Hey Folks,
Ever meet anyone who could make a real difference if only someone would notice?
Meet Deremiah *CPE
Deremiah spent the early part of his life on the South Side of Chicago. Born into a black culture with a Jewish name with strong European cultural overtones, He lived in thirteen cities in the United States and two in Europe.
Deremiah says that living in Europe after coming out of the Chicago Housing Projects is like being Eddie Murphy in the movie “Trading Places”.
By living in diverse communities Deremiah strengthened his appreciation for humanity and his tolerance for people across cultures, places, music and religions.
Eventually, Deremiah and his family were able to settle in Oklahoma, where he became a rising young star on the football field, headed for the state championships. Life was feeling good for the young teenager.
Unfortunately life wasn’t perfect. His mother was having emotional struggles, which didn’t help her marriage. After she came out of the hospital — the victim of yet another nervous break down — she ended up in divorce court.
In Oklahoma they ask the child which parent they want to stay with and Deremiah was forced into a “Solomon type” decision to choose between his parents.
Deremiah decided to stand by his Momma. With her emotional problems, she needed his support.
That’s where the struggle began.
His emotionally troubled mother decided that they needed to move to the South side of Chicago.
As Deremiah tells this story tears still well up in his eyes years later as he is forced to face the tragedy again and again in his mind.
Imagine having to leave all of your friends during your junior year in High School without even saying goodbye. Most of the friendships were five years in the making and some of his friends still don’t know what happened.
Deremiah had disappeared off the planet.
Coming out of poverty, moving into middle income America to be jerked back into living below the poverty level is quite painful.
In Deremiah‘s case, it was coupled with gang violence, welfare, government cheese and a move to one of the wildest high schools on Chicago’s South Side.
Struggling with depression and crying profusely for weeks on end Deremiah lost hope in everything including his self.
His dreams were destroyed. It seemed he had nothing to live for and with his father now stationed on the other side of the planet and his mother still struggling to maintain her emotional stability Deremiah gave up.
He no longer wanted to live.
And then Deremiah changed.
Deremiah found his faith and his hope for the future was replaced with a bigger mission to help hurting children and Deremiah has been reaching out ever since to at-risk children and making a difference in their lives.
Right now, Deremiah is trying to help children who like himself have given up only to find out that someone loves them enough to point their feet in the right direction.
That’s why Deremiah is determined to raise $100 Million dollars for at-risk children.
Amazing story isn’t it.
And there is so much more that I could tell you about Deremiah. The people that met Deremiah at jvAlert Live in Philadelphia know first hand how amazing he is.
More people should know about what Deremiah is trying to do.
If only Deremiah could get a little more attention for his amazing story and some resources to help spread his message of hope for at-risk children. Imagine the good that he could do.
Do you know someone like Deremiah?
I’m looking for a person — or small group of people — who could have a significant impact in the world if only they could get some attention and resources.
Imagine hundreds of people supporting a very special group of 18 impact action team members enlisting the aide of thousands of people to drive people and resources to help someone make a significant difference in the world.
If you know of someone who is trying to have a positive impact and could use our help. Make a comment on this blog post and let us know who YOU think would be the perfect person to help.
We will be enlisting the aid of thousands of people to help get the world out, so let us know quickly.
We will be selecting someone very soon!
Post a comment and let us know who you think needs our help.
All the best,
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Karen Crystal would be the lady I will say needs to get noticed. She is an Author of a new and good book – Navigating through Autism. It has a positive twist on Autism, by means of addressing the issues at hand, not the cure factor, the awareness factor and the understanding factor.
The facts are clear 1 out of every 150 children in american and the numbers are growing. There are very Bright shinning Stars, but very few see the light.
Karen is one of those people.
Hey Ken,
You stole my person!
Deremiah is incredible. Out of the blue, he emailed me one day because he’s on my list, and we struck up a friendship.
I don’t think I’ve ever had anyone call me on my birthday, just to sing to me and wish me well, until Deremiah did just this past week.
