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 […]
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 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JUNE 2014 Marsh Member Launches effort to encourage young People from all walks of life to do great things (Minnetonka) – What do some of the most successful people in America and right here at The Marsh have in common? They set and achieve goals, are passionate about helping others and […]
WHY DID I WRITE THIS BOOK? I volunteered at a city high school last year to teach a class designed to motivate kids to go to college. My class was mostly kids with darker skin than mine, so I wasn’t sure how they would relate to a fat old white man from the suburbs! The […]
Minimum wage has always been a hot topic it seems. I have heard about it all my life. Companies that rely on cheap labor in their financial model oppose raising it; people on the other side say they deserve a living wage. Bottom line is that both parties want to make more money! You […]
Like many others, I have a lot of memories of my father. Many of them deal with his teaching us to work and support ourselves and families. He once told me about his return from WWII and his issues dealing with coming back. My brother had been born when he was overseas and I was […]
I was visited St Petersburg, Russia recently while on a Baltic Sea cruise. Of course it is a very interesting place to visit with such attractions as the Hermitage Museum and all the other palaces constructed during the Romanav dynasty. Very extravagant and beautiful gold laden places! I had a brief conversation with one of our […]
Thanks to my publcist Rachel Anderson, http://www.rmapublicity.com/ I was interviewed by Jordana Green on WCCO radio Friday night. Her topic was jobs for college graduates and she asked me about my experiences. Jordana also pitched my book “Connecting Peace, Purpose & Prosperity” which has my persona experiences of jobs and how I overcame obstacles to be […]
I just heard Dennis Prager make an interesting comment: Secularism leads to narcissism. Wow, that simply says a lot! I think he is right, if there is no God who is left to be in control? And what does narcissism lead to? Lots of things! Just to name a few: • Go to an AA meeting […]
I spoke at a college recently on the value of networking and how to build one’s contact data base. One young woman asked an interesting question: “How do you go about building a network when you are new in a town and don’t know anyone?” Very good question. My first response was asking her if […]
