My conversation continues with Thomas Seekins, a lone traveler, while we are on an archaeological dig in 2011. “On that short train trip, I thought about what Sam (Sam was a full-blooded Native American who had come to Canada in search of work) told me and compared it to what I had known […]
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My conversation continues with Thomas Seekins, a lone traveler, while we are on an archaeological dig in 2011. “So when I got to Calgary, the only job I could find was driving a taxi on the midnight-to-dawn shift. My boss gave me a map of the city, and I studied it by walking […]
After five days on a Greyhound bus, Thomas Seekins knew that he’d never set foot in Boston again. When the door opened, a rush of hot air that felt hauntingly familiar enveloped him. His own voice filled his head: Finally, I’m in the land of my ancestors. The year was 1960. Thomas spent a […]
An excerpt from the book titled, The Quiet Rich: Ordinary People Reawakening an American Dream. Shaun’s Success Story Continued: Some of Shaun’s new friends were curious about his prosthetic hand, but his confidence never wavered. However, when it came to dating, he faced questions even Superman couldn’t answer. For Shaun, romance required […]
An excerpt from Chapter 1 from the book titled, The Quiet Rich: Ordinary People Reawakening an American Dream.“ Shaun’s Success Story I was the only one of my friends who knew how to drive a car before I was sixteen, and I was the only one who had a car,” Shaun said with […]
One night over dinner, Andy told Shaun he thought it was time that Shaun practiced driving the family car—after Shaun met a few conditions. The pastor had agreed to give Andy a nonworking 1942 Oldsmobile, and if Shaun could make it run, it would be his, free and clear. I watched as the father […]
“I didn’t even feel it,” Shaun said. “It was like watching a movie.” “You were in shock,” Sarah said. “As his mom, I’m still in shock, but Shaun adapted. He only cried once, and that was when he saw my concern for him.” “But I did struggle with it, Mom. I just […]
It was a Sunday when I took possession of the rented home where I would spend the next six months creating and implementing a company business plan. It didn’t take long to settle in, and as I shoveled light snowdrifts off the porch, a man, a woman, and a boy arrived with a plate […]
Broke, Not Broken I choose not to place “dis” in my ability. —Robert M. Hensel In the 1990s, one of my corporate directives was to expand the firm’s footprint into markets that had growing client bases. After several months of running hypotheticals, I was off to Colorado. Andy and Sarah, who lived down […]
In the chapters of the book The Quiet Rich: Ordinary People Reawakening an American Dream, you’ll see what really makes people successful and how different people interpret their spiritual connections to create Secret Success Standards. You’ll meet the man who believed in love to such an extent that he wanted to bring that emotional […]