Today my good friend Phil Carlson presented me my 10 year medallion at his AA meeting. The important thing about these awards is that the folks in the room see someone who has made it 10 years and it encourages them that it is possible and they can do it too. I went to AA […]
Last year’s achievers class at Bridges ALC in Prior Lake was well received and I was invited to do it again this year! The model is that the students read a story or two on Monday and I come in on Tuesday usually with someone from my book “ACHIEVERS ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO […]
We are watching the Vikings players seizing the opportunity! A few months ago with Peterson and Bridgewater out the fans were pessimistic and down in the dumps. How could they win without these key players? Now they are 5 and 0! Part of it is that football is a team game with 11 players on […]
HERE IS A SAMPLE STORY FROM MY BOOK “ACHIEVERS” IT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THE BOOK WHO HAVE CONQUERED OBSTACLES SUCH AS POVERTY AND WENT ON TO GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS! KOREY DEAN, SR. THE BEAT GOES ON Korey Dean, Sr. (AKA: XROSS) was nominated for a Grammy for his hip-hop/rap recording. He didn’t […]
I now have a professionally written user guide for “ACHIEVERS”. I wanted it to be the best it could be so hired an experienced teacher to write it. She did a great job! It is available for classrooms or clubs, anywhere the book is being used. Please email me for more information. I will be happy to […]
PRESS RELEASE St. Paul Students Get to Meet Some of the Achievers They Have Read About in Class (St. Paul) – Most people only dream of getting the chance to meet someone whose inspirational life story they have read about in a book. But 7th graders at Linwood Monroe Arts Plus in St. Paul got […]
Connecting Peace, Purpose & Prosperity by Rob Severson Posted by Bonnie Wilkins Overcott on 1 April 2015, 10:04 am inShare0 Full disclosure: For several years I had the privilege of working with Rob Severson. Connecting Peace, Purpose & Prosperity is “A Survival Guide” for everyone who works. If your life has always been the heights […]
Police brutality and race relations are the hot topic of the day. And a very sensitive one from many perspectives. I grew up in the 60’s and saw police brutality going on a lot in the country. I remember mostly the Viet Nam protests and how the cops and national guards got involved to contain […]
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! […]
