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
Little Things That Mean Alot
Imagine How Your Life Would Change if You Were More Patient, Persistent, and Enduring? Let’s face it, most of the good things in life do NOT come easily or quickly. All you have to do is consider the aspects of the 3 Circles. Success in your career, excellent health...
The Way to Accomplish Something That Seems Big
Everyone Wants the Keys to Success. The challenge is that not everyone likes the ultimate answer. Because that answer involves things like patience, hard work, struggle, dealing with feelings of doubt, dealing with the obstacles that come up, dealing with the learning...
We’re Not Cats, So Get Curious
Lack of Curiosity Might Keep the Cat Alive, But it Will be a Disaster for You. I was curious about the old adage "curiosity killed the cat" so I looked it up. Perhaps you are already aware, but this is attributed to playwright Ben Johnson in the 1598 play "Every Man...
How to Set Someone Up to Succeed From the Jump
You Cannot Expect Someone to Succeed if You Haven't Clarified How? I believe that every human being wants to feel like they matter, and that they can succeed. I simply don’t buy that there are people (in general) who wake up in the morning and want to do a poor job....
How to Get More Comfortable with Delegation
Not Much of Significance is Accomplished by One Person Working Alone. I'm sure you can jump right on that and come up with an example or two in refute of this statement. But even someone who is "seemingly" working alone is more than likely relying on many things to...
How You Can be “Super” in Leadership
“With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility” While that is often attributed to a Spiderman/Peter Parker wisdom, this adage has been around for many centuries. As it relates to leadership, we’re going to look at power from the standpoint of influence, as opposed to...
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Partner, American Home Contractors
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SVP, Penguin Random House
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