I totally think he should do American Idol, BTW. He has the voice and the personality to succeed there.
But… I lieu of that, I definitely think he’s making an impact. I know of one young man who he mentors, in particular, that has been helped so much because Deremiah took him under his wing.
I really don’t think I’ve ever met a more selfless person. With Deremiah, it’s always, “What can I do for you?” Not, “Do this for me!”
Yep. You stole my person.
–Pat
Yes, I’ve met someone who could make a real difference if only someone would notice.
You just gotta meet my dad! (DeWayne McCulley)
He almost died from a diabetic coma, but with my help and the help of God and his mother, he used his engineering background to wean off the insulin shots and beat the disease; and is now helping other diabetics!
But, there are over 21 million diabetics in the U.S. and over 170 million diabetics worldwide, who could use my dad’s insight — if they only knew he has written a powerful book, titled “Death to Diabetes” (ISBN 0977360741). This book explains my dad’s experience with diabetes, and how he beat the disease, focusing on the 5 super foods, avoiding the 5 “dead” foods and chemicals, using spiritual health, blood glucose testing, and proper exercise.
When my dad was in a diabetic coma, the doctors told me that my dad wasn’t going to make it. To their surprise, my dad came out of the coma. But the doctors told him he would be on insulin and other drugs (blood thinner, cholesterol-lowering drug) for the rest of his life. But, he’s no longer on any drugs! The doctors told my dad that he would face amputation of both legs, kidney failure, and blindness very shortly. But, after 6 years, he still has his legs, kidneys, and eyes
But, we put my dad on a raw food diet, and within 4 months he had beaten the disease. When the churches and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) heard my dad’s story, he was invited to speak and share his story. After encouragement from the churches, myself, and his mother, my dad wrote the book “Death to Diabetes”.
Recently, medical doctors have invited him to speak at medical conferences and be interviewed on their radio shows.
Here’s part of a TV interview on NBC last year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCn8iaaOerI
Here is my dad being introduced by a medical doctor at a medical conference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ECUOu2rFto
Here’s part of a radio interview with a NYC cardiologist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6dyZUTSeco
As you can see from some of the videos, my Dad is a cross between Chris Rock and Dr. Oz, because he’s able to use humor and his medical knowledge to provide an entertaining lecture about diabetes. I believe that people love my Dad’s message because it is inspiring and brings hope to so many people who identify with what he has gone through. And, because he faced all the problems that diabetics face, these diabetics identify with him, and they feel hopeful that now they can get healthier.
But my dad needs more exposure! Can you help my dad help diabetics who are suffering unnecessarily?
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Cynthia, a proud daughter
cynthia@deathtodiabetes.com
I know of some individuals in this organization,NCRESA, who work hard trying to help the educational system here in our local area of michigan who struggle with all of the financial cut backs that have become so common. They try to provide the needed services but are hamstrung at every turn. When cut backs happen…those in the most vulnerable positions ( those who have disabilities and special needs) are left even more vulnerable.
For those same students who live in large metropolitan areas there are organizations and business that help to provide additional services; for many more families living in disadvantaged communities…there is nothing.
Special needs students dont get a fair shake. If they get to their senior year and get a diploma (like every red blooded American student struggles to acheive) they are punished by being cut off from further services. Yet, in rural areas…there is very little opportunity for productive employment. There is little hope. Not much opportunity…and a difficult situation for families who can ill afford “an aid to provide care” for their “adult” student while they go to work.
If those same special needs students and their families opt for a certificate of achievement instead of the diploma…then the state is required to provide additional educational service until the age of 26. However, with little funding…basically, they receive limited services such as personal body care, limited class time, or some daily skills such as budgeting. If the student is serverally disabled…this additional time allows the family to continue to work and know that their child is safe. Then at the age of 26…again there is nothing to look forward to. No, vocational training, no volunteer programs to take advantage of….you get the idea.
