1 00:00:07,129 --> 00:00:09,378 I'M SHERYL MADISON AND I'M A SOCIAL WORK MAJOR 2 00:00:09,378 --> 00:00:13,758 I WILL BE HEADING TO TEXAS A&M COMMERCE 3 00:00:13,758 --> 00:00:16,013 MY NAME IS TASHA BOWMAN 4 00:00:16,013 --> 00:00:20,513 I'M A GRADUATE OF UTA AND I TOOK CLASSES 5 00:00:20,513 --> 00:00:22,989 MY FINAL CLASSES, AT NORTH LAKE COLLEGE 6 00:00:22,989 --> 00:00:25,906 MY NAME IS JOHNETTA BOLDON AND I AM A JOURNEY TO SUCCESS COACH 7 00:00:25,906 --> 00:00:28,941 I ALSO WORK FOR THE EASTFIELD COLLEGE POLICE DEPARTMENT 8 00:00:28,941 --> 00:00:35,897 I WAS TAKING STATISTICS CLASS ELEMENTARY STATISTICS 9 00:00:35,897 --> 00:00:41,313 I GOT MOST OF MY COURSES ALL DONE EXCEPT THAT ONE 10 00:00:41,313 --> 00:00:46,299 AND THAT WAS MY PROBLEM AREA 11 00:00:46,299 --> 00:00:47,728 SO I NEEDED TO GET SOME HELP 12 00:00:47,728 --> 00:00:49,944 WITH ELEMENTARY STATISTICS 13 00:00:49,944 --> 00:00:52,572 THAT WAS THE FINAL CLASS 14 00:00:52,572 --> 00:00:54,625 THAT I HAD TO TAKE TO COMPLETE 15 00:00:54,625 --> 00:00:56,240 MY DEGREE 16 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,664 I SAW THE EMAIL ABOUT JOURNEY TO SUCCESS 17 00:00:58,664 --> 00:01:00,602 AND I FOUND OUT THAT SHE WAS A COACH 18 00:01:00,602 --> 00:01:03,605 SO I WENT TO HER TO ASK HER ABOUT THE PROGRAM 19 00:01:03,605 --> 00:01:06,008 TO SEE WHAT IT WAS ABOUT 20 00:01:06,008 --> 00:01:08,189 PLUS I JUST GOT LAID OFF FROM WORK 21 00:01:08,189 --> 00:01:13,140 KIND OF STRESSED SOME WITH FAMILY ISSUES 22 00:01:13,140 --> 00:01:16,463 I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO BE FOCUSED ENOUGH TO MAKE IT 23 00:01:16,463 --> 00:01:21,114 SO AFTER I SPOKE WITH MS. JANETTA SHE SAID, "YOU CAN JOIN THE PROGRAM" 24 00:01:21,114 --> 00:01:24,829 SO SHE SENT MY NAME OVER TO THE PERSON THAT’S OVER IT 25 00:01:24,829 --> 00:01:26,659 SO SHE COULD BE MY SUCCESS COACH. 26 00:01:26,659 --> 00:01:29,882 WELL EVEN PRIOR TO BECOMING A SUCCESS COACH 27 00:01:29,882 --> 00:01:33,076 I MENTORED STUDENTS EVEN WHEN I WAS IN THE PIT 28 00:01:33,076 --> 00:01:37,542 I'M A STUDENT MYSELF SO I UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURES THAT COME ALONG 29 00:01:37,542 --> 00:01:39,374 WITH BEING IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT 30 00:01:39,374 --> 00:01:40,860 NEW COLLEGE 31 00:01:40,860 --> 00:01:42,610 NEW EXPERIENCES 32 00:01:42,610 --> 00:01:45,828 GETTING OUT THERE AND BEING MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURSELF 33 00:01:45,828 --> 00:01:49,642 SO IN PROVIDING THOSE ENCOURAGING WORDS TO STUDENTS HERE ON CAMPUS 34 00:01:49,642 --> 00:01:56,645 I WAS ABLE TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THEY HAD GOING ON HERE 35 00:01:56,645 --> 00:02:00,895 I DON’T KNOW ANY OTHER WAY TO PUT IT BUT TO MINISTER TO ME 36 00:02:00,895 --> 00:02:02,914 AND TO ENCOURAGE ME 37 00:02:02,914 --> 00:02:07,181 AND LET ME KNOW THAT I CAN MAKE IT IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON 38 00:02:07,181 --> 00:02:12,194 PUSH HARD - DO THE BEST THAT I CAN AND I'LL BE SUCCESSFUL 39 00:02:14,008 --> 00:02:17,284 SO ANOTHER CLASSMATE I RAN INTO 40 00:02:17,453 --> 00:02:19,161 SHE TOLD ME ABOUT JOURNEY TO SUCCESS 41 