Six years ago, I embarked on my journey in higher education, it was on this journey that I learned instead of helping children feel better; I could now help students discover and reach their potential. My dream and goal of being a doctor is still there, but my focus has changed from medicine to education. After experiencing my own struggles throughout my college career, I felt it was my duty to impart on students that delayed does not mean denied and no matter the obstacles in life, one’s dreams can become one’s reality. My overall goal is to use my platform to ensure the success of every student that I come in contact with. I want them to know that there are various avenues that they could travel in order to be successful. Currently, I am an advisor at a local community college, and I have seen students who struggle with the academic degree plans but thrive when it comes to the technical degree plans. They have been told that those are the degrees that they should stay away from and they are not smart if they pursue those options. Instead of being encouraging and allowing the student to do something that they are passionate about, they are being pushed towards something that they have no interest in. This is what will ultimately cause them to fail.