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
Fast Success Isn’t Fast (or Pretty)
By March I Had Reached My Wits End… It was 1996. I had just finished going through bankruptcy proceedings. One of the most embarrassing and humiliating things I have ever experienced in my life…and I’m someone who was tied NAKED to the front column of a girl’s...
6 Life Nuggets From Chill Time
"The Greater Part of Instruction is Being Reminded of Things You Already Know"-Plato Mel and I are sitting in the Miami airport waiting for our flight home after 7 wonderful days at the Palms hotel in Miami Beach. I took the week off from content creation and...
A Tale of Two Men’s Belief
It's Been Said That A Belief is a Thought You Continue to Think... Which means your belief might be true or it might not be true. For centuries people thought the world was flat. Everyone thought this. And it was false. Most day to day decisions weren't affected by...
Learn to Appreciate Your “Walk Through the Wilderness”
Sometimes You Need to Get Lost… It’s pretty hard to get lost in today’s world of GPS on our phones. Regardless of where you want to go, if you type in an address you will get exact directions on how to get to the place you want to go. It took me a long time to start...
How You Can Train Your Brain For Success
“Slay the Dragon Once and He Will Never Have Power Over You Again” This quote comes from Steven Pressfield's book Do The Work and applies to all things in life. What is the dragon? It’s fear, doubt, endless chatter, poor self-talk, it’s all the reasons why your idea,...
How to Give Meaningful Encouragement
How Often Are You Receiving Genuine Encouragement? Me either. Now, for the sake of context, the encouragement I am referring to is direct, purposeful encouragement that is about something you are doing and is completely focused on you for no other reason other than it...
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David Silverstein
Partner, American Home Contractors
Annette Danek-Akey
SVP, Penguin Random House
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