It occurred to me at one point in my life that regardless of where you are in your life, if you want to go somewhere in your life, you must go there with the attitude that you will succeed. There’s no deadline or time frame that controls your outlook on life. It doesn’t even matter if those above you tell you what they think you are worth. You are worth whatever your mind conceives you to be. Every day I deal with people who try to give me "the reality of life", and instead give me the "reality of their life". It's a good thing I don’t limit myself to where I want to be in my life. I put my goals and my dreams in the forefront of my mind and I run with it. I look at where I have been in the past 30 years and I realized there was a point in my life where I was going nowhere. Didn’t even have a positive thought of where I could be if I applied myself. Thankfully, I joined Navy. To many I was filling a weekend a month, to others I was keeping guilt out of my life by doing something for my country. But to me, I was embarking on a journey that would forever change my life. I have run into many opportunities in my life that I have discarded and considered a waste of time. But this time I found a gold mind and I haven't looked back. I found a place where I could apply myself and change a course a time. Now, not everybody who listens to my story feels any overwhelming urge to turn around and make a difference. But to many people I am pretty darn inspiring. Imagine this, a single mom of 12 years, two failed marriages and absolutely no recognition in my life. Put the skills of an IT, the mind of a Businesswoman, the personality of Miss Congeniality, the resource skills of a Librarian and the appeal of a Super Model. Wrap this all up in a

package and what do you get? A Super Sailor who’s ready to make a change in the world. So I ask each one of you today, what Motivates you? What has motivated me was the overwhelming desire to accomplish my goals. I set goals to challenge myself. One of my goals was to meet Force Master Chief Mobley and Vice Admiral Totushek to personally invite them to visit my website. That all happened in a matter of two days and it doesn't stop there. My next goal in life is to make "THE" cover story of ALL HANDS. If I’m not cover material right now, it’s ok. I’ll keep doing what I was sent here to do and work even harder to attain that honor. One day, each and every goal will come true and my ultimate goal in life will always be to make a difference in this world. 

So…. What motivates you……?