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Introduction

• Full Name: Tony Laredo
• Origin: Glen Ellyn, Illinois
  • Spelling of Glen Ellyn: G - L - E - N Space E - L - L - Y - N

Growing Up in Glen Ellyn

• General Impression:
  • Describes Glen Ellyn as a nice town
  • Feels lucky and blessed to have grown up in a good community
• Education Background:
  • Attended private Catholic school from K through 8th grade
  • Experienced having the same classmates for nine years
  • Emphasizes the small community feel and enjoyment during childhood
• Activities:
  • Engaged in various sports during childhood

Discovering Butler University

• Motivation for Choosing Butler:
  • Senior year realization of wanting a change due to a bad experience in junior high school
  • Desire for a small school environment to reinvent self
  • Proximity:
  • Butler is a three-hour drive from home
  • Positive sentiment about campus and living conditions:
  • Noted that the dorms are nice
  • Interest in Butler’s business program
  • Overall impression:
  • Felt that Butler was the right choice
• Current Major:
  • Major is Economics

Campus Involvements

• Club Activities:
  • Participated in club tennis during freshman year
  • Currently involved in club economics but finds it not as engaging
  • Major involvement is with Dell:
  • Refers to it as a significant commitment
  • Highlights it as a highlight of college experience

Personal Passions

• Primary Passions:
  1. Hard Work:
  • Self-described as not a hard worker in high school, which led to a lack of direction
  • Philosophy:
    • Emphasizes doing something every day, even if it is challenging
    • Believes this approach leads to personal growth and learning
  1. Relationships:
  • Values connections with friends, family, and romantic partners
  • Believes that relationships are fundamental to a meaningful life
  1. Sleep:
  • Self-proclaimed love for sleep
  • Tends to sleep about ten hours at night and takes a two-hour nap during the day
  • Humorously links sleep to a significant aspect of his daily routine

Family Background

• Family Dynamics:
  • Has two sisters (one older and one younger)
  • Close relationship with both sisters:
  • They are opposite in personalities, which provides multiple perspectives
  • Strong bond with mother:
  • Spent more time with her due to father’s demanding work schedule
  • Supported emotionally and openly
  • Father’s job:
  • Worked long hours (6 AM to 9 PM), limiting family interaction

Personal Struggles

• Major Life Changes:
  • Described a transformative experience during junior high well:
  • Admitted to being a heavy user of marijuana
  • Change initiated by father's intervention
  • Realization that path could lead to negative outcomes
  • Resulting Actions:
  • Turned to fitness and working out as coping mechanisms
  • Social life deteriorated due to substance use
  • Clear change in life trajectory following the intervention
• Additional Challenges:
  • Commitment to training for the Ironman:
  • Described as both physically and mentally demanding
  • Sacrificed social opportunities for training
  • Committed to navigating through this self-imposed struggle
  • Family Health Crisis:
  • Mother was diagnosed with breast cancer during sophomore year
  • Made the decision to stay home for support during her initial treatment
  • Felt conflicted about missing out on important college experiences while supporting family

Definition of Success

• Personal Definition:
  • Views success in terms of potential fulfillment:
  • Believes everyone has potential and failing to reach it is a disservice to oneself
  • Importance of financial stability and familial structure:
  • Acknowledges these aspects are important to him
  • Broader Perspective:
  • The key measure of success is the ability to look back at life in old age and acknowledge that one gave their all
  • Expresses existential sentiment:
    • Emphasizes the singularity of life and importance of living fully without regrets