2finding Purpose In Sports And Mentorship

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00:00So for me, what really drives my purpose is my Spelman sisters.

00:04Like honestly, I see my Spelman sister Nia,

00:06we've been friends since freshman year before we even entered the Gates of Spelman.

00:09And even still, you're always taught to be successful,

00:13you have to be a doctor or a lawyer,

00:14or you maybe have to go into finance nowadays.

00:17But really, as I was telling Jaz earlier,

00:20I learned that to be successful,

00:22you have to really hone in on your purpose and what you want to do.

00:25And with biochemistry, I didn't want to do that.

00:28I looked at a dollar sign, and it didn't make me happy.

00:30I was struggling in chemistry classes.

00:32I was barely getting any rest.

00:34And being transparent, if I can be honest and blunt with you guys,

00:37don't ever wait on people's permission to tell you what you can and can't do.

00:41That wastes so much time.

00:43So much time when it can be an action point.

00:45It can be an action time.

00:46So after my immersion trip in April with AT&T,

00:50what I did was I reached back out to those who I met.

00:53And they put me in contact with those who worked at NBA.

00:56The W, I have a really good connection at the Atlanta Dream.

01:00And it's all because I reached out over LinkedIn.

01:02And trust me, I'm the type of person where I'm not shy.

01:05I will follow up in a week, two weeks maybe,

01:07get a little 30-minute call in.

01:09And I was being real with them.

01:10Hey, I'm just now breaking into sports.

01:12I really don't even know the whole logistics.

01:15I'm not starting in this industry.

01:17But can you help me?

01:18And being vulnerable, but being open to not only that guidance,

01:22but also just seeing where I would fit in it,

01:25that's helped me a lot and drive my purpose.