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- Mark Wesley Pritchard
- My Story and Dreams
My name is Mark Wesley Pritchard and I am an aspiring author and mentor. I am currently writing a book called “Walk a Mile in My Shoes”, which is about sharing the obstacles I have been through in my life and well as encouraging others to be confident in themselves. The main reason of writing it is I want to inspire others to be champions in every day life and not let others discourage them of following their dreams, regardless of age. I am still writing material for this book and hopefully will be published sometime this year and released in 2015. Being surrounded by positive people that I have known for years that believed in me motivated me that I can accomplish anything. My mission is to reach out to those who are unable to speak or stand up for themselves.
I would like to take a few minute of your time to tell a little bit more about myself. I was born in Staten Island, New York and grew up in a Texas town called Arlington, which has a population of around 375,000 people. As a child, it was difficult to make friends or interact with anyone in general. Also, I felt lonely and was diagnosed with Aspergers, which is a form of Autism where an individual has difficulties with being social with others and experiences loneliness. I was in Special Education classes from Pre-K through my junior year of high school. Plus, I was a victim of bullying for most of my life. My peers would ridicule me because of my looks and being intelligent. My parents did not like me at all growing up and would use my youngest siblings to embarrass me. They would say negative things and wish ill will on me so that I would not succeed in life. I felt like I was a complete failure and did not do my best. Not only that, I was pressured by them to be perfect, especially when it came to my grades. I made A’s and B’s in school and if I brought home at least one C, they would get angry. So, I did not have that one person that I looked up to at all to guide me and support me. I was lost, powerless, defeated and did not know who or where to turn to.
In March of 2012, I made one of the hardest and biggest decisions in my life. I came out to my friends as a gay man. The reaction was mixed and was eager to hear how they felt about it. Some of my friends resented me for coming out of the closet while others supported me and congratulated me on being brave enough to share who I really was. Two years later, people would ask me if made any regrets on coming out. My response to them was simply, “No regrets.” I do not have any regrets because I was tired of hiding my sexuality from everyone and feeling guilty. Writing this book is not the only thing I am doing. I would like to become a voice to those who are hurting and feeling like they have no hope. If there is any way that I could be a part of supporting a great organization like yours in any way, please let me know because I am highly interested.
For myself, there are so many things I want to achieve in my life that I never got to accomplish. Going to college and being a mentor to each and every person are some of the dreams that I want to happen for me. I am seriously aiming to not only become a public figure, but doing other things that will motivate everyone to be confident and stronger. As a former Job Corps student, I feel like motivating people is my calling and want to make a difference in their lives. I am hoping that my “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” will touch people and helping them reach their goals.
Finally, I am frequently on social media and this is one of the many ways I am interacting with my followers and friends. Posting inspiring quotes just to lift someone’s spirits up frequently as well as giving great advice is beneficial. Plus, interacting with them, no matter who they are or where they came from. I am here to listen, not judging or ridiculing them because it is not in my nature or position to do so. My followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have been so supportive of me about what I am doing. The addresses to the social media pages I just mentioned will be shown below this letter. I thank you for taking the time to read my letter and if you have any questions, comments or words of encouragement, feel free to reply back. I welcome all feedback, positive or negative.
Sincerely,
Mark Wesley Pritchard
www.facebook.com/MDubb1987
www.twitter.com/MWP1987
www.instagram.com/markwesleypritchard
“You know you're in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991);
Writer, Cartoonist, Animator
I'm always open to have people following me.
My name is Mark Wesley Pritchard and I am an aspiring author and mentor. I am currently writing a book called “Walk a Mile in My Shoes”, which is about sharing the obstacles I have been through in my life and well as encouraging others to be confident in themselves. The main reason of writing it is I want to inspire others to be champions in every day life and not let others discourage them of following their dreams, regardless of age. I am still writing material for this book and hopefully will be published sometime this year and released in 2015. Being surrounded by positive people that I have known for years that believed in me motivated me that I can accomplish anything. My mission is to reach out to those who are unable to speak or stand up for themselves.
I would like to take a few minute of your time to tell a little bit more about myself. I was born in Staten Island, New York and grew up in a Texas town called Arlington, which has a population of around 375,000 people. As a child, it was difficult to make friends or interact with anyone in general. Also, I felt lonely and was diagnosed with Aspergers, which is a form of Autism where an individual has difficulties with being social with others and experiences loneliness. I was in Special Education classes from Pre-K through my junior year of high school. Plus, I was a victim of bullying for most of my life. My peers would ridicule me because of my looks and being intelligent. My parents did not like me at all growing up and would use my youngest siblings to embarrass me. They would say negative things and wish ill will on me so that I would not succeed in life. I felt like I was a complete failure and did not do my best. Not only that, I was pressured by them to be perfect, especially when it came to my grades. I made A’s and B’s in school and if I brought home at least one C, they would get angry. So, I did not have that one person that I looked up to at all to guide me and support me. I was lost, powerless, defeated and did not know who or where to turn to.
In March of 2012, I made one of the hardest and biggest decisions in my life. I came out to my friends as a gay man. The reaction was mixed and was eager to hear how they felt about it. Some of my friends resented me for coming out of the closet while others supported me and congratulated me on being brave enough to share who I really was. Two years later, people would ask me if made any regrets on coming out. My response to them was simply, “No regrets.” I do not have any regrets because I was tired of hiding my sexuality from everyone and feeling guilty. Writing this book is not the only thing I am doing. I would like to become a voice to those who are hurting and feeling like they have no hope. If there is any way that I could be a part of supporting a great organization like yours in any way, please let me know because I am highly interested.
For myself, there are so many things I want to achieve in my life that I never got to accomplish. Going to college and being a mentor to each and every person are some of the dreams that I want to happen for me. I am seriously aiming to not only become a public figure, but doing other things that will motivate everyone to be confident and stronger. As a former Job Corps student, I feel like motivating people is my calling and want to make a difference in their lives. I am hoping that my “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” will touch people and helping them reach their goals.
Finally, I am frequently on social media and this is one of the many ways I am interacting with my followers and friends. Posting inspiring quotes just to lift someone’s spirits up frequently as well as giving great advice is beneficial. Plus, interacting with them, no matter who they are or where they came from. I am here to listen, not judging or ridiculing them because it is not in my nature or position to do so. My followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have been so supportive of me about what I am doing. The addresses to the social media pages I just mentioned will be shown below this letter. I thank you for taking the time to read my letter and if you have any questions, comments or words of encouragement, feel free to reply back. I welcome all feedback, positive or negative.
Sincerely,
Mark Wesley Pritchard
www.facebook.com/MDubb1987
www.twitter.com/MWP1987
www.instagram.com/markwesleypritchard
“You know you're in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991);
Writer, Cartoonist, Animator
I'm always open to have people following me.
