dont sleep in the present, or be a waste in the future

At the age if 11, i figured out my love for math, and soon realized that i wanted to become a math educator. Since then I've had the plan of going to college to obtain my PhD in the field of math education, and so far that's what I'm doing by attending UGA and majoring in math education. I also plan to have my own step team by age 24, become an assistant principal by age 28 and have children and get married by the age of 27 no later than 30, so you could pretty much say i have my life planned to a T.

I love having a goal, or road map of what i want out of life. It lets me know what i want to be and what i must do to get there. But this blog isn't about me, well not that much. I wrote this blog to express how proud of the little ppl that look at me as a role model. I see their plan for their futures and they leave the haters behind to do what they LOVE! And most importantly they embrace their talents, rather than hinding them in the shadows.

Michelle

She's only a 17 year old junior in high school now, but with a blink of an eye she will be a runway model with a degree in fashion design. My sister discovered her talent at the age of 11 at the barbrizon school of modeling. The best $1700 my mom could have ever spent. If you've never seen my sister rip the runway at Cedar Grove High's Fashion show, Model productions, or at down town Atlanta's fashion shows, you are missing the next Tyra Banks. The reason i admire my little sis is because no matter how many people try to belittle her, or tear her down she never stops doing what she loves, which is fashion. Not only is she excellent in the field of fashion, she can dance, act and play volley ball as well. I love this girl to death, and will do anything to see her excel in what she loves to do. She has a long way to go in terms of time but the knowledge she has acquired about fashion and modeling will have her ready when the time comes. She wants to attend S.C.A.D., Savannah College of Art and Design, Keep it up my love and you'll most definitely make it happen:)

Asia Dawl

Some know her as Asia, others know her as A.Martin of Brandnu, but i know her as a young performer who really knows how to put on a show. I met Asia through an All-Star step team we were both on, and you could just tell from the way she stepped, danced, and performed that she is going to be more than what just meets the eye. Asia is a current sophomore in high school who wants to attend Savannah College of Art and Design as well. Her talents range from dance, stepping, acting, to modeling, but you can tell that dancing and acting is where her heart is. Fashion Design is what she wants to major in when she gets into college, which shows that she knows what she has to do to get where she wants to go in life. From being around her, i know she has no problem telling people that she will become a STAR! she is the epitome of a diva, and has more than a reason to be. I love her to death and can't wait to see her name in lights! Here's a clip from one of the musicals she has been in, enjoy and dont sleep on her;-)

These are just 2 of my few high school babes that i expect great things from. They the ones that stand out in my view as far as knowing what they want, recongnizing their talent and using it for success. I can't stand people who hold special talents but fail to use them due to people telling them that they can't, being scared of the reactions from others, or just being lazy. There are too many untalented people for people with talents to waste them. I hope that Michelle and Asia continues paving their road to success, because i'll be here cheering them on all the way. Good Job ladies:)

its simply what you make it:)

College, college, college, the insitution of higher learning beyond high school. One of the most important decisions that have to be made to somewhat depict your future. Coming from a predominantly black high school, choosing to attend a division one school, or any of the HBCU's that are known for excellence (Howard, North Carolina A&T, SpelHouse, etc.) was looked at as crazy. When I decided to attend the University of Georgia some of my peers looked at me side-ways and sarcastically said "good luck with that" or my favorite "you can have that". HMMM????? How come my peers who decided to attend HBCU's or community colleges didn't get wished the same sarcastic good luck? After all the schools stated previously above are some of the few that will fully prepare you for the real world after your degree. so who really should be wished good luck???

I can't speak for all but I can speak for me, when I say, life after high school is really what you make it. Cedar Grove High school may not have prepared me for UGA acedimically, but it did [prepare me for reality]. And i feel that alot of Cedar Grove students focus on what they aren't or didn't gain from Cedar Grove versus taking what Cedar Grove gave us and using it to shape a better future. If attending and all black High school was a fail acedemically, in your opinion, why go to a college or univeristy that gives off the same thing. Its like high school all over again with dorm rooms, loans, and drama.

In the begining of my freshman semester here at UGA, it was a challenge, not b/c I was a black student at a predominantly white insitution, but b/c I didn't know what to expect. Before I started this semester at UGA I always had people in my ear saying, "oh those white people arent going to hold your hand because you're black" or " those white kids are going to show you out, b/c they are better prepared". True enough the "white and black" teachers wont hold my hand and cripple me because they aren't expected to do that for any student regardless of race. And as far as the white students showing me out, in actuality we are all the same. We all suck as freshem with time management and study skills. Grant it they may have more credits due to AP and IB programs in their HIGH SCHOOL, but all in all we all have to learn how to become a productive college student.

I love my University, and the teachers, and students alike. Yeah there is racisim, that anywhere, but the good people out way the bad. And i love that all the students that attend the University of Georgia have the same goal, which is to graduate and change the world one step at a time..lol :)

~signed pink ink

Share the *shine* or fall behind

"i'll share my shine, with me thats fine. but envy mine, and you'll fall behind" - pink ink

Its ''suppose'' to be [each one teach one]. Once you've reached your peak of success, you're "suppose" to reach your hand down and pull someone else up to your level. But lately it seems that people in the light, are scared to share it with someone else, for sake of [dimming their own]. This occurs in many forms from coaching, friendships, to even within the family; But mainly within friendships. Its like you can't even enjoy the same things they enjoy, due to them always competing. This is [not a competition], friends and family should help one another not envy, or allow them to fail in any fashion just for their own shine to "seem" a little brighter, which is actually false pride. All I know is, when I need my family or friends they better be there..and i mean they BETTER be. And if any of my friends feel that this is a competition type of friendship, i wish you the best while you attempt. B/c what i do is more than just for me, its for my future family as well..e.i. my future children and husband. SO [shining is a must], so we can share or hate on me and fall behind, b/c trust you aren't on my mind enough for me to care.

~sign pink ink:)

ummm... i think we should be friends:)

They say you attract what you put out, and in most cases that is so true. Well im outside the [box], and i dont fit most cases. I grduated in the top 5% of my class and currently attend on of the greatest schools acedemically, in the state of Georgia. I dont do drugs, I'm not prego, I may get a little tipsy here and there but what college student doesnt? and I have yet to have a male who is equal,educationally, spiritually, and mentally, approach me for a relationship intrest. Instead, I have drug dealers, community college guys, stay at home guys, unemployed guys,unattractive..(i need not go on...you get the point, yes its that horrid) that come up to me and actually try to talk to me. I may sound a bit harsh, but why do they actually think that they have a chance? Look at me, Like do i have a sign on my forehead that says, "will settle for loser?"...uh NO!. I don't know if I make the [successful guys] nervous because i am their equal? Or the [average guys] insecure because, I know what I want to be in life and that I have goals?, or even the [bad boys] quiver since its easier to control a lady who is insecure and has no sence if direction which is soooo out of my character (i don't play:)]....I'm just totally lost. But i will say I will not rack my brain trying to find out why; I know I'm bomb, and nobody can tell me different. Settling will only upset me in the long run, and have me depressed at point A once again. From past experiences I do know my worth, and I will NEVER compromise my character, value, and morals just to say I have a man in my life..>>>where they do that at??..lol<<<>

~signed in pink ink:)