Lynette Goode: Determined To Succeed In Addition To Assistance Others

The chance to attend college too own got a successful career too menage unit of measurement tin flaming signify the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for roughly people.  In social club to accomplish that dream, in that place is an expectation that for certain sacrifices involving fourth dimension too essay volition require to hold upward made.  For roughly people, fifty-fifty to a greater extent than may hold upward required inward the pursuit of the American Dream. 

                Reynolds alumna Lynette R. Goode knows all nearly the many hardships that people tin flaming run into spell pursuing that American Dream.  Although Lynette has enjoyed success every bit an author, motivational speaker too CEO of her ain non-profit organization; she has encountered a litany of obstacles inward pursuit of her goals too dreams. 

                Lynette has suffered with obesity throughout her life, stemming from her childhood years too into her adulthood.  This eventually led to bouts of depression too overall failing wellness because of her weight.  This prompted Lynette to pursue gastric bypass surgery.  Complications from the gastric bypass surgical physical care for required Lynette to own got 48 split surgeries over the adjacent 12 years to right the numerous issues she received from the gastric bypass. 

                Unfortunately, due to the numerous surgical procedures Lynette had to endure, she became addicted to opiates.  Lynette was able to persevere though too shell her opiate addiction spell continuing to improve herself yesteryear continuing with her studies too career every bit good every bit becoming a married adult woman too mother.

                Lynette’s personal struggles with weight loss too opiates motivated her to own got classes inward Substance Abuse Counseling at Reynolds which she credits with roughly of the success she’s had inward her career.  “Reynolds offered everything I wanted to create to assistance people that struggled with roughly of things that I own got dealt with during the concluding twelve years of my life.”

During her fourth dimension at Reynolds, Lynette earned a Substance Abuse Counseling Education Certificate followed yesteryear a Human Service Associate marking inward 2014. This ultimately led to the evolution of Lynette’s non-profit organisation Drugs, Education, Obesity too Nutrition (DEON) which provides scholarships to at-risk youth too brings awareness to childhood obesity. Lynette likewise uses the majority she wrote “Determined to Live” every bit a agency to percentage her struggles with people experiencing the same issues that she has encountered with obesity too depression throughout her life.

                  Lynette is a graduate of Southampton High schoolhouse inward Courtland, Virginia too lists with her many accomplishments her matrimony to hubby Tyrone too beingness a adept woman nurture to her fille Tiffany.  Lynette likewise has a bachelor’s marking inward psychology from Virginia Union University too serves every bit a board fellow member for a myriad of community organizations.

                Lynette says that if in that place is 1 thing she could percentage with Reynolds students, it is to never surrender on your dreams. Her motto is a unproblematic 1 ““Always Keep Faith too Hope Alive”.

 This article was provided by Reynolds Communications Intern Derric Cushman. Derric recently completed his master's marking at the University of Oklahoma. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Charlotte too served every bit a Navy Mass Communication Specialist where he worked with impress journalism, photography too world affairs every bit good every bit TV too radio broadcasting at the Defense Information School (DINFOS) at Fort Meade, MD.