Author: dawud

Hurdle/Challenge: Growing up, I have always managed to understand concepts in class and I was deemed a pretty gifted student. However, I would always end up getting low grades, much…

Challenge / Hurdle: It’s the month of July, the year 1976 and I had just recently experienced attending my senior prom and graduation in May. The United Kingdom was experiencing…

I believe the biggest challenge I have overcome in life was coping with the feeling and tragedy of losing someone dear to me. I prefer not to mention in specifics…

As a kid going to school, bullying was a big issue with me. Kids would bully me physically, mentally, and even cyberbully. It was so painful, it got to the…

Hurdle / Challenge: I struggled with the traditional definition of success. When I was much younger I defined success in terms of money and fame - I didn’t make either,…