Three Crucial Tips for College Students in New Student Orientation Programs
For most students, going to college comes with a variety of thoughts and emotions.
Excitement, fear, hope, anxiety, curiousity, and uncertainty are common feelings. Those feelings are often amplified if you're a first-generation college student…
Derek Ryan S.O. What! Success Story
Have you ever connected with someone over a testimony?
I’m not sure exactly how it started, but when I met Derek Ryan it seems like our first words to each other were our testimonies.
Our stories.
Seeing the amazing place he was…
Dr. Karren Todd: S.O. What! Success Story
Who do you look up to?
I’m grateful that there are several people I’ve observed and learned from over the years. This includes several women who look like me, who have modeled what I could and probably should be in many ways.
One…
Carlos Malave S.O. What! Success Story
I love new friends!
Especially those with incredible stories of strength and resilience that inspire me and so many others.
Carlos Malave is one of the newest speakers in the agency that currently represents me for my college speaking.…
LeWinfred Shack S.O. What! Success Story
People who give of their time and talents have a special place in my heart.
LeWinfred Shack, best known as Shack, is one of those people. We met probably a decade ago at church, and I learned about his massage therapy business.
When…
Odell Bizzell S.O. What! Success Story
Doesn’t it feel good when you meet someone doing the same thing as you and they immediately cheer you on and offer real help? I met Odell Bizzell as part of the National Speakers Association a few years ago but really got to know him when…
3 Lessons Learned from 36 Years of Powerful Women of Achievement Stories
Exactly 10 years ago, I became a part of the Women of Achievement sisterhood.
It was and has been one of the greatest honors of my life as I sat with women I admired including my African American history professor from a decade earlier, Dr.…
Leshundra Robinson S.O. What! Success Story
Many nonprofit organizations are born out of need and many are created from painful personal experiences. When I met Leshundra Robinson she asked me to speak at an anti-bullying conference she organized for the nonprofit she co-founded, UCAN…
Havilah Malone S.O. What! Success Story
When I made the decision to become a professional speaker, I was excited that I qualified to become a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA). One of the most amazing connections I made through NSA was with this woman with a speaking…