Episode 50 — When Life Interrupts... —with Johnnie Alexander

Many go through life with a set idea on how things will go, hoping that everything will go as planned but sometimes life has other plans that are unavoidable. Johnnie Alexander, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Therapist, Life Coach, and Therapeutic Mentor for Elevated Genius Solutions, LLC, experienced a huge life interruption his sophomore year of college. At first he thought he’d have the normal college experience with hopes to become a doctor. Though, life had other plans. After Hurricane Katrina hit, Johnnie’s college experience got majorly shifted. Even though the journey was tough, he managed to get through it with the support of others, coming out of it stronger. Through his experience he realized that he wanted to pursue social work instead and now works as a Therapeutic Mentor for Elevated Genius Solutions, LLC, a mental health practice focused on helping people elevate their genius through mental and emotional well-being.On this episode of Success is Subjective, Johnnie joins Joanna to share his journey as he escaped poverty and homelessness and is now working to start his own private practice. Even with a huge interruption in his college journey, Johnnie managed to not give up and was able to make a new life for himself. Listen to how Johnnie’s life experiences and persistence has brought him to where he is today and the insight it all has brought him.What You Will LearnA post-secondary path was expected because of his academic career at Milton Hershey SchoolWhen Johnnie knew he wanted to go to school to be a doctorAlthough he was applying to “the ivys,” he landed on Xavier University, a HBCU, for a very, specific reasonHow Hurricane Katrina really shook up Johnnie’s college experienceHow in hindsight, he’d wish he’d taken a break after Hurricane Katrina The fear that Johnnie had around taking a break during his academic experienceThe importance in finding a close knit group of friends to lean on during difficult timesHow he was bearing the burden of shame after ending up on Academic ProbationHis persistence and life experiences are what led him to Atlanta – where he hangs his hat as a photographer, videographer and therapeutic genius.It’s okay to not be okay Connect with Johnnie AlexanderJohnnie Alexander of Elevated Genius Solutions in Atlanta, GA.  Contact information: call 914-391-0376 or email [email protected] Genius on Instagram Connect with Joanna Lilley  Lilley ConsultingLilley Consulting on Instagram Lilley Consulting on Facebook Sponsored by: www.ParentTrainers.comEmail [email protected]