Judge Greg Mathis says most people in poverty experience hopelessness and despair, and the way to beat that is to find your own special talent, then work hard and compete.

He dropped out of high school, earned a GED® diploma, and got into college with help from a cousin. College didn't go well until he realized he wasn't good at math and science but he had a gift for liberal arts. He changed his focus to law, found his courses were a better fit for his talents, worked hard, got into law school, and launched a successful career. He tells GED students, “that first step gives you the confidence to the next step, and every step thereafter, you feel a sense of achievement.” Learn more about Judge Mathis at http://judgemathistv.com/

This video was produced by KET as a part of, "Dropping Back In", a series focusing on America's dropout crisis sharing inspiring true stories of learners who dropped out, dropped back in, and got their lives turned around. Dropping Back In is part of American Graduate: Let's make it happen.

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