About
My Mission
To Elevate, Equip, and Empower Others to a More Abundant Life.
My Vision
My Philosophy
- I believe in kindness, honesty, and respect as platform behaviors.
- I believe that having a service mindset is the key to a wonderful and fulfilling life.
- I believe that everyone is of value and here to make a uniquely meaningful contribution.
About Me
Dedicated to Serving By Teaching
My life’s work is dedicated to helping others live at their personal peak by building their interpersonal, productivity, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills. I work with people to develop their unique raw material by showing them how to implement a range of life and business skills that lead to both a higher version of themselves and greater gains in their careers.
The fundamentals and principals I offer are timeless and work for everyone from corporations that want to construct strong management teams to individuals who are building careers or home based businesses.
To me, nothing feels better than making a contribution in this way. I wake up each morning looking forward to the potential to positively impact someone’s present and future.
Not an easy journey…
I have empathy for those who struggle, but I know what can be done with a change of mind and a commitment to action. You see, my road to success was rough and rocky. I grew up in a semi-broken family, with little financial means, plus I’m an introvert, and struggled mightily with self-esteem and confidence.
I put myself through school as a waiter and bartender, earned a degree in Economics from the University of Maryland and ultimately ended up in banking. After two lay-offs in 4 years due to company difficulties, I started my own business. This was when I began pouring myself into self-development.
From then until now it’s been quite a ride. I uncovered my passion for teaching and helping others. Through the success of my businesses, new opportunities arose to teach and train others. And I took the opportunity to achieve an MBA from Mt. Saint Mary’s and the old me was stunned to find I finished in the top of my class.
Grateful
Understand, that I did not build this success alone. Thankfully, over 30 years ago, I married an incredible woman with a beautiful soul and we have two adult children. I cherish my family and am grateful for all we share together.
After spending most of my life in Maryland, we recently moved to New Bern, North Carolina to be on the water so I can indulge in my personal passions of fishing and crabbing. And, it turns out the people are really nice, too!
Latest Blog Posts
Instead of Trying to Force IT, Do This Instead…
How Often Do You Find Yourself Trying to Force IT? I’m sure you can relate to what I mean. It’s when you are trying to make something happen that just isn’t naturally happening yet . Not the round peg in a square hole kind of thing…that’s just a lack of common sense,...
Is This All There Is?
Have You Ever Had a “Pointless” Conversation with Yourself? These are the times when you might be feeling like whatever you do doesn’t really matter, or YOU don’t really matter. Or, like there is some longing you can’t figure out. Or, it might be a feeling of...
How to Overcome Your Biggest Obstacle to Success
Once You Set a True Goal to Accomplish Something, the Obstacles Will Begin to Appear. Zig Ziglar famously said “Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” Zig was a master teacher and acclaimed motivational guru. He was one of the all-time...
The 3 Communication Hacks to Make You Better in the Moment with People
How Do We Learn to Communicate? The answer for most people would be through the environment we’re raised in. Our family dynamics, school friends, social activities, geographic area, and our personality traits are the most impactful influences on our personal...
What if You Live to be a 100?
This is Not THAT Crazy a Question… Life expectancy has gradually climbed over the past century. Sure, it has dipped a bit recently, but every growth curve, in everything, is never a straight line. There are always retreats before major steps forward, in addition to...
A Lesson from Successful Lifestyle Entrepreneurs That Serves in Everything.
What the Heck is a Lifestyle Entrepreneur? You might be wondering… Someone like me. I am absolutely a lifestyle entrepreneur. But that probably doesn’t help you, so here is the general definition I found on the internet: “A lifestyle entrepreneur is someone who...
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Partner, American Home Contractors
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SVP, Penguin Random House
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