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and I started looking I learned so much in retired just one day the FBI, I have always felt life including attempting
around when I spotted those 8 weeks. There was when I received a call that it was important to suicide at the age of 12,
this young man working training in cyber counter from Bedrosians Tile stay true to who you are. because of the intense
and I'm like, wow, he's terrorism, counterintel- and Stone, asking me if I If you do this, the rest bullying she faced after
cute. One day he'll be my ligence, sex trafficking, would consider coming will happen organically. coming to this coun-
husband. At that point I serial killers, along with in for an interview to Stay humble and lead try. Her book entitled
turned to the lady at the some other very import- speak with them about with your heart. That is “Reach Mindfulness of
returns desk and I said, ant areas in which the coming onboard in an truly all that matters. Strength, Wisdom, and
would you mind giving FBI is involved. Once I executive role. I didn’t Diana is such a Courage,” includes a
me an application? I finished the classes, I was plan on going back to positive force it is almost powerful message that
would like to fill one out. asked if I wanted to work work, but I was intrigued, hard to believe the we all need to hear. Visit
And the only reason I did with the actual board. I so I decided to take the many struggles she has Amazon.com and order
so was to see if I could began as vice president interview to hear what endured throughout her your copy today.
stay there a little bit of operations and have they had to say. It only
longer to catch the eye now been promoted took me a short time
of this young man. So, I to CEO. We do a lot of after meeting Larry
filled out the application, recruiting events for Bedrosian, the owner
but didn’t manage to the FBI. We do diversity of this family business,
catch his attention. The events. We educate the to realize that I needed
next day, the Human community on topics to say yes, and knew I
Resources department that we learned in our 8 could help this company
called me and asked if weeks of study.” become even more suc-
I would come in for an It fascinated me hear- cessful than they already
interview. At that point, ing about this position were. The hardest part
I still had no intension with the FBI, and that was coming home and
of leaving my job, but citizens are welcome telling my husband that
thought I might have a to apply for this liaison the six-month sojourn
chance to see this young program, of course they to Italy would have to
man again, who I still be- must first pass an exten- be postponed. I did and
lieved would one day be sive background screen- although he was not
my husband, so I said yes. ing and take the required thrilled at first, he under-
When I learned about the classes. Diana’s volunteer stood when I explained
job and the great pay, work takes up a lot of her how I felt. Today Diana
they were offering, I took time, but she loves every holds the title of COO
the job. Two weeks after minute. and President of Bedro-
I started my job at Home A few months back sians Tile and Stone.
Depot, the cute guy Diana decided that it I asked Diana what
asked me out on our first was time to retire and it was that she believed
date and today he is my enjoy some quality time accounted for her
husband.” Diana and Paul with her husband. They success. “Follow your
have now been married planned a six-month trip passion and always strive
23 years and have one to Italy, among other to be better at whatever
son Dyllan. destinations. Diana you do. Help to make
As if Diana’s job with spent weeks prior to the people around you
Home Depot did not leaving Home Depot, better as well. I always
keep her busy enough, saying goodbye to all her believe that if I help
she has another passion wonderful friends that develop the people that
as well. She is actually she had accumulated work with me and help
a member of the FBI over the past 26 years. build them up, then
Citizen’s Academy Asso- She had enrolled in some they will push me up,
ciation. She serves as an classes that she could and make me better in
ambassador for the FBI take online to obtain her return and this always
out in the community. “I coaching certification, proved true and helped
was so excited to learn a retirement career she me get to the next level.
about this opportunity, hoped to pursue. Un- Even today in what I do,
so I jumped right in and fortunately, the universe either through my work
took the 8-week course. had other plans. “I was or my volunteer work at

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