In college, I went from being a C and D Student in my freshman year to receiving no less than an A- after the first semester of my sophomore year and I finished Magna Cum Laude. I went on to receive my Master’s Degree. My Ego drove me to academic achievements and intellectual heights beyond my wildest dreams. This comes from the kid who is the son of academics but who barely graduated high school and had no greater ambition following high school than graduating and moving to California from Kalamazoo, MI to live on the beach. My Ego has been my Amigo. My Ego got me up off the mat of life and pushed me to make something of myself. It’s given me the tenacity and intestinal fortitude to keep pushing and moving forward despite the obstacles in my way.
