Millions of Americans today are laid off, losing their homes and losing hope.
Douglas Wallace, author of Everything Will Be All Right, knows that life of fear and poverty.
He grew up in a family that all slept in one bed and ate what could be shot in the woods.
Today, he is a self made millionaire who wants to share his story of struggle and strength, and offer hope and help for those who want a way out.
Wallace shares with your viewers some pointers to those facing hard times in today's turbulent world, both in their personal and professional lives.
Here are 12 tips from Wallace:- Maintain a positive attitude at all times.
- Don't allow others to have power over your dreams and aspirations.
- Make things right when you commit a wrong.
- Seek out good role models and then listen, observe and copy.
- Get rid of the chip on your shoulder. It's not all about you.
- Avoid the undisciplined pursuit of unrealistic goals.
- Don't grasp for success with a quick, big solution.
- Never give up, even when the going gets tough.
- Always work hard, very hard, in everything that you do.
- Disassociate with people who hold you back.
- Follow through with commitments.
- Dream big.
What's Wallace's story? How did HE find a way out of his poverty?
Douglas Wallace grew up in abject poverty. After joining the Job Corp and a tour in the military, Wallace enrolled in college and eventually graduated from Woodrow Wilson School of Law.
From 1976 through 1999, he practiced law as a principle of Wallace & deMayo, P.C. based in Atlanta, Georgia.
In November 1999 he merged his law firm with Synovus Corporation, a large regional bank listed on NYSE. He retired at the age of 50 and moved west to a ranch in San Diego.
Since then he has been working to perfect his inspirational memoir,
Everything Will Be All Right, so that he can share his story with others and offer hope to those caught in the chains of poverty and other hardships.
For more information on Douglas Wallace, visit his website,
DougWallace.net
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