“Most days as I drove to school, I felt this tight knot in my stomach, not because of a test, project or paper, but because I wasn’t comfortable at school and was so nervous about what the day would bring.”

I was challenged by my coach to come up with answers to, “Who are you?” and “What is your personal message?”. Encompassed throughout my reflection, ‘An Open Letter to the People Who Make Me Stronger’, are my thoughts about why I am the person that I am today and the mission statement that I strive to live out daily.