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Donnella Looger is one of those people living out her gift and passion.  Listen as she shares how a young girl who read cereal boxes to find mistakes turned a passion for the written language into owning her own publishing company. 

She has published numerous books of all types of genres. Check out her website to learn more.

HOME | DonnellaLooger.com

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My guests are New England Patriots Offensive Tackle, Calvin Anderson and his grandmother, Marjorie Anderson. If you haven't had a chance, please listen to a previous episode about Marjorie and her book, The Key: Wise Money Choices for Teens. That episode shows the impact of her inheritance that we talk about here.
I wasn’t blessed with having grandparents that spent time with me. My mother’s mother lived with us for a while, but she was quiet and didn’t interact much with us. So, I’m a little jealous of what you are about to hear. It shows the power of grandparents and their influence.  Marjorie lovingly calls her grandson Booby, a nickname I'm very familiar with, having an Uncle Booby. Booby shares his story about his GMom and her impact while Marjorie shares her beliefs about leaving an inheritance much bigger than money, how to live with it.

 https://www.amazon.com/Key-Wise-Money-Choices-Teens The book

Home (challenge4teens.com)  Marjorie's website

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"The first time I was incarcerated I was 14 years old; the real man rules were magnified. I had to up my game if I wanted to be a real man, my life depended on it. I was sucked deeper into the world of better cars, more money, more women, more drugs, and no emotions. For the next 19 years, I was arrested over 37 times, in and out of jail, and had attempted suicide a number of times. Life was spinning out of control."

Getting in touch with my emotions was foreign to me; I really did not even know what that meant."

One of the many stories you will find in this Amazon book by Laura Jones Swann: Men and Emotions...It's a Thing.
Amazon.com: Men and Emotions ... It's a Thing: 9798989646807: Jones Swann, Laura: Books

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Harish is a multifacted individual with 21 years of experience in IT and 11 years in Teaching. He has created an ability to take difficult Healthcare IT concepts and turn them into fiction. By doing so, it allows the audience to understand difficult concepts through the art of storytelling.  His writings began as nonfiction until he recognized the value in sharing the information through a story in lieu of the sometimes dryness of explaining something that is difficult for people with no background knowledge in the subject matter.
Find him at:
Harish C. Rijhwani - (harishrijhwani.com)
9 to 5 Cubicle Tales: Explore The Journey Of A Young IT Professional - Kindle edition by Rijhwani, Harish C., Kothari, Yasha. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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When Janice Airhart was an infant, her mother was committed to a Louisiana mental hospital where she spent most of the next 13 years institutionalized until her death. As a shy child, she used writing as a reprieve from the world.  Join us as she shares The Story, the one that gave her answers and an understanding of a world that had been intentionally hidden.
Mother of My Invention: A Motherless Daughter Memoir: Janice Airhart: 9781950811168: Amazon.com: Books

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You will love finding out the one sentence that started Marjorie's writing journey. We all want to leave something for our kids and grandkids, unfortunately, they're not interested in the china that we kept from our parents. So, what better gift to give than the gift of knowing who we are (were). I wish I had taken the time to write down my parents' story because if you are anything like me, I do not remember as much as I wish I could.
The Key: Wise Money Choices for Teens: Anderson, Marjorie L.: 9781479781027: Amazon.com: Books

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Meet Parii Jha, a fourteen-year-old published author.  Her talent for creating her own world and characters should be the catapult to start you on your own writing journey.  She spent her time wisely during COVID, unlike some of us. While we were finishing up the last Lays potato chip, she was on her laptop, passionately creating a fantasy world.
So, no excuses, start today.
Just write.
Amazon.com: A Peasant's Curse eBook : Jha, Parii: Kindle Store

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Kent Cummins has been very busy the last eighty years. The word boredom does not exist in his world.  His writing provides an expansive array of works focused on performing and sharing the joy of magic. The Fantastic Kent Cummins will share the secrets of juggling in his first publication, Bungling Juggling along with how to find his podcast, Tales from the Fantastic Magic Center. If you're in Georgetown, Texas, be sure to reach out to Kent to view thousands of pieces of magic memorabilia at his Fantastic Magic Center.

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What do you do with a major life change? If you are Laurie Woodford, you leave your safety net and travel the world. Oh, and teach English in several countries, too.  As you listen to Laurie, it is hard to imagine she spent time in the reserves as a Drill Sargeant, especially when her passion is romantic comedies. Laurie published her memoir before finding her joy in the entertaining world of love and comedy.
Amazon.com: Unsettled eBook : Woodford, Laurie: Books

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Do you ever wish someone would just, "get to the gist"?  Have you ever met a "gister"? Well, you are about to hear from one. David shares his early struggle with Dyslexia and a career path that focused on the value of specificity and simplicity in words. His talent with the power of words led him to providing information to the Joint Chief of Staffs, along with President Bill Clinton.   You will have a newfound respect for the simple beauty in words.