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In this episode, Isaac Bonilla, a rising senior, joins RISE Student Lead Ethan Barragán at the RISE Roundtable, sharing his resilience journey to Pepperdine and how he practices resilience skills to support all of his various academic and co-curricular commitments. We also hear from three Pepperdine undergraduate students, who each share risks they've taken and the outcome of those decisions: Julie Joy Oliveira, Andrew O'Brien, and Adrielle Lanae Zindler. Connect with us: Email: [email protected] Instagram: @pepperdinerise YouTube: https://youtube.com/@PepperdineRISE-fb2vz?si=qtjB7yWoqwsJhte9 Website: www.pepperdine.edu/rise/ Recommend a guest!: https://forms.gle/HztkVNgrW85bvvd1A In this episode, we discuss the following: 0:00 Undergraduate students share what risks they've taken and the outcome of those decisions 5:08 Isaac takes a risk while applying Pepperdine 9:52 Isaac's Pepperdine Posse strengthens his social resilience 11:00 How Isaac manages the many hats he wears at Pepperdine 12:10 The power of journaling, "gyming" and leaning on your social support during tough times 13:45 Isaac's one word to describe his journey at Pepperdine: Patience 19:00 The toll of imposter syndrome and how Isaac works through it 20:50 "Anything is truly possible if you put your mind to it," AND "Sometimes a door that closes is another door that opens" 22:30 How to have a full rest day 24:10 Finding rest in community 26:00 Isaac de Jesus Bonilla finding his faith journey 29:05 A tour guide's words of wisdom to prospective students