The burden on special needs students and their families is tremendous. Often, once they graduate…in rural communities…they become a statistic; drugs/alcohol use, legal issues, unwanted pregnancies, etc. There needs to be a national organization that recognizes these issues and provides alternatives for special needs students most at risk in rural areas of our country who could be so much more productive than they are allowed to be because of a lack of opportunity.
In my local area, we have NCRESA, http://www.ncresa.org/, the staff struggles on many levels to provide educational services to an area in Michigan which is at a very low level on the poverty list. We live in the Baby Food Capital of The World, Fremont Michigan where Gerber Baby Food began their business which is now owned by Nestle. The hardest hit on the service plan for NCRESA is the special education department in my opinion. They have drug prevention programs for the public schools, they provide early educational services….but my red alert button says…these special needs students are often across the board the ones who get the least funding from state and federal levels.
Eva Houseman is the Director of Special Education, Patti Wildfong is the Co-ordinator of Early Learning Support Services…there are so many more services that NCRESA provides…but my area of concern are those who focus on the at risk special needs students. If some program or non-profit could be developed to tackle some of these concerns around the country, it would change the American landscape in such a positive way that it would have far reaching results! An organization or program like that could help hundreds of thousands of families to know that every life has value and purpose!
Hey Ken,
now there you go again…man I told you I did what I did for you from my heart…not to receive all of this attention.
Now I’m here not for my own needs but because I have a very good friend that you should really get to know Ken.
She’ll show you how to write your next book and keep more of the profits. She will definitely change the face of how Authors do their books from now until the next mellinium. She’s the author of a very important book called “Create Your Own Reality”. She’s already helping me to do that better and I’m anticipating some amazing introductions to key people before your September experience.
The good thing is that she is already in California so getting to the event would be something she could probably do.
I’ve already taken the initiative to help her with the promotional part of her book as I did yours. She will be launching her book this coming week on July 8th, 2008.
Did I tell you her name yet? Oh I almost forgot. She is Author Sharyn Ayn. I’m going to leave a couple of links below along with her Official Fan pages on Facebook.
Now I don’t know what you can do to help her with a powerful book launch with just 4 days away.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54910285390
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21565462100
Her Website
http://www.createyours2.com
Tell her I referred her to you. She really is already quiet phenomenal just needs for people to know she’s on the planet in a noisy world.
Sharyn@Createyours2.com
If there is anything else that I can do for anybody in your group Ken just send them to me and let me see what I can do.
Is there anything else I can do for you?
Your Servant, (Because you deserve to be HAPPY!!!)
Lovingly Deremiah *CPE
Hello,
How are you doing? I am well thank-you. The reason why I am writing you is because I think I would be good enough for help plus my family. I was disabled for 10 year’s and now I am not anymore, I was proclaimed with misdiagnoses thank God. I knew like an angel I could or can touch people’s live’s, but really I have to move out by April of 2009 due to the circumstances. I made a choice a long time ago to be an intellectual just reading and writing with more education is the way. I would like to tell you that if you can help us we can help you, may be you can write me back though-with the impact I shall not be going to Long Beach. Yet I would just love too.
Sincerely,
May be you can help my friend’s out too.
Miss Stephanie Campbell
Dear Ken,
Yes, definitely, Deremiah is someone incredibkle! I met him at JV Alert, and we immediately became friends. We just have the same values of loving to serve and help people…
He definitively deserves success and recognition. His love and energy have to enlighten the world! That’s a good choice.
For my part, I would like you to pick up Bill Covert, my friend, whoom I met two months ago. We are now working together and I help him puting out his project into the world. He wishes to make a hudge impact on business entrepreneurs by helping them igniting their vision and running their business with enlightment and in a sustainable way. He wants to spread his message based on 12 unique powerful principles he learned with Brian Tracy and Jay Abraham. He is dedicated to help people shine and live a harmonic and fulfilled life. His passion is to help people grow and run successful and responsible businesses. If you could give him support, to help him become known, you would make a hudge impact on me too! Thanks in advance, Ken!
Ken,
Yes, I agree. Just meeting Deremiah on your jvAlert Live was quite different experience.