00:02:19,538 --> 00:02:23,559 SHE ACTUALLY TOLD ME ABOUT JOURNEY TO SUCCESS A YEAR AGO 42 00:02:24,406 --> 00:02:28,048 I DIDN'T STILL REALLY KNOW WHAT IT WAS 43 00:02:28,048 --> 00:02:32,920 BUT ONE DAY I WAS SITTING AT MY DESK AT WORK 44 00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:37,470 AND THEY TOLD ME, THEY SENT ME AN EMAIL 45 00:02:37,470 --> 00:02:40,585 AND WHAT IT WAS SAYING IN THE ARTICLE WAS 46 00:02:40,585 --> 00:02:42,551 IF YOU NEED SOME EXTRA HELP 47 00:02:42,551 --> 00:02:47,519 WE'RE HERE TO MAKE YOUR JOURNEY TO SUCCESS COMPLETE 48 00:02:47,519 --> 00:02:50,973 IT HAS HELPED ME TO REMAIN FOCUSED 49 00:02:50,973 --> 00:02:52,448 ON MY GOALS 50 00:02:52,448 --> 00:02:56,637 AND MY SCHOOL WORK I WOULD ALWAYS HAVE HER TO CHECK IT 51 00:02:56,637 --> 00:03:00,519 BUT JUST 52 00:03:00,519 --> 00:03:02,254 I GUESS LESS STRESS 53 00:03:02,254 --> 00:03:04,035 LEARNING TO COPE WITH IT 54 00:03:04,035 --> 00:03:07,631 AND LEARNING TO COPE WITH THE DIFFICULTIES OF TEACHERS 55 00:03:07,631 --> 00:03:10,055 IT’S JUST BEEN A BLESSING 56 00:03:10,055 --> 00:03:15,182 SO I WENT TO THE OFFICE WHERE THEY HAVE JOURNEY TO SUCCESS 57 00:03:15,182 --> 00:03:19,069 AND THEY HAD ME TO ACTUALLY 58 00:03:19,069 --> 00:03:21,104 FILL OUT A FORM ONLINE 59 00:03:21,104 --> 00:03:24,236 I HAD A PHONE CALL THEY WERE GOING TO MATCH ME UP WITH SOMEONE 60 00:03:24,236 --> 00:03:27,838 TO TAKE ME THROUGH THE PROGRAM 61 00:03:27,838 --> 00:03:30,137 AND KIND OF COACH ME 62 00:03:30,137 --> 00:03:31,233 (A SUCCESS COACH?) 63 00:03:31,233 --> 00:03:33,053 A SUCCESS COACH, YES 64 00:03:33,053 --> 00:03:41,532 AND SO THEY MATCHED ME UP WITH SOMEONE AND THEY REALLY CHECKED IN ON ME 65 00:03:41,532 --> 00:03:45,273 THEY REFERRED ME TO A TUTOR 66 00:03:45,273 --> 00:03:47,422 A SPECIAL TUTOR THEY HAD THERE 67 00:03:47,422 --> 00:03:51,756 AND SO I WORKED WITH HIM TWO, MAYBE THREE TIMES A WEEK 68 00:03:51,756 --> 00:03:54,933 HE WAS VERY PATIENT WITH ME 69 00:03:54,933 --> 00:03:57,821 I APPRECIATED THAT 70 00:03:57,821 --> 00:04:00,754 WELL WE WORKED ON MY SCHOOL WORK 71 00:04:00,754 --> 00:04:04,005 SHE WOULD ASK FOR COPIES OF WHAT IM DOING 72 00:04:04,005 --> 00:04:07,617 TO TURN IN AND GO OVER IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OK 73 00:04:07,617 --> 00:04:10,984 ALSO WHEN I HAD MY PERSONAL ISSUES 74 00:04:10,984 --> 00:04:13,930 I WOULD GO IN AND TALK WITH HER ABOUT THEM 75 00:04:13,930 --> 00:04:16,473 TO HELP ME GET THROUGH MY DAY 76 00:04:16,473 --> 00:04:23,063 IT TAUGHT ME TO CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO THAT SMALL VOICE 77 00:04:23,063 --> 00:04:25,154 TO ASK QUESITONS 78 00:04:25,154 --> 00:04:27,952 TO SEEK AND I FOUND 79 00:04:27,952 --> 00:04:32,056 DON'T BE AFRAID AND INTIMIDATED TO ASK FOR HELP 80 00:04:32,056 --> 00:04:34,804 IN WHATEVER YOURE DOING 81 00:04:34,804 --> 00:04:40,034 I WALKED AWAY FROM THE PROGRAM WANTING TO BE A JOURNEY TO SUCCESS COACH 82 00:04:40,034 --> 00:04:44,831 BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE 83 00:04:44,831 --> 00:04:48,871 I KNOW WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO FEEL HOPELESS 84 00:04:48,871 --> 00:04:58,520 AND I FELT INTIMIDATED TO ASK