Hi! My name is Aaron M Ricks. I am both ADD and ADHD and I don’t
have a problem with them. I have overcome them on my own without any help. I
have a strong persistence at what I do and I love what I do. If I don’t love
doing something I don’t do it. What I am going to do with my life is be a motivational
speaker so I can change people’s life’s and inspire people for the better. There
is no value to changing someone life.
I am a reformed adrenaline junky. I have shattered my leg riding
on a pink razor scooter. That changed my life and have had many trials from
that to overcome, learning to walk several times, mersa, and even dying. I
still have my crazy moments. I snowmobile, ride a motor cycle, four wheeler,
and go to trampoline gyms. Nothing will keep me down.
I have served a LDS mission in Tucson, AZ there I was able
to teach many people and bring them closer to Christ. There I met many people
from all walks of life. I made many friends, and found further inspiration to
help others. While in Arizona I had an idea to become a youth councilor for
program EFY also known as Especially For Youth. I never went to EFY as a kid, but
I knew that is where I needed to be. When I went to interview I thought I had
no chance to make it, being a group interview. But against all odds I made it.
So now I work with the youth to bring them closer to Christ and help them to
stay strong in a world with shifting values.
