Success Leaves Clues by Tiffini

Success Leaves Clues by Tiffini - February 2021 Scholarship Essay

My biggest inspiration for success was my ambition to achieve financial freedom. I have watched my grandparents at 86 years old still paying on their home on a fixed income. I’ve watched my mother and father make poor life decisions and not properly preparing for retirement and their passing. I have made the conscious decision to educate myself as much as possible about passive income, managing money effectively, the importance of life insurance, building for retirement, and multiple income streams. I choose to obtain my first bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in management to improve my knowledge of how to efficiently operate a business. My second bachelor’s degree that I am currently working to obtain is in human resource management. Realizing that I needed to learn more about employment laws, HIPPA rules, staffing, benefits, employment compensation, and more. Human Resource Management allowed me to gain a more inclusive learning experience on how to manage a business, outsource to vendors while leveraging their expertise to save money, market to commercial retailers, and provide residents for my future rental properties with the best living experience possible.
Deciding to go back to school at Johnson & Wales University to earn a second bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management was very difficult. I took my time in locating the right university that would teach me how to build a fruitful business and manage people successfully. Becoming a self-published author in 2016, earning passive income, helped me to briefly understand the buying potential of consumers. However, going back to school has given me innovative strategies and techniques that have helped me with today’s consumers. Understanding risk, business strategy, and expanding my perception has set a foundation for me to develop a business that will withstand any change in the market. Once I obtain my second business degree, I plan on establishing my s-corporation and acquiring a 20-unit rental property in South Florida. Having a combination of residential and commercial units; this property will serve as my retirement plan. Paying myself a salary from the rental income provided by the residents. As a licensed realtor in Florida, I will continue working with buyers and sellers across the united states helping individuals and families find their dream homes. After successfully running a profitable real estate investing business for a minimum of six months, I plan on opening a small event venue and F45 gym franchise. While ambitious I do plan on leveraging my network of accomplished entrepreneurs, accountants, investors, and business professionals to help establish my brand and maintain a competitive advantage in multiple industries. My main priority is earning my second bachelor’s degree and MBA in Finance. In the meantime, success in college will help me to learn how to manage my time and leverage my resources to better serve my clients and myself. Success to me is the ability to create, learn and build wealth by having a definite desire to improve my life and the lives of the people around me mentally, physically, financially, and emotionally. Choosing a business-related degree was my first right move and I hope that I continue to help myself become financially independent.