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 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.
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 […]
SOCIAL JUSTICE I was raised in the 50’s and 60’s by parents who taught me the values that I still believe in today. I wish I could say that I have always lived by them, but being human, I have denied them many times. And when I did it caused problems for me down 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 […]
One of the greatest debates in our time and maybe even in history may turn out to be gay marriage! It truly was a great, though often heated debate with many participants on each side of the issue. Given that many states now have made gay marriage a legal, binding contract, it appears that the gay marriage […]
In this day of finding one’s dream job many are frustrated with the job they have. It isn’t what they want to do! Newsflash: you have to start somewhere! I don’t think that is unusual to dislike one’s job, especially in an entry level job. Most of them are not in a dream job category, unless […]
I read in the news today that Vince Flynn had passed away due to prostate cancer. He will be missed for his books, and from what I have read his faith witness to his family and friends. It was about 12 years ago that I met Vince Flynn. I had been invited to a book […]
