Download or read book Memoirs of a High School Dropout Secrets to Success written by Samuel Hobbs and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-07-29 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Sam. He is your typical, over-achieving high school student. But, with 40 days left to graduate, 17-year-old Sam Hobbs dropped out of high school... And he has never enjoyed life more. Be with Sam as he struggles through childhood, rebels through adolescence, but somehow learns what it takes to make it to the top.
Download or read book BlueBloody written by Scott James Meyer and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BlueBloody is a memoir of lessons, life hacks and practical philosophy from one of the only high school dropouts to ever graduate from Yale. It is an achingly cool and energetically mordant self improvement and motivational strategy guide that surveys lessons learned as a successful stand up comedian, award winning criminal defense attorney, extensive world traveler, college professor and much more, all after dropping out of high school in South Florida. It is a very uncommon book, delivered with back-of-the-class wit and dripping in attitude. Here, the messenger is as loud as the message... this is post-political self-help medicine for a different generation.
Download or read book The Incredibly Unexpected written by ANTHONY. PERSEVERES and published by Lulu Publishing Services. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Perseveres wasn't supposed to get accepted to a top university and obtain a college degree. Most people didn't even expect him to live to the age of twenty-four-let alone get married, father children, and play an essential role in their lives. But Perseveres, a black Latino who grew up in a rough Bronx projects, did all of these things and more, surprising even himself. He managed to do it even though he had an absentee father and a mother who abused substances during a crack epidemic that swirled all around him. With grace and grit, he navigated the harsh terrain and went on to earn three college degrees. In this memoir, he shares his inspiring journey about struggling to succeed despite overwhelming obstacles. While he can't pinpoint one factor that led to his success, his story serves as a blueprint for those who want to escape poor neighborhoods, abusive households, and makeshift prisons to do The Incredibly Unexpected.
Download or read book Unleashing Your Hero written by Kevin D. Brown and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develop, expand, and share your gifts as a leader to inspire others to use their own individual talents in extraordinary ways—from one of the country’s most sought-after motivational speakers with a 30+ year career in franchise development. In Unleashing Your Hero, renowned speaker Kevin Brown shares how the heroes who transformed his life are people just like you. People who stepped up and used their talents to make a positive difference within the hectic moments of everyday life. The same person your employees are looking to and trusting in for guidance and support. Through his real-life examples and stories, Kevin will: Provide you with a new definition of what it means to be a hero who inspires others to rise above and beyond in extraordinary ways. Unpack the four characteristics of a hero, based on the entertaining and enlightening true stories of heroes who entered and forever enriched his life. Help you recognize the extraordinary gifts within you and learn how to share those gifts to make life better for yourself and those you influence. The unconventional yet probable path to business and personal success outlined in Unleashing Your Hero will help you and those you lead build extraordinary, fulfilling, impactful lives—at a time when your employees and your organization need the hero within you more than ever.
Download or read book High School Dropout written by Raymond Shinault and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raymond Believes If teens are going to be a success in life, they will have to work for it. Success does not come from thin air. It comes from getting started. They have to begin or they will never have it. Hard Work and Dedication is what they will have to commit to. Getting an education is in your own best interest. You can reap massive benefits for doing so. But reap stiff consequences for not doing so. Take getting your education very seriously. One of the things that all successful students have in common, is that they've conquered the temptation to give up and Quit! They must stay in school and finish what they've started.
Download or read book Confessions of an Almost Highschool Dropout written by T. Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an almost dropout turned educator, Confessions of an Almost High School Dropout is for students everywhere who want to be successful in school and beyond. It was written to help students identify the areas where they need improvement and offers specific strategies to help them put a plan of action in place to be successful. This book is a must read for emerging middle school through high school students.
Download or read book Failure Is Not an Option written by Hydn Rousseau and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-02-26 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Hydn Rousseaus father walked out on him, his three siblings, and his mother when Rousseau was five years old. Most of his daily meals as a young man consisted of bread and sugar water. He didnt graduate from high school. He was convicted for selling drugs and served eight and a half years in prison. But that didnt stop Rousseau from accomplishing his goals and dreams. In Failure is Not an Option, he shares his story of growing up in poverty and how he didnt allow himself to become a victim or blame others for his circumstances. He stopped making excuses and took full responsibility for his actions. Twenty years later, he is a successful family and businessman who volunteers and mentors in the community. A story of perseverance, dedication, and personal transformation, this memoir aims to help others tap into their greatness to accomplish goals and dreams.
Download or read book A Bridge to Success for High School Dropouts written by Roberta L. Walton Fugett and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Millionaire Dropout written by Vince Stanzione and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If like millions of others you know deep down that you deserve to do better than where you are today, than this book is for you. Not a book based on old fashion theories or textbook scenarios, The Millionaire Dropout is instead based on tried and tested methods of increasing personal skills, increasing your wealth, improving your life-style and releasing all the personal power that is locked up inside you. Based on the author’s firsthand experience of bootstrapping himself out of failure, The Millionaire Dropout is for anyone who wants to learn the secrets for increasing their income and their standard of living. Divided into three sections readers will walk through the stages for taking control of their life, learning how to make more money, and learning how be smart with their successes. Everyone owes it to themselves to invest a little time and effort into increasing their standard of living and releasing the personal power that is locked up inside of us all.
