U-Alexia “Lexi” Howard-Mullins ungummeli wabasebenzi e- Spokane, Washington ihhovisi labameli be-GLP.

Kusukela esemncane, uLexi ubelokhu eqondiswa yisifiso esijulile sokusiza abanye—inani eliye labumba zonke izinyathelo zokuphila kwakhe nomsebenzi wakhe. Selokhu afunda ukuthi ubulungiswa busho ukuthini eneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ubudala, uLexi ubelokhu eqhutshwa ilukuluku, uzwela, kanye nenkolelo yokumela okulungile. Indlela yakhe eya ekumeleleni nasekusebenzeni ibilokhu icacile.
ULexi wayehileleke engozini enkulu eyathinta kakhulu umbono wakhe. Ukubhekana nezinselele zomzimba nezingokomzwelo zokululama—ngenkathi elinganisela izicelo zomshuwalense, ukulungiswa kwezimoto, isikole, nomsebenzi—kwamnika umbono wakhe wokuqala ngobunzima abantu abalimele ababhekene nabo. Naphezu kwezimbambo eziphukile kanye nephaphu elilimele, uLexi waqhubeka nokuya emakilasini nokusebenza, ezimisele ukuphikelela. Lokho okuhlangenwe nakho kwaqinisa ukuzibophezela kwakhe ekusizeni abanye ngomthetho wokulimala komuntu siqu.
ULexi wadonseleka kwi-GLP Attorneys ngoba izindinganiso zenkampani zozwela, ukuzibophezela, ubuhlakani, kanye nokubambisana zibonisa izindinganiso zakhe. Njengommeli wokulimala komuntu siqu, uzama ukunciphisa imithwalo yalabo abaphila impilo ngemva kokulimala—emelela amakhasimende angakwazi, angathandi, noma angakulungele ukuzimela.
ULexi ungomdala kwabahlanu futhi uchitha isikhathi esiningi ngangokunokwenzeka nabafowabo nodadewabo. Njengomama wezinja oziqhenyayo ngengxube ye-pointer-pit bull ebizwa ngokuthi i-Chunk, ubelokhu emnakekela kusukela enezinsuku ezimbili nje kuphela ubudala. Uthanda ukucwila nge-scuba ezindaweni ezifudumele nogogo wakhe, ukuhamba umhlaba wonke, nokujabulela ukudla kwaseMpumalanga Ephakathi nase-Eritrea. Njengoba evakashele amazwekazi amahlanu kuze kube manje, unethemba lokufika kuwo wonke ayisikhombisa eminyakeni ezayo. Unesifiso sezimoto futhi uvame ukuya emibukisweni yezimoto nonina, ujabulela ukubuka ibhola nomndeni nabangane (go Eagles!), futhi uyakwazisa ubuhle be-ballet. Ezinikele ngokujulile emphakathini wakubo, unesifiso esikhulu sokubuyisela ezikoleni zasendaweni nokusekela izinhlelo ezinomthelela omuhle.