How Steve Harvey Changed My Life

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If Steve Harvey asked me about my story, I would immediately say, God wouldn't put anything on me that I could not handle. He has put me through some serious test, but every single test has shaped me to be the person I am. The loss of my great-grandmother put a strain on me mentally and altered my life. My family and I decreased from a comfortable poor to poverty. All of our family has left us high and dry,and I became mentally sick. I loss everything from my memory to my confidence. I struggled to be the gifted student that I knew I was and tested to be. College did not even look possible grade wise or financially. But I brought myself out. I'm building a business, getting my grades back on track and now i'm a full time college student, half

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