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My dad was my greatest inspiration.

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He's the one who had the,

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at the time a very what I
thought wasn't a great idea.

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I was growing up
in Madison,Wisconsin.

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I was a very happy 16 year
old on the swim team

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and had a lot of friends
and worked hard at school.

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And my dad came home one day
and said, “Sara, you need a job.”

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And I said, What?

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What in the world?
I need a job? And he said, “Yeah.”

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“And even better, I’ve
found you a job.”

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And he had found me
a job at Attic Angels.

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And I walked in the front door
of Attic Angels

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when I was 16 as a dining server,
and I fell in love.

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I fell in love with the residents.

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I fell in love
with being part of a team.

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And so I still think about him
every day.

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It turned out to be

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the passion of my lifetime,
the career of my lifetime.

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And I've really never done
anything else since.

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I've been with Brookdale,
it’ll be 20 years next year.

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And I've of course through the years

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I've had multiple amazing bonds
with residents.

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And to me
that's what it's all about.

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The relationships that we have
with our residents and families.

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Every day we have the opportunity
to make someone's day

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and to truly enrich their lives.

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And that gives me,

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and I think most of us, a very good
opportunity to feel fulfilled.

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I think we have the ability
to have the largest impact.

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It really drives me
to make a difference.

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That's what's fulfilling.

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And we each have that opportunity
every day to do that.

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And I think it's a gift.