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L i s te n to T h e A B M P Po d c a s t a t a b m p.co m /p o d c a s t s o r w h e reve r yo u a cce s s yo u r favo r i te p o d c a s t s 69 a predestined plan for him. "Even at 4 years old, growing up in Mississippi, I knew," he says. "A speeding train could have killed my mom and me, but I am here to share my success story." Bonner says one morning, he and his mom were on the way to Ms. Rosie's house (his babysitter), and his mom was running late. "We were racing down the road," Bonner says. "Mom was speeding." Bonner heard his mother yell, "Oh no, not today!" as he watched her try to beat the train. "I still remember the determination on her face while I was playing with my toy in the rear seat," Bonner says. After the near miss, Bonner remembers his mom asking, "Are you OK, baby?" "Yes, Mama, I'm OK," he answered, as he looked over his shoulder to see the dust clearing. "Our car was facing the wrong direction as the high-speed train continued down the tracks," Bonner recalls. "We almost got hit! Surely there is a reason I am here to tell this story now." DETERMINATION Ms. Rosie was Bonner's favorite sitter. "She was so smart," he recalls, "and she always knew how to settle me down. I will always remember her sweet, loving, and kind personality. At the delicate age of 4, I was already attuned to the caring nature of people. This would go with me through life." According to Bonner, Ms. Rosie worked hard caring for children for many years, but it became challenging as she got older. So, at age 5, it was time for a new sitter, but the "vibe was all wrong," Bonner shares. "I didn't sense the same love." Bonner missed Ms. Rosie so much, especially when it became evident that his new sitter was "lazy and prone to Determination + Core Values = Success Terrance Bonner's faith, determination, indomitable spirit, and zest for life led him to his first calling, massage therapy, and then to esthetics, and it is those qualities that continue to propel him to new and exciting opportunities, including teaching others and authoring his first book. Bonner has a genuine compassion for people and a deep commitment to making others' journeys a little less treacherous. His life mission is teaching the benefits of massage and esthetics to those unfamiliar with the practices, as well as extolling the earning potential of massage and esthetics to people who might never consider healing arts a possible career path. FAITH Bonner's faith was cemented in his soul at a very young age, when a near-death experience showed him that God had By Lisa Bakewell BRANDON MORGAN