She wants to be just like her high school coach
“In high school, I played volleyball, basketball, softball, track and I did power lifting. When you go to a small school, you do a little bit of everything. I loved it. Now I want to teach...
Author: David Berkowitz
He pushes senior citizens to be more active
“My ambition is to get every senior out of their house. If they’re more active, they can live longer and don’t have to worry about going to the doctor as much. It might hurt the doctor’s...
Grandmother inspires him to help other people
“I’d like to find a job that I’m actually interested in and can make good money at it. I’ve had a bunch of jobs, but they weren’t my calling. Right now I work with my neighbor...
Mentor sets great example for college student
“My college mentor is pretty cool. I want to be like her. Years ago when she got her bachelor’s degree and then her master’s, she was able to keep a 4.0 GPA, and I think that’s...
Boy Scouts helps open doors to opportunity
“I’ve been involved in scouting for a very long time, since 1981 when I was 11 years old. “I earned Eagle Scout when I was 17, but I didn’t really know what that meant until I...
He follows dad’s footsteps into property management
“I have multiple rental properties that I manage. I got into it through my dad. It’s mostly houses, but we recently started buying apartment complexes. “I’ve been helping him since I was a little kid, going...
Sports broadcasting’s ‘awesome lifestyle’ appealing
“Ever since I was a little kid, I played all the sports that I could. Then coming up to high school, I actually quit sports because I couldn’t watch sports. I couldn’t go to football games...
Veteran ‘mail lady’ looks out for people on her route
“I’m a mail lady. I took the civil service exam and then three years later they called me and I’m like, oh, I forgot I even did that. When I went for the interview the guy...
He tries to stay strong following brother’s death
“I got the call from my aunt at 4 o’clock in the morning. My brother and his fiancé were in Galveston for Valentine’s Day. They were going to this place near the sea wall called the...
Prison life convinces him to change his ways
“I’m a changed person. I used to do messed-up things, get in trouble, break the law. But when I woke up in jail and was looking at 10 years, I knew it was time to grow...
