I am happy to share that my latest book, Achievers – Ordinary People Who Do Extraordinary Things, is being used in the classroom at Linwood Monroe Middle School in St. Paul. Here is the lesson plan the teachers there have put together. AVID College and Career Lesson Plans Guidance in the later years of middle school, and […]
Micki Peluso, book reviewer for various organizations just did a review on Amazon for my book “ACHIEVERS: Micki has written a lot of stuff, including “And the Whippoorwill Sang” a memoir about her life through the day that her daughter was killed by a drunk driver. Very touching. Named ‘Reviewers Choice’ by […]
I connected with Micki on Linkedin and learned that she does book reviews for books that attract her attention. Here is the one she did and posted on Amazon for my first book “CONNECTING PEACE, PURPOSE & PROSPERITY” Thank Micki great to have a review from a very experienced book reviewer and author herself! […]
This comment from a reader of “ACHIEVERS” made my day. It is great to know that someone is being inspired by reading the stories. There are stories in the book that will inspire anyone that they too can make it in the world! I was in St Paul Thursday and stopped at Wells Fargo to get […]
The more involved I get with schools the more I learn! My main thrust is to motivate and inspire students to use their natural and learned skills and talents in a productive way throughout their lives. That includes getting an education! I attended an AVID 3-school meeting this week at a middle school in town. […]
St. Paul Middle School Using Severson’s “Achievers” as Part of AVID Curriculum (St. Paul) – When former bank executive Rob Severson wrote his latest book, Achievers: Ordinary People Who Do Extraordinary Things, he envisioned it one day being used as a school resource to inspire young people. He had no idea how quickly his concept […]
Synopsis: “Achievers: Ordinary People Who Do Extraordinary Things” is a collection of stories from ordinary people demonstrating that all people are created equal and have different skills, talents and interests, that when used to the best of their ability, make the world a better place. These are but a few of the millions of achievers […]
One school has purchased copies of my book to be used in their AVID program this year. AVID is a national college readiness program that is designed to prepare kids for a post high school education, college, trade schools and the like. It was created especially for kids who may have cultural backgrounds that make it […]
I like the word “achievers”! To me it implies doing something useful with one’s life. I like it because we can all become achievers! We sometimes want to call people successful in their lives. That comes with achieving goals that we set for ourselves that are attainable and measureable. For example, while I was a […]
I have been asked what the achievers in my book have in common. I wrote a chapter in my book about it dealing with goals and a definition of success. They have a few more things in common too that are the reasons they became achievers! • They are doing something useful and productive with […]