I think he even mentioned that people are taken aback sometime by his willingness to give without asking something back. It is most definitely not something you see every day.
Alex Sysoef
Hey Ken-
I know of so many people who are making a positive impact of people’s lives that would really take it to the next level with teh exposure but, my absolute favorite choice is a dear friend by the name of Ron Dilbert.
In an age where it is sometimes expected for dads to shirk their God given responsibility and be “absent”, Ron has become the model for all the single dads (like myself) who really need someone who’s been there and done an absolute masterful job of raising his son on his own.
He’s been my inspiration, coach, and mentor in this area for the past 4 years or so. God placed him into my life at a very difficult time when I had all but lost my teenage son due to many reasons. I know this is a little personal but, I openly share this story with everyone I know, especially single dads.
Needless to say, without his assistance, things would not have turned out the way they are now… He has a beautiful message of love, respect, and responsibility which is well needed in this “gimme, gimme, gimme” world we live in.
His message transcends race, ethnicity, geography, and religion!
Walt Laurel
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Two people who have had a major impact in my life are Ken McArthur and Ross Goldberg.
Ken is of course the person who helped me find my inner entrepreneur and gave me the confidence to go after the prize! Without Ken, I would have continued struggling to make a name for myself.
Ross Goldberg, on the other hand, is an inspiring guy who managed to overcome paralysis while building a business that most would envy. His perseverence is inspiring to me.
Ross exploded his business through relationship building with other marketers and his customers, which is a good example for the rest of us. Your relationships with partners, prospects and customers are the anchors to firmly hold your business in place during stormy weather.
With the fast rise to success that he has had, Ross has not allowed it to go to his head, he still works hard to provide value to his customers and he is serious about making sure his JV partners get as much as possible from any promotion. He takes time with his family very seriously and loves to spend it with his son!
With people like Ross and Ken to look to for guidance, I really have only myself to blame if I do not succeed!
Hi Ken
My vote goes to Shane Jeremy James of http://www.shanejeremeyjames.com. I have known Shane for 6 or 7 years now. He has come a long way and has a huge vision.
He started out in Saskatchewan, Canada, growing up in a town of 300. He played hockey in the winter and joined the local team. Ended up the captain.
He became an addict, but because of the level of hockey he was at and his personality he was able to keep it hidden for a long time.
Then one day his world came crashing down.
The police surrounded him as he was breaking down. They called his folks. No one could get thru his paranoia. Then he looked up and saw his dad crying.
He’d never seen his dad cry.
He went with them and started the hard journey to clean up his act. He moved to Vancouver, BC. Saw an opportunity with a fitness franchise. Bought three. Kept one.
It became one of the top three in Canada. He helped hundreds of people get fit, lose weight. He went after and got millionaire and Billionaire mentors to help him.
He started the number one weight Loss podcast in iTunes with me, Weight Loss and the Mind. we turned it into a popular local radio show, Mind Body and Health on http://www.650cisl.com.
He is preparing to launch his book on the mind side of Weight Loss and a series of DVD’s.
But where he needs the most help is his ‘pet’ project: The World’s Largest Youth Weight Loss/Fitness camp. His goal: one million kids in camp.
We are doing our children such a disservice and they are getting obese at younger and younger ages. My son is 16. He moved in with me last August, 07. A couple months ago he came up to me and told me that since he moved in he lost 20 pounds while growing two to three inches.
How? He is way more active and I don’t have any junk food around for him to snack on. And a big thanks for that goes to Shane.
So Let’s make a Massive Impact on an entire generation. Because if we don’t we may be the first generation to outlive its children… that’s not a legacy I want to leave behind.
Thanks, Ken.
Scott Paton
The Dean of Blogonomics and Podology
PS See you are JVAlert in Vegas.
PPS If you know anyone who would like a sales letter for their product or services, send them my way. My goal is to write 3 or 4 a month. I just finished one that triple conversions :^) scott at extremecopy dot com
In 1991 I lost my wife to cancer after a two year battle. seventeen years later I still remember it as a traumatic experience.
