How I Found My Purpose...
My journey on this path started in the fall of 2014. I took a look at my life and saw that despite accomplishing a number of success, I kept stumbling back into habits that were taking me further away from the life that I wanted.
My professional success masked my personal, spiritual and psychological failures. I was not in control of my life. I had mastered college, mastered law school and the Bar exam, and moved up in the professional world at a rapid pace. But as I became more successful in business, I realized that to be the best I could be, I had to master myself.
It was then that I challenged myself to transform from being self-hating, depressed and anxious to being happy. I chose to think positively, I chose to set higher goals for myself and I chose to commit to the processes that each goal came with. I changed my inner dialogue and embraced new thought patterns.
It's not that I'm a new person; it's that I'm more me than I've ever been.
Breaking and replacing those long entrenched and self-defeating habits required me to develop a new plan. I dared to create the kind of life that I wanted to live. Those old habits were distractions from my true self. I had to make a decision to go for exactly what I wanted out of life, and to be exactly who I wanted to be, and pursue that vigorously.
At times my journey was lonely and confused, but ultimately I found freedom through cultivating gratitude, self-love, forgiveness and faith! It was on this journey that I discovered my true passion and purpose.
I discovered that I love to help people. I found time and time again, that people were able to find hope and guidance from hearing about my challenges and learning about the steps that I took to get to where I am today.
This is my journey. This is my story. My purpose is to serve you and help you achieve the breakthroughs that I've experienced and that I know you can, too.
My journey on this path started in the fall of 2014. I took a look at my life and saw that despite accomplishing a number of success, I kept stumbling back into habits that were taking me further away from the life that I wanted.
My professional success masked my personal, spiritual and psychological failures. I was not in control of my life. I had mastered college, mastered law school and the Bar exam, and moved up in the professional world at a rapid pace. But as I became more successful in business, I realized that to be the best I could be, I had to master myself.
It was then that I challenged myself to transform from being self-hating, depressed and anxious to being happy. I chose to think positively, I chose to set higher goals for myself and I chose to commit to the processes that each goal came with. I changed my inner dialogue and embraced new thought patterns.
It's not that I'm a new person; it's that I'm more me than I've ever been.
Breaking and replacing those long entrenched and self-defeating habits required me to develop a new plan. I dared to create the kind of life that I wanted to live. Those old habits were distractions from my true self. I had to make a decision to go for exactly what I wanted out of life, and to be exactly who I wanted to be, and pursue that vigorously.
At times my journey was lonely and confused, but ultimately I found freedom through cultivating gratitude, self-love, forgiveness and faith! It was on this journey that I discovered my true passion and purpose.
I discovered that I love to help people. I found time and time again, that people were able to find hope and guidance from hearing about my challenges and learning about the steps that I took to get to where I am today.
This is my journey. This is my story. My purpose is to serve you and help you achieve the breakthroughs that I've experienced and that I know you can, too.
Awards & Honors
- Sacramento Business Journal, Top 40 Under 40 (2015)
- National Bar Institute, Public Service Fellow(2012)
- Wiley Manuel Bar Association, Hon. Benjamin Travis Jr. Award for Community Service (2011)
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Public Service Scholar (2011)
- Langston Bar Association, Scholarship Recipient—Highest Award, 2011 & 2012
- University of California, Davis, Chancellor’s Award of Merit (for leadership and community service)
- City of Davis Proclamation: Caliph Assagai Day in the City of Davis, March 9, 2006
- Sacramento Observer Newspaper, Top 30 Under 30 Award, 2006
- California State Assembly Proclamation, Assembly Member Richard Pan (Sacramento), Recognizing Community Leadership for Sacramento Young Professionals of Color (2013)
- California State Assembly Resolution for Outstanding Community Leadership, Assemblyman Dave Jones, 9th Assembly District (2006)
- California State Assembly Resolution for Outstanding Campus and Community Leadership, Assemblywoman Lois Wolk, 12th Assembly District (2006)
- Senate Rules Committee Resolution for Excellence in the California Senate Fellowship Program, Senate Rules Committee, Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata, Chairman (2006)
