Retirement means many different things. To some, it is a time to focus on family, hobbies, travel and just do what comes to mind. For me it means time and the means to do something else! I am blessed with having enough income to live and enjoy many things in life. I am not wealthy, […]
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 […]
Rob Severson was interviewed about his new book, “Achievers: Ordinary People Who Do Extraordinary Things” on the Jordana Green Show. Click on this link to hear: WCCO-AM. There have also been stories about the book in the Minnesota Sun Sailor and Lakeshore Weekly Newspapers. Posted by RMA PUBLICITY, RACHEL ANDERSON rachel@rmapublicity.comwww.RMAPublicity.com.
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 […]
