During a Global Pandemic and with numerous new challenges presenting themselves, I became frozen. After sustaining a long and painful injury and in the midst of a doctoral program during the lockdown, I quickly formulated a plan and, more importantly, a new mindset. 

Relentless. 

Although numerous nights were filled with pain, fear, and anxiety, I realized that as a first-generation Afro-Latinx graduate student, I needed to be relentless in my approach. Each week I decided on small strategic actions that created big results. The habits I employed led to creating a strategy that others can follow to attain goals regardless of their circumstance. 

Now, I direct my energy toward inspiring and mentoring students and educators on how to pursue their transformative visions. I teach others that being relentless does not always mean high-intensity work. Instead, being relentless can also look like taking small strategic actions one moment, one day, one month, and one year at a time.