Download or read book The Secret to Their Success written by Emily A. Colin and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women in North Carolina have important stories to tell. In The Secret To Their Success: How 33 Women Made Their Dreams Come True, and The Long Way Around: How 34 Women Found the Lives They Love, editor Emily A. Colin provides the reader with intimate glimpses into the lives of North Carolina women. In candid interviews and essays, these women share their secrets, fears, dreams and advice in the hopes that the women who read them will find common threads -- and ultimately be inspired. From a twenty-five-year-old Peace Corps volunteer to the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, the diverse women in these volumes -- among them writers, artists, entrepreneurs, and athletes -- let down their hair, chat about their experiences and talk openly about the events that led them to their current paths.The Secret To Their Success features the stories of ordinary women going about the extraordinary business of mothering, volunteering, managing households, and simultaneously fulfilling their dreams. Filled with real-life dilemmas, struggles, and victories, this book is a must-have for every woman who has ever wondered if she can do it all.
Download or read book On a Path to Success written by Jorge L. Garza and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Janet McDonald written by Catherine Ross-Stroud and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-11-24 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about the state of Black adolescence_often from a sociological point of view situating Black teens in an at-risk category. However, through her characters, young adult author Janet McDonald (1954-2007) presents the wide range of adolescent life. McDonald especially presents to readers the multifarious views of society in relation to the self-efficacious drive of urban teens to rise above their circumstances by any means necessary. Janet McDonald: The Original Project Girl is a bio-critical study of McDonald and her work as it relates to the contributions she has made to the genre of teen fiction. It explains McDonald's profoundly realistic fiction, which holds wide appeal for teens in search of answers to the coming of age mystery. Catherine Ross-Stroud, in her study of McDonald's works and interviews with the author, has put together a comprehensive resource that will be a useful research tool.
Download or read book Factors of High School Dropouts written by George M. Alvarado and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Secrets of Mariko written by Elisabeth Bumiller and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1996-10-29 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As it follows a Japanese housewife named Mariko Tanaka over the course of a year, The Secrets of Mariko transcends reportage to yield the kind of human insights we expect from literature. Meet Mariko, a cheerful, overscheduled woman who cares for three children, two aging parents, and an unresponsive husband. As readers watch Mariko take part in PTA meetings, bicker with her teenagers, and pursue independence through her part-time job, they come to see Mariko as someone whose dreams and disappointments mirror our own.
Download or read book A Grateful Life written by Harold C. Bost and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harold C. Bost chronicles the story of his life. Harold reminisces on his early years as a poor farm boy, dropping out of school in the 10th grade, his military career, becoming a successful businessman, and his entry into the political world.
Download or read book Authentic written by Paul Van Doren and published by Vertel Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of bestsellers such as Shoe Dog, Authentic is a surprisingly candid, compelling memoir by a high school dropout who went on to establish one of the world's most iconic brands. You may not have known their creator, but you certainly know the shoes: for more than four generations, Vans shoes have been synonymous with cool. Now in Authentic, a memoir written by Paul Van Doren and published just before his May 2021 death, the charismatic founder of Vans shares his story of heading West and capturing the American dream. Authentic is a celebration of Van Doren's remarkable life and the iconic brand he built, beloved by skateboarders, creatives, and fans everywhere for its laid-back, colorful SoCal vibe, and famous for its people-oriented company culture. In Authentic, he shares his unlikely journey from high-school dropout to sneaker-industry legend. A blue-collar kid with no higher education and zero retail experience, Van Doren started out as a 16-year-old "service boy" at a local rubber factory. Over the next few decades, he leveraged a knack for numbers, a genius for efficiency, and the know-how to make a great canvas tennis shoe into an all-American success story. What began as a family shoe business has today evolved into a globally recognized brand with billions of dollars of annual revenue. Van Doren is not just an entrepreneur, he's an innovator. In 1966, when the first House of Vans store opened, there were no stand-alone retail stores just for sneakers. Paul's bold experiments in product design, distribution, and marketing (Why not sell custom shoes? Single shoes?), aided by legions of fans — skateboarders, surfers, even Sean Penn wearing Vans' famous checkerboard slip-on shoe in the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High — made Vans a household name. But there was also back-breaking work, a shocking bankruptcy, family turmoil, and a profound shift in how customers think about athletic shoes. The book details Van Doren's personal life, but also hard-won business lessons learned over six turbulent decades in the shoe trade: the importance of deep-rooted values, of improvisation, of vision (and revision), and above all, of valuing people over profits. Authentic is Paul Van Doren's written legacy and his lessons for the innovators of tomorrow. Bracingly forthright and totally entertaining, Authentic is a business memoir by an American original.
