board or committee. My goals are definitely aligned with this program and I hope my next read is an acceptance letter from the admissions council.
My interest in linguistics began with my undergraduate studies when I majored in linguistics and translation in the department of English and Translation at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. After graduation, I pursued my master’s degree in linguistics at the University of Florida. Having my master’s degree, I have applied to the PhD in Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Fall 2014 semester.
Ever since I was young I have always been interested in businesses and how they operate, as well as being fascinated by other languages and cultural differences. My passion for the subject expanded when I chose business studies and french, as part of my A-level education. Although these subjects are somewhat demanding, I find them extremely interesting. I believe that a degree combining both these aspects is the correct choice for me. I am confident that a course in international business studies and modern languages satisfies both these interests. I will be looking forward to learning about the international business world and I am relishing the thought of learning to integrate with other European countries. The idea of learning to communicate with other people across the world is something that has always appealed greatly to me.
My love for business is not something I was born with. It took over a decade of experience and exploration to discover my passion. This discovery began ten years ago when I accepted a position at The Pitney Bowes Corporation. My job was to make unsolicited phone calls to prospective businesses in order to sell our base model postage meter. All that was required was reading a script, word for word, to potential buyers. Yet, after a week of working at Pitney Bowes, I still didn't know important details about the meter, like what it looked like, and how it actually operated. My manager acted a bit surprised when I asked to see the meter, but she agreed, and I took a walk to an adjacent building where I saw first hand what I was selling. It looked completely different from what I had expected, but by viewing and touching it first hand, my ability to convey to people what I was offering improved dramatically. Once I viewed the device, I felt more confident to adlib on the sales pitch. In a couple of weeks reading my hybrid pitch led to a higher rate of sales. People were more apt to buy from someone who sounded like a person and less like a robot. My sales steadily improved and in my third month I was the number one sales person out of over 200 employees. Management implemented some of my changes in the selling process and as a result, overall sales of the entry model postage meter increased significantly.
After graduation from KOREA University, I decided to enter Hyndai MotorCompany(HMC), which is the largest Korean car manufacturer and global player, to pursue a career as an international businessman. In January 1991, I joined Domestic Finance Team of HMC. My specific assignment was to plan monthly and annual financial schedules for HMC's domestic funding needs. About two years later, in January of 1993, I was transferred to Retail Finance Team from Domestic Finance Team and responsible for financing by the sales and factoring of Car Receivables.
Over the course of my life from childhood to adulthood I have endured many significant events. These events not only impacted my life in both positive and negative ways, but they have strengthened me mentally, and challenged me to make better decisions in my life.
This topic, challenges and performance of MBA graduates in their career, is deeply related with my situation and future since I am going to specialize in business administration. Therefore I predicted it is important for me to understand challenges and performance of MBA. People, including me, consider MBA is beneficial, however severable articles argue about challenges of MBA program itself through evaluating workers who have MBA degree. As a future MBA student, investigation of these topics is going to be highly meaning full for my feature career.
This difficult chapter of my life made me aware that anything can happen to anyone and made me understand to accept things as they are. As difficult as situations may be we must understand that everything and everyone has an end in this world. We must be strong and face our pain with effort, action and mindfulness.