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My personal mission is to help others understand what makes them special, what their strengths are and how they can apply their strengths to succeed. I will share my life’s experiences as encouragement as I continue my journey of spiritual and professional development. I will remember to enjoy life and remind others to do the same. What drives my personal mission? As I young child, I felt special growing up in the folds of my maternal grandparents home. It was a home filled with many family members and a strong sense of family commitment. As I grew older, I became aware of the facts of my situation- that I was born out of wedlock and that my mother was neither responsible nor respected so her family took care of me in her frequent absence …show more content…

However, they divorced before I turned fourteen so life became increasingly more challenging and my mother’s behavior became increasingly more irresponsible. However, I overcame the ensuing mountain of emotional, social and economic challenges. I believe God gave me the ability to overcome these and other challenges in life by giving me certain strengths such as finding creative solutions to problems, organizing the chaotic, encouraging and leading others, easily grasping new concepts as well as having a good sense of humor and a strong sense of responsibility and persistence. I am committed to helping others understand what makes them special and how they can apply their strengths to succeed because this process can be overwhelming and frustrating. When we understand what our strengths are, we can use them to quickly adapt, overcome and enjoy life. I will encourage others using words of observation and words of testimony. I will observe what makes others special and what I perceive their strengths to be. I will initiate a dialogue of encouragement citing my observations and sharing my testimony of how I overcame a tumultuous childhood with God’s

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