When a person asks me what my goals in life are, there is a list of things that I tell them. I say that I want to be able to be self-supportive, that I want a great job doing what I love, five dogs, a white picket fence, three kids and an amazing husband, a beautiful log house for vacation on Eastern Long Island, and of course: happiness. I will achieve these goals because I will not stop until I...

I love enriching my mind and challenging myself, meeting new people, having fun, helping others, and doing the right thing. I love being the best that I can be. I strive to be the best and nothing makes me happier than to see other people doing the same, because in the end it is the constant challenge that makes a person become everything he can be. I did not fully realize that where I am now is not allowing me...