In Part 5 of this 8-part series on "Overcoming," Life, Lemons & LemonDrops hosts, Greer and Whitnie, welcome guest Khalil Sikander, who shares the story of how he maintains his dignity and moral compass regardless of his environment or circumstances.
About Khalil Sikander
Khalil Sikander is native of Brooklyn, New York who now resides in Utah. He is an Afghani American who was raised in a difficult environment inside and out of the home. His love of basketball gave him a path to escape the grips of poverty. He chased his dream of playing college basketball through hard work and sacrifice and was able to make that dream come true and play at the Division 1 level. The first in his family to graduate high school and college, Khalil knows what it means to be resilient and persevere. Through the influence of many great mentors and teachers he learned the importance of education and became a high school teacher and coach. He has now turned his journey of education to the path of speaking in the world of education. Khalil shares his stories and experiences as a youth and as an educator who has endured bullying, harassment, racial injustice, and almost losing his career for saving lives. His adversity has led him to truly find his dignity and moral compass to overcome his PTSD he continues to endured. He learned that by SCHAPEing others, it will build yours and others dignity. Khalil understands what it means to be the underdog and to never give up through his moral compass.
SCHAPE is:
S-Strength in Spirit
C-Courage to Communicate
H-Hustle, Humble and Hungry
A-Attitude and Approach
P-Passion and Precision
E-Energy Effort and Enthusiasm
Khalil’s message of building a culture of dignity through SCHAPE ranges to all grade levels, he believes that the people that know the students best are the administrators and teachers that see them every day. Khalil approach and dialogues with school administrators about the common themes that the school is practicing so he can address and add or help improve the same positive messages that are brought by its schools leaders that the students listen to and see every day in their school.
To learn more about Khalil and how you can incorporate his SCHAPE philosophy into your leadership training, visit khalilsikander.com or you can reach him at khalilsikanderdignity@gmail.com.
