DCCCD Journey to Success testimonials

We talk with DCCCD students Sheryl Madison and Tasha Bowman about their experiences with Journey to Success at DCCCD.

The Journey to Success program helps DCCCD students achieve their academic and career goals by connecting them with services and information they need to be successful. Journey to Success is available to all DCCCD credit students who need help or guidance to achieve their goals.

Find out more at: http://www.dcccd.edu/journeytosuccess

Music by Stephen Siebert
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I'M SHERYL MADISON AND I'M A SOCIAL WORK MAJOR

I WILL BE HEADING TO TEXAS A&M COMMERCE

MY NAME IS TASHA BOWMAN

I'M A GRADUATE OF UTA AND I TOOK CLASSES

MY FINAL CLASSES, AT NORTH LAKE COLLEGE

MY NAME IS JOHNETTA BOLDON AND I AM A JOURNEY TO SUCCESS COACH

I ALSO WORK FOR THE EASTFIELD COLLEGE POLICE DEPARTMENT

I WAS TAKING STATISTICS CLASS
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

I GOT MOST OF MY COURSES ALL DONE EXCEPT THAT ONE

AND THAT WAS MY PROBLEM AREA

SO I NEEDED TO GET SOME HELP

WITH ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

THAT WAS THE FINAL CLASS

THAT I HAD TO TAKE TO COMPLETE

MY DEGREE

I SAW THE EMAIL ABOUT JOURNEY TO SUCCESS

AND I FOUND OUT THAT SHE WAS A COACH

SO I WENT TO HER TO ASK HER ABOUT THE PROGRAM

TO SEE WHAT IT WAS ABOUT

PLUS I JUST GOT LAID OFF FROM WORK

KIND OF STRESSED SOME WITH FAMILY ISSUES

I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO BE FOCUSED ENOUGH TO MAKE IT

SO AFTER I SPOKE WITH MS. JANETTA SHE SAID, "YOU CAN JOIN THE PROGRAM"

SO SHE SENT MY NAME OVER TO THE PERSON THAT’S OVER IT

SO SHE COULD BE MY SUCCESS COACH.

WELL EVEN PRIOR TO BECOMING A SUCCESS COACH

I MENTORED STUDENTS EVEN WHEN I WAS IN THE PIT

I'M A STUDENT MYSELF SO I UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURES THAT COME ALONG

WITH BEING IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT

NEW COLLEGE

NEW EXPERIENCES

GETTING OUT THERE AND BEING MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURSELF

SO IN PROVIDING THOSE ENCOURAGING WORDS TO STUDENTS HERE ON CAMPUS

I WAS ABLE TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THEY HAD GOING ON HERE

I DON’T KNOW ANY OTHER WAY TO PUT IT BUT TO MINISTER TO ME

AND TO ENCOURAGE ME

AND LET ME KNOW THAT I CAN MAKE IT IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON

PUSH HARD - DO THE BEST THAT I CAN AND I'LL BE SUCCESSFUL

SO ANOTHER CLASSMATE I RAN INTO

SHE TOLD ME ABOUT JOURNEY TO SUCCESS

SHE ACTUALLY TOLD ME ABOUT JOURNEY TO SUCCESS A YEAR AGO

I DIDN'T STILL REALLY KNOW WHAT IT WAS

BUT ONE DAY I WAS SITTING AT MY DESK AT WORK

AND THEY TOLD ME, THEY SENT ME AN EMAIL

AND WHAT IT WAS SAYING IN THE ARTICLE WAS

IF YOU NEED SOME EXTRA HELP

WE'RE HERE TO MAKE YOUR JOURNEY TO SUCCESS COMPLETE

IT HAS HELPED ME TO REMAIN FOCUSED

ON MY GOALS

AND MY SCHOOL WORK I WOULD ALWAYS HAVE HER TO CHECK IT

BUT JUST

I GUESS LESS STRESS

LEARNING TO COPE WITH IT

AND LEARNING TO COPE WITH THE DIFFICULTIES OF TEACHERS

IT’S JUST BEEN A BLESSING

SO I WENT TO THE OFFICE WHERE THEY HAVE JOURNEY TO SUCCESS

AND THEY HAD ME TO ACTUALLY

FILL OUT A FORM ONLINE

I HAD A PHONE CALL THEY WERE GOING TO MATCH ME UP WITH SOMEONE

TO TAKE ME THROUGH THE PROGRAM

AND KIND OF COACH ME

(A SUCCESS COACH?)

A SUCCESS COACH, YES

AND SO THEY MATCHED ME UP WITH SOMEONE AND THEY REALLY CHECKED IN ON ME

THEY REFERRED ME TO A TUTOR

A SPECIAL TUTOR THEY HAD THERE

AND SO I WORKED WITH HIM TWO, MAYBE THREE TIMES A WEEK

HE WAS VERY PATIENT WITH ME

I APPRECIATED THAT

WELL WE WORKED ON MY SCHOOL WORK

SHE WOULD ASK FOR COPIES OF WHAT IM DOING

TO TURN IN AND GO OVER IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OK

ALSO WHEN I HAD MY PERSONAL ISSUES

I WOULD GO IN AND TALK WITH HER ABOUT THEM

TO HELP ME GET THROUGH MY DAY

IT TAUGHT ME TO CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO THAT SMALL VOICE

TO ASK QUESITONS

TO SEEK AND I FOUND

DON'T BE AFRAID AND INTIMIDATED TO ASK FOR HELP

IN WHATEVER YOURE DOING

I WALKED AWAY FROM THE PROGRAM WANTING TO BE A JOURNEY TO SUCCESS COACH

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE

I KNOW WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO FEEL HOPELESS

AND I FELT INTIMIDATED TO ASK