I’m 27 years old. I run and am training for my first marathon and half-ironman. I do sales and marketing for a sports nutrition company and a motocross suspension shop (two very different worlds). I like my work a lot but I love my two beautiful daughters that love to drive me crazy and keep me on my toes. I love my girlfriend who has taken on a lot these past couple years and keeps me driven. I plan to marry her.

I grew up in Scientology. I was always given the choice to participate and I did, kinda, sorta. I wasn’t very good at studying as a kid and did some courses because my friend’s were doing them too (even though my mom said I couldn’t for that reason). But I liked the courses and even though I didn’t always get it all I kept doing them. Scientology applies to so many subjects. Some of the first things I tell people when they ask me about Scientology is that it has courses and programs that help with education and study, relationships, children, work and goals, helping others, drug education and rehab, yourself and life. It’s different in that it’s fascinating and can be applied to anything. Here is one of my experiences:

I started a course in Scientology when I was 13 that’s purpose was to rehabilitate your education. The first part of this course consisted of clearing up all the small common words in the English language (of, that, the, he, to, or, and, it, etc.) in the dictionary to a full understanding. Some of these words have 40+ different definitions too! I was shocked how when someone asked me the definition of the word “the” I couldn’t answer. This course was tough. When you start going down the list of these words and have to look them up in a dictionary you all of a sudden get your whole education shoved in your face as a complete misunderstanding. Getting through that took some time but it was probably the best thing I could have done in all of Scientology because it made all other study in school and on other Scientology courses so much easier and faster. I finished the first part of the course just before moving to a new State and a new school and finally enjoyed learning. I caught up to and even surpassed some of my grade levels and felt I could understand what I was studying and it wasn’t a constant struggle. Just the simple action of looking a word up in the dictionary, understanding all the words in the definition and using the word in sentences to make sure you understand it can change a person’s whole education for the better, a school’s education, a nation’s education. This is part of the Study Technology that L. Ron Hubbard developed. Why? Because he found that some people had a hard time learning and studying and Scientology wasn’t just for a few select “educated” individuals. It’s for everyone.