One out of four women will be diagnosed with cancer.
Realizing there are many other men going through what I went through, I want to help them to deal with the terrible emotional and physical stresses of having their spouse suffering this life threatening disease. When a woman is diagnosed all the attention is placed on her, as it should be. But there is a terrific load placed on the husband/caregiver who is generally left to deal with it by himself. He needs to know he isn’t alone and there are those who would help him.
Men tend to not ask for help. They tend to quietly carry their burdens inside and sometime this leads to tragic results. At the least, it often leads to denial and lack of support when their wives most need it.
My goal is to help the men in this situation; to help them deal with the stresses and uncertainties with advice and counsel. So far I have only written a book, but I am considering a forum where they can voice their concerns and ask questions. Any other ideas are welcome. They need to know they don’t have to deal with this alone.
Dear Ken,
It’s good to see there are still some people willing to ‘get involved’.
I was thinking. Rather than putting focus and resources on 1 person/project, and though the idea is admirable, why don’t your team of insiders develop and implement a strategy of assisting LOTS of recipients worthy of your groups time and resources?
If you systemise the process of needs assessment, brain-storm the expansion of that potential project, develop proceedures for implementation etc., and co-ordinate the running of these projects simultaneously, then you can start MANY, and determine involvement of individual volunterrs in progressing each project to its conclusion, at the same time assessing NEW Projs, etc., etc.
Whaddya reckon?
If I can help with ideas, I am available ( though my energy is limited because of illness).
Good Luck with it. I look forward to any updates/progress reports you may care to send my way.
Let’s have MORE of these grass roots initiatives !!!!
Rahim
Hi Ken,
I absolutely agree – Deremiah is an incredible person. I had a pleasure to meet him at the JVAlert. You just can not help but to feel in a presence of pure love when you are in a Deremiah’s presence.
It is so hard to choose just one person for I truly believe that everyone can make a huge impact if given right help and mentoring. At the JVAlert I met a lot of incredible people – like Jeffrey Wellman (Layoff Your Boss) What an amazing human being.
At the JValert I also met one of your students who I truly believe will make a huge impact. His name is Richard Kohler. He founded Adventures in Safety, LLC. In 1995 with the goal of educating as many children as possible on such topics as abduction safety and bully avoidance.
I hope that every one will make an impact in his/her live because as James Ray say in his book Harmonic Wealth
“You are the one the world’s been waiting for.”
With Love
Lucia Mitro Simon
Dick McDonald needs your help. He has spent the last several years developing his “Rise Up Economy” explained in his free e-book “Make The Poor Rich and America Wealthier.” Here is what he says:
“Those who believe that adopting Rise Up will just make Americans wealthier and retirement more secure are missing the bigger picture. It will reduce the size of government by half; generate the biggest tax cut in history; pay off all unfunded entitlement liabilities; economically emancipate women and minorities; infuse enormous sums directly into the capital markets thereby accelerating the growth of the economy; reduce crime, poverty and gangs; eliminate the need for government pensions and Medicare; eliminate the need for business to fund retirement needs; increase the net worth of America and Americans geometrically and promote “Domestic Tranquility”…”
While everyone is busy patting themselves on the back because they talk about helping the poor, Dick has actually gone and created an airtight system that actually WILL help EVERYONE in America!
Hi Ken readers n posters … Ive been online now for about 7 years and how its changing yes from my viewing style its changing in such a good way what with social networking and social bookmarking more people are partnering up with like minded individuals like they used to in days gone by … Joining social clubs when men were men and worked manually say 60 years ago and needed to have a pint of ale after a long hard 12 hour days work … well that’s how it was in the UK
I find it so strange how once I get a subject into my head I want to research just how easy it is to get so much very relevant good free information fast … just like in this blog very interesting and some really good stories shared by one and all … well I’m no different once I find something that has had a impact on myself I cant wait to share … so do yourself a favor check out my link it really is worth your while believe me no pitch no fat no fluff just clean clear self help information.
