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
How to Become a Rock in the Winds of Life
Wind, Like Life, is Subject to Change Without Notice. Where I live, the Neuse River is a little over four miles wide. That is if I am standing on my beach and looking straight across. If I look to the northeast on the river, it’s closer to seven or eight miles of open...
What are You Investing In?
A Successful Life Comes from Investing Your Resources Wisely. There is no way in my youth I could have possibly imagined the life I live now. It was a long and tumultuous road to get to this place, one that early on was riddled with struggles and failures, accompanied...
Eat the Cheesesteak?
There is Nothing More Important Than Your Health. I know that it doesn’t FEEL that way when you think of your day-to-day life. You have bills to pay, children to care for, work demands, and a host of other things that are literally and figuratively screaming at you....
Who Will You Impact Today?
This is a Magical Question to Consider… Think about your typical day in the week. How many people do you have an opportunity to interact with? Do you see any of your family in the morning? Do you drive to work? Do you go to the gym? Do you stop anywhere? Maybe for...
How to Increase Your Customer Base with a Story
The Last Thing You Want to Be Doing is Trying to Convince Someone to Do Business with You Heck, when it comes to life in general, the last thing you want to be doing is trying to convince someone of anything! All you have to do is think about that for about…a second....
Why Me?
How Often Have You Said or Thought These Words? Perhaps it isn’t these exact words all the time. It could be “How come this (always) happens to me?” “Why do these kinds of things happen to me?” We all have things that go wrong. We have struggles that make us feel like...
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David Silverstein
Partner, American Home Contractors
Annette Danek-Akey
SVP, Penguin Random House
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