The summary of my life story.

1. Daniel Baker
4/12/17
Personal Statement
I have always been a person that has been against the status quo. In 6th grade I started
wrestling at my local junior high school. I loved it, although I wasn’t very good. I went on to
continue wrestling all the way through my senior year of high school. I have always been tall and
should have played basketball instead, however I didn’t enjoy it. I belief that is what started my
not wanting to do what was expected solely because of assumptions. Now my height only
hindered my “winning of matches.” I wanted to win, but didn’t really have any expectations
from what the sport will give me except the enjoyment and a type of martial arts skill. To get
better, I did what everyone else would seemingly do, and that’s workout. I started running. I got
really good at running, lost a bit of weight, but my knees eventually started hurting really bad. So
that was out. Next was starting to lift weights. I bought my own cheap barbell, bench, weights,
and I began. Trying to learn everything I could about weightlifting, diet included, really started
to become an obsession. I ended my wrestling career with two years of winning records, and I’m
very proud of that.
After high school I started working part-time and going to Delta College full time. I
decided to stay home and commute from home, which is an hour and a half drive. I worked on
my general education requirements at Delta. At work, which is a Spartans grocery store, I started
as a bag boy. Over the next two years I was trained in more areas of the store. The order went
from bag boy, cashier, dairy stocker, produce stocker, and finally running the green houses in the
summer. At Delta, I finished all of the credits I could that would transfer to SVSU, so I made the

2. transfer. I went to SVSU for a year and within that first year I got a job offer at a competitor
grocery store. The position was full time, which I wanted because of money and my current job
had everyone fighting for all the hours they could get. So I took the job. There I started as a
cashier and stocked the produce and grocery shelfs. Overtime I moved to the back, where I
stocked the meat room and dairy cooler, organized truck deliveries, and even learned how to
operate the fork lift. I had to eventually drop back on my school credits and went to part time
because of the extra work hours and harder classes. I thought and still do think slow and steady
wins the race. At my job, I jumped at the opportunity to learn how to be a meat cutter. It is a
trade, paid more money, and held more respect as a job title in my opinion. I am telling this story
because I always strive to better myself. I will continue to better myself, as I want to learn more,
know more, become more. And I work hard doing so.
When I’m not working or studying, I’m working out in my basement or doing personal
studies. I mention my personal studies because it is a huge part of who I am. I love learning
about myths that are generally accepted by society, like the show Adam Ruins Everything. Dr.
Joe Schwarcz is a great author I love. He is a bio-chemist, and writes and health myths. One of
the things that I learn from him is that it is the dosage that makes the poison, not the chemical.
He explains how we shouldn’t be afraid of chemicals that are listed in our food ingredients. And
he talks about how there is nothing to worry about when consuming artificial sweeteners, and
explains why by using history and science. His type of critical thinking, is what I strive to do in
every situation. I feel the more you know from what is really true, the better you will be. I want
to have conversations like that with everyone, to help make their lives better.
The direction I plan on using my degree for a career will do everything I have learned
since a young boy. I want a job where I can be myself. I want a career where I can continue to

3. grow and learn. And lastly I want a career where I can help teach people about their health in a
way that is beneficial to them.