As an invested and passionate high school athlete “Hustle” was a call to arms on the court. It meant the difference between investing in the game or simply being another body. As a team, we hustled by seeing the plays laid out before us, visualizing the end goal and keeping agile throughout each game. This experience, determination and dedication would drive me to reach my full potential throughout my life. As I ventured into the real estate industry in a depressed economy, a hole formed in the bottom of my dress shoes. As it grew bigger, I began to feel my feet on the pavement. That feeling became a constant reminder to me to keep going..keep hustling. The aspiration of my youth had made way for an insatiable work ethic. Looking the “can’t, won’t and give up’s” in the face was lighting the fire in my belly. A real estate scholarship opportunity presented itself at just the moment that I felt I’d had enough, launching me onto a new path of learning.