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Michael's work combines: Writing, Entrepreneurship, and Communicating / Sharing Stories
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Menlo College
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Writers and Authors:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
When I was a senior in high school, I saw the second plane hit the World Trade Center live on TV.
2.
I went to my local recruiter two weeks later; there was a line out the door and down the street.
3.
I joined the Marine Corps; I served for four years and did two tours of Iraq.
4.
That recall letter triggered a huge panic attack; I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with PTSD.
5.
I had to realize that I was my own worst enemy, accept help, and find therapies that worked for me.
6.
Since then, I've graduated from college and successfully published my memoir.
7.
I've realized my passion is being able to help others by sharing my story with millions of people.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
Your writing isn't good enough. There is no way you are going to make money. You need to get a job and stop doing your passion.
How I responded:
I've had people tell me time and time again that I wasn't good enough, whether it was teachers from my grade-school days, girlfriends from my past, or publishing houses when I was shopping my book a few years ago. I was rejected by TEN different publishers, but on the eleventh try, my book got picked up. It only takes one person to make a difference, but you also have to keep believing in yourself, even through all of those trials and tribulations, and through all of that discouragement.