I spent over a third of my life at a university

What colleges have you attended?

We do not begin life in a university or college unless you simply call that living. I began getting my fill of working by following my mother in the fields while she was helping her father picking potatoes in his field with the family, and again later my parents flower shop.

Sometimes we forget the lessons we learn, or at least set them aside to tell our children and grand children when they come along, just as my parents and grandparents did for me. Usually, it was about a lesson they learned.

I have done many-many things in my life, long before I went to the university, mostly to work. I did take a lot of classes but my focus was work. Still I learn about management, laws, time management, personnel, art, creative writing, and especially on how to be physically tired most of the time. I won’t bore you with all the details, but it was for thirty-eight years.

I moved up from being a custodial foreman to an assistant director of operations over many facilities. This was achieved by remembering all of the lessons from the field and the many jobs I had growing up, and the lessons my parents and grandparents told.

My fathers words stayed with me and kept me going when things were hard. He told me once, “Can’t is a sluggard, too lazy to try.” I have always tried.

Success is measured by the attempt, and you will know if you succeeded even when others don’t.

I succeeded.