Meet Rapport living leadership scholarship winner trimechia moore
Trimechia came into contact with Rapport through PEARLS for Teen Girls. PEARLS stands for the cornerstones that participants learn: Personal responsibility, Empathy, Awareness, Respect, Leadership and Support. PEARLS participants are extraordinary young women who actively engage in creating a better future for themselves, and Trimechia has been an example to all of us at Rapport. “Since I have been in PEARLS there are many things in which I learned about myself. I have learned how to be a positive image for others as well as a role model. PEARLS for Teen Girls has given me many opportunities, including the Rapport Leadership Training, that have allowed me to develop and grow, not only as a student, but an individual as well. Pearls helps others just like myself make a difference in the world," Trimechia explained. She is ranked in the top 10% of her graduating class, is a published author, and is involved in her church and school – all while working a part time job.
As incredible as Trimechia had proven herself to be, Teen Leadership Breakthrough made a profound impact on her life. She admits to struggling with low self esteem, negativity, stress and anger. “The Rapport Leadership International training made me a better person. … I was considered the ‘negative’ person in the crowd, and after leaving the training I realized that I do not want other people to see me that way – I want to bring insight to others around me. I realize now that it is okay to be nice and positive.” She makes an effort to say “Good Morning” to people everyday because she knows it makes people feel good.
Perhaps the biggest challenge Trimechia has overcome has been learning how to forgive. She now asks people she has hurt to forgive her, and she extends that forgiveness to others – even those that had hurt her deeply. “At home, one of my goals was to overcome the fact that my real mother did not want any part in my life, and be thankful for the people who are there. I loved my father and stepmother before the training, and afterward I began to love them even more.”
Trimechia will be graduating this spring, and taking her new, positive attitude to Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. A highly exclusive program, Kettering is consistently recognized as one of the top undergraduate engineering colleges in the country. She will be studying electrical engineering, a subject she has studied in pre-college programs throughout high school. We know that by consistently living leadership, Trimechia will create a bright future for herself.
PEARLS for Teen Girls is a Milwaukee based non-profit organization that focuses on helping girls, especially those facing the challenges of poverty, envision their personal potential, take meaningful action and direct the course of their own life. Rapport Leadership International has partnered with PEARLS by providing custom performance and intensive leadership training to their executive team and coordinators. Over 40 girls have completed Teen Leadership Breakthrough and meet weekly with PEARLS coordinators where they are mentored and challenged to follow their dreams and pursue excellence. For more information on PEARLS for Teen Girls visit thier website at www.pearlsforteengirls.com