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I have met many people with good intentions, and some with abilities to make a difference, and there is one in particular that could use a lot of help, but I do not have his permission to advertise his name. Hopefully his story will be inspiring, even if he isn’t chosen. I will call him Pablo.
Pablo did not have an amazing childhood. He was often at the top of his class in academics, while he was average to below average in sports. But one thing that he did have was an amazing will and power of concentration. If he wanted to attain a goal, he would work hard until he accomplished his goal.
He worked at menial jobs throughout junior high and high school, and he saved money not for cars and clothes, but to go to university. He worked at menial jobs while in university, too, just to pay tuition and eat once in a while. He finished his bachelors degree in three years, and then found jobs as a substitute teacher to put himself through graduate school.
Pablo wanted to be a teacher because he felt that he could make things better for kids. Even as a substitute teacher, he found himself surrounded by high school students who found someone they could talk to, while the regular teachers spent their free time in the teachers’ lounge. Even middle school students showed him more respect than they usually show to teachers, because he had a way of teaching them so that they understood.
Pablo’s career in teaching has been marked by many highs and many lows. While connecting with students of various ages was always a “high,” dealing with administrators was usually a “low.” He got fired from a few different teaching jobs because he did not “fit into the system.”
Pablo took a year off. He went to Israel, and volunteered on a kibbutz there. During that year, he also travelled overland to India, and witnessed firsthand the severities of poverty. When he returned to the kibbutz in Israel, life was easy, but he struggled with the question of why it wasn’t easy for everyone.
At the same time, he discovered that Israel was his real home – it fit him to be there. He moved to a small town and began teaching English at a poorly run high school. Not long after that he was in the Israeli army and soon facing people he had been trained to kill. But he did everything he could to avoid hurting anyone, no less killing them. He showed respect for everybody, and usually people showed respect toward him. And so he struggled more with why people couldn’t get along and help each other, rather than constantly be at war with each other.
Pablo was devastated when he had to leave Israel because of financial problems. His first job in the states was as a teacher in a special program that takes youth out of prison and puts them into the wilderness. In this program, Pablo was a favorite with the youth, and he was liked by the staff, too. But he felt that he could do better in a different environment. He took jobs as a regular teacher and as a travel agent, and started to look at business opportunities. Realizing that his biggest problem – the reason he had to leave Israel – was lack of money, lack of income, Pablo looked at just about every money-making scheme there was. Needless to say, nothing worked in his favor.
While working for his own subsistence, Pablo discovered Children International (www.children.org) where he could sponsor a child even at his level of income. He chose to sponsor 4 children, and still does so today, even though he barely makes enough money to keep himself alive.
In the last several years, Pablo has been teaching in different countries in Asia. He keeps photos of his sponsored children on his desk to remind him why he works even where he may not enjoy it so much.
And now Pablo says it’s time to go home. He has no savings and no promise of any income, but he is determined to go back and live in Israel. He believes that he has failed to make money, and failed to make a difference in the world so far, because he has always been in the wrong place, since he left Israel.
He believes he can be a real agent of change if he could bring knowledge to more and more people. He believes that the biggest problems in the world today – poverty, disharmony, destruction of the environment – are all products of bad thinking. Politicians cannot solve these problems; they are more likely to perpetuate them. Rock stars cannot solve the problems by getting money donations. Even organizations like Children International are not solutions to the problems – they’re just bandaids.
Pablo believes that Israel is the center of knowledge – so the solutions to its problems and the world problems are there. Pablo wants to run his own magazine to advocate “truth,” something that governments and the media avoid. He believes that the biggest problems facing Israel and the world will not be solved militarily or politically or by religion, but by education. Knowledge of the truth together with actions toward bringing people to work together toward making this world more people-friendly – this is what Pablo wants to do with his magazine.
Pablo has always seen education as a means to make life better for people. Unfortunately, other educators do not treat it this way, and educational institutions have lost track of these higher goals. So Pablo wants to reach people through an online magazine. His problem is, he doesn’t know the first thing about running an online business, and doesn’t know many people who could help him.
