Archive for June, 2010
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How to Escape Poverty: Gratitude
My brothers and I spent a lot of time during our teen years talking about our dreams and aspirations when we became adults. At an early age I decided that I would become an attorney. My older brother, Bracy, wanted to own a used car lot
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A Mea Culpa Moment
I would like the tell the story of my own mea culpa moment, which taught me an important lesson--failure to say "I'm sorry," has the potential to seriously alter your own future success. In my memoir, Everything Will Be All Right, I write
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Indie Award For Best Non-Fiction: Reader Reviews
Aftr receiving the Indie Next List Notable award for best non-fiction my email inbox started getting crowded from readers, some who knew me from way back when, and some were people who crossed my path during my life journey, and others were
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Immediate Gratification Extracts a Heavy Price
It is hard to feel motivated when bad choices have limited your options. The keys to success in life can be found in many success stories of the past. They can also be subtle stories found in fables written thousands of years ago. Here is an example
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Jimi Hendrix: “Hey Joe,” and “Let Me Stand Next to your Fire”
Jimi Hendrix's hit song, "Hey Joe," was one of my favoriet songs during adolescent years. In my memoir I tell the story of how music from great artists like Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin and Bob Dylan inspired me and helped me to understand th
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“Cry Baby” by Janice Joplin
Janice Joplin was just beginning to gain popularity at about the same time I was finally making progress in my efforts to escape poverty. I identified with what seemed to me to be her aching deficit of self-esteem. I never understood how a pers
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Inspiring Words: “To Thine Own Self Be True”
This famous Shakespeare quote is one of the most inspiring words of wisdom ever spoken. The recent political cycle has me thinking about character a lot lately. I think there is so much corruption among Washington leaders these days that it
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