Author of “Success Starts with Self-Confidence”, certified confidence life coach, 2x award winning speaker, and freelance writer, who is passionate about empowering the neurodivergent to discover, develop & grow their self-confidence.
Since I discovered that success starts with self-confidence and created my 10-step program that I have created and used for more than 30 years (and continue to use) to discover, develop and grow my self-confidence, I have been able to create and earn many professional and personal successes including:
3 time self-published author
My most recent book, “Success Starts with Self-Confidence: 10 Steps to Discover Develop and Grow Your Confidence for the Neurodivergent (and everyone else)” I break down how you can use the ten steps I created that has helped me create professional and person success to do the same for you.
My previous 2 books are “it Doesn’t Define Me” – a memoir of how I survived an incomplete spinal cord injury and my fight to get my life back, and “The Cheeseball Clann” a book about three friends in middle school that must find out who the bully is before it destroys their friendship.
6 time certified life coach
Through Transformational academy I have earned confidence life coach certification and the following coaching certifications:
- Master Life Coaching Certification
- Professional Life Coaching Certification
- Goals/Success Life Coach
- Life Purpsoe Life Coach
- Happiness Life Coach
I am continuing my education and working towards earning additional certifications and credentials in the areas of self-confidence and better understanding of the neurodiverse community in particular neurodivergent who are autistic/diagnosed with autism, ADHD or both.
2 time award winning speaker
While competing virtually in the Toastmasters International Speech competition in 2021, I earned 2 awards.
Additional Awards and Achievements
Freelance Writer
I have three pieces of my work published including My Journey Dating with a Disability Led Me to my Soulmate and Strong Transportation System is Good For All
Other professional awards and achievements
I have e3anred multiple awards and recognition for my academic work, my professional work and my volunteer work.
Successfully and happily married since 2003
I am originally from St., Louis Missouri where I grew up in an amazing neighborhood with my paretns and my yougner brother.
After graduating from high school,. I started college with the goal to work in radio.
I moved to California after my first year of college. While I lived in California for 20 years, I met Kimberly in late 1999.
In 2002, more than 2 years after our first date and pursuing her, I proposed to her on the field during a single A baseball game. (Spoiler alert -she said “yes”.) A year later I married my dream girl.
Kimberly and I currently live in Southwest Missouri with our fur baby Junior cat.