1. Me:
1.1. Place and Date of Birth
1.2. Mobile AL. May 10,2000
2. Growing Up:
2.1. Played 3 sports: soccer, basketball, and track
2.2. Grow up in a nice home with mom, dad, and older brother
2.3. Neighborhood very big located on the water , very quiet and peaceful not many kids in the neighborhood
3. Key Events :
3.1. Graduating High School
3.2. First Job
3.3. First Apartment
4. Before Entering College
4.1. Playing Sports
4.2. Was only looking at one university which was LSU
4.3. Had plans on playing soccer until serious injury
4.4. No back up plan
4.5. Chose ASU because it was close to home and I had family that lived here
5. Family
5.1. Mom
5.1.1. Graduated from Alabama State University in 1983 majoring in Elementary development now has a job as a 5th grade teacher
5.1.1.1. Dad
5.1.1.2. Graduated from Alabama A&M 1994 majoring in forestry now has a job as an safety manager
6. Influential People
6.1. Who do I admire ?
6.1.1. I admire my mother because she is the strong minded and most caring person that I hope to become and more one day
6.1.1.1. Who inspires me to succeed?
6.1.1.2. My parents inspire me to succeed. when i was young growing up in a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom house, they always said things were going to be better one day. When i was 7 years old we moved into our newly built home designed by my parents. They worked very hard to get where they are today and I hope to one day be able to do the same for my family
6.1.1.3. "With man it is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Mark 10:27. This verse motivates me because nothing is impossible without God because of the love he has for us. If something is in his will nothing can stop it from being done.
7. Intellectual Journey Prior to interdisciplinary Studies
7.1. How did I develop interest to be an athletic trainer ?
7.2. playing sports, getting injured, started caring more about my health and how to prevent injuries, watching athletic trainers on the field helping injured players, see how the athletes trusted the athletic trainers to care for them.
8. Interdisciplinary Studies
8.1. I chose interdisciplinary studies because Alabama State did not offer the program for me to be able to become an athletic trainer. Taking courses in the BIS program allows me to get the proper credits I need to be able to move on to a athletic training graduate program.
8.1.1. My two concentrations
8.1.2. Psychology
8.1.3. Physical Education
8.1.3.1. How I will use my BIS degree?
8.1.3.1.1. After graduating with my BIS degree I would like to further my education at an university with a 2 year graduate program for athletic training that will allow me to receive my masters degree. While in school I would like to be able to work with the athletic trainers for a more hands on approach and once I graduate I would like to be able to start my career full time.