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Keynote Speaker for The Napoleon Hill Days

In October 2008 I was priviledged to be asked to be the keynote speaker to the students and area business leaders during the Napoleon Hill Days in Wise, Virginia.

It was a great honor to speak to these current and future leaders and share a few words with them and give them a copy of my book, One More Sunset, and my Coin.

Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania - My trip back in time

In the summer of 2007, during a weekend with Lou Holtz, I took a side trip to my hometown of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania.

Imagine the emotions I felt when for the first time in 50 years I walked back into the pool hall I used to rack balls at and there was the same guy behind the counter - Yunko. I introduced myself and the next words out of his mouth were "I read your book".

 "The projects" where I grew up were WWII row houses, hastily erected during the war to provide low income housing for factory workers. They were built as duplexes with paper thin walls. 50 years later and they're still standing. And people still live in them.

Lou Holtz "Hall of Fame" Weekend

Lou and I have had a very special relationship for 20+ years. I have a great deal of admiration for him and was honored to be chosen as a trustee for his "Upper Ohio Valley Lou Holtz Hall of Fame". 

Each year hundreds of generous people gather in Liverpool, Ohio to donate scholarships to worthy students and also honor men and women who have "given back". 

Nina Hershberger, my business partner and Vice President of one of my companies joined us at the scholarship weekend.

Just spending a weekend with "the Coach" is always a wonderful time.

 

Speaking at the Napoleon Hill Institute

If it weren't for the book "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill I would not be where I am today.

Dr. Hill wrote that book in 1937. I say he wrote it for me since that was the year I was born. The 17 principles he layed out in that book and others has been the cornerstone of who I am.

When I was asked to speak to an international group of Napoleon Hill Institute students, I counted it a privilege to say "yes". What made the trip all the more special for me was that Donna Jones, the brain injured young woman who's story is told in the book "One More Sunset" was with me.

It was Dr. Hill's story of how he never gave up to help his son hear that gave me the courage never to give up during the darkest hours with Donna.