Strong and Capable

 Strong and Capable

Recap

    I officially started my professional path on May 12, 2007. When I graduated with my Bachelor's in Management Information Systems at Texas A&M International University. Located in Laredo, Texas. My school was right on the border between Mexico and the USA. Like most student-athletes, you are encouraged to pick a major, study, train, and graduate.

    A few years later, I found myself in South Korea on March 5, 2009. I decided to teach there for the next 2 years and 6 months. I taught at 3 different schools. 2 out of 3 were awful, and I highly doubt I would teach at a hagwon ever again. At least, not without doing my research. Awful, meaning poor management or scamming management. 

    I returned to America to visit family, however, I had to stay because my father had fallen ill. I had not seen him for roughly 7 years prior to his sickness. We bonded, and I made sure I was by his side for the next few months until he passed on. 

 Although I always had my father in my life, We did not get along once I became an adult. Call it a generational curse that I hope ends with me. 

    Soon, I decided to get back into soccer and education. I joined South Bronx United as an AmeriCorp member. I wore many hats but held the title of a program coordinator and volunteer coordinator. I was in charge of a billion things and met hundreds of people during my time there. That lasted from 2012 until 2015. 

    My girlfriend at the time wanted to move to Wisconsin to be closer to her family. She seemed promising, but life happens. We decided to move to Wisconsin and split a year later. That probably was not a good idea. 

    Anyway, I decided to try to get back into I.T. and try it out for the next two years. I did not see a future in my career. I am naturally technical, my father worked as an aviation technician. Also had teacher energy that came from both my mother and father.

The Breakdown

    From 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. I have some of the most challenging years of my life happened. Ever since 2018, its been very hard for me to find my footing.

    In July 2018, I got a phone call, telling me job did not want to renew or extend my 1-year contract as a technical support analyst. The temp agency wanted to find other places for me to work, but I wanted to go back to school and get a master's degree. Find a career that I am truly passionate about. 

    I applied to one school, UW-Milwaukee, and I was accepted and decided to enroll in the Administrative Leadership program. I stayed committed. Fortunately, I decided to just become a committed student and graduate by December 2020. 

    I took a year off to sort out my true mission and let the pandemic phase out. The world was still turned upside down. In the middle of that pandemic happened and met a woman. A combo of sorrows, heartaches, headaches, and other crazy things.

    On March 4, 2022, I found God. God invited me into his kingdom. I had to surrender many things to the higher power because I officially found myself in a situation I had no control over. Fortunately, everything has worked out in my favor. A loving heart, humility, and faith keep dark spirits at bay.

    Today is November 30, 2022. I've been out of work for 7 months. 

    I can complain about not having a job right now, but what I learned about myself over the past year or so has been miraculous. 

Twenty Twenty-Three

   What does Jamaal want? What does this great intelligent man truly want out of life?

    I am looking forward to 2023. Now I have realized I have experienced and come a long way. My life has been filled with challenges, obstacles, and setbacks. Mainly by those who were supposed to support me through thick and thin. However, life has dealt me a different set of cards. All I need is my mind, body, soul, and faith in God Things will work out.

    I look forward to building a wonderful international global career. 

    I truly love the USA, but I think God intended for me to have things that weren't supported or for me was for me to live the life I've always wanted. A global life. Live, move, learn, and interact with souls from all over the world. 

    I have to get serious about building a career. I might have to be secretive or go dark about certain things.

    I have about 30 years before I am officially a senior citizen. Age 68 around 2052. I need to really think about my future and not everyone else's. Something I've been doing for so long without really getting the same energy back.

    Then the following years I can teach, relax, and continue to travel. I don't really believe in retirement or doing all the fun stuff when you are old. 

    I have lived over 10 lifetimes already. Age is nothing but a number. I believe by going vegan, increasing cardio, and heavy lifting. I can truly live a long life. Oh, and be weary of inviting toxic people into my life. As an empath, I do that quite easily.