Making this world a better place for the poor means making this world a better place for the rich and in-between as well. The process of making this world a better place includes upgrading every individual’s quality of life – in how they treat themselves and their neighbors. I think Pablo would agree with this.
Thanks for reading.
I had the good fortune of meeting Deremiah at JV alert.
He is very much a giver and was trying to figure out how he could help me.
I find those who make the biggest difference, attract the most attention, reach the masses with their message tend to be
big givers and great value to others.
Deremiah is one of those people. He has great energy and I glad I had the opportunity to meet him. Deremiah, if you are reading this I look forward to seeing HOW I CAN HELP YOU.
TO YOUR SUCCESS
LARRY BENET
THE CONNECTOR
http://www.larrybenet.com
Hey Ken,
I seriously believe anyone who dares to be an
internet marketer or market online is to me
amazing.
After hearing you speak of impact Ken, it occured
to me that impact is a matter of choice.
We all have opportunities to make small and
large impact in the lives of others.
The power comes I believe in our decision to
choose to do such.
In Deremiah’s situation, he had numerous choices
which would and could result in benefits for
himself or others. He had numberous choices
of who he could affect. He had numberous choices
in which of his talents to use to achieve such.
Each choice could also have a negative impact
which he could of as well chosen.
Well what makes one amazing is in their choices.
What made me take notice of Deremiah, after meeting
him at JV Alert Live is his choice to be a giver even
when giving is percieved as suspect. His honoring
his choice without judgement but by the simple act of
doing, is remarkable.
Yes Ken, Deremiah CPE blew me away in his almost
unbelievable dedicated choice to give and to serve
and identify what one needs and then give it to them
all in the same breath.
All I can say is the guy is simply amazing and that
doesn’t seem to come accross fully in the things
I had read about him, previously.
A boost of thousands supporting his cause would be
like light shining through a prism. The rays would
illuminate all aspects of human conditon, but most
importantly the kids that may never know what their inner light looks like. What would it be like one day to meet kids, well children, able to freely express their greatest gifts like Deremiah and share them with all.
I vote Deremiah CPE
Hi Ken;
I have met many people with good intentions, and some with abilities to make a difference, and there is one in particular that could use a lot of help, but I do not have his permission to advertise his name. Hopefully his story will be inspiring, even if he isn’t chosen. I will call him Pablo. That was one of his nicknames at one time.
As far as I know, there was nothing remarkable about Pablo’s upbringing. He was born and raised in a middle class family. He did well in school, and not bad in sports. He always had a great determination to do things on his own.
He worked at menial jobs throughout junior high and high school, and he saved money not for cars and clothes, but to go to university. He worked at menial jobs while in university, too, just to pay tuition and eat once in a while. He finished his bachelors degree in three years, and then found jobs as a substitute teacher to put himself through graduate school.
Pablo wanted to be a teacher because he felt that he could make things better for kids. Even as a substitute teacher, he found himself surrounded by high school students who found someone they could talk to, while the regular teachers spent their free time in the teachers’ lounge. Even middle school students showed him more respect than they usually show to teachers, because he had a way of teaching them so that they understood.
(I have seen Pablo at work. He never talks down to anyone, not even kindergarten children – not even dogs or cats. He says that we are all kids and we all keep the dignity and respect that we give to others.)
Pablo’s career in teaching has been marked by many highs and many lows. While connecting with students of various ages was always a “high,” dealing with administrators was usually a “low.” He was let go from a few different teaching jobs because he did not “fit into the system.”
Pablo took a year off. He went to Israel, and volunteered on a kibbutz there. During that year, he also travelled overland to India, and witnessed firsthand the severities of poverty. When he returned to the kibbutz in Israel, life was easy, but he struggled with the question of why it wasn’t easy for everyone.
At the same time, he discovered that Israel was his real home – it fit him to be there. He moved to a small town and began teaching English at a poorly run high school. Not long after that, he was in the Israeli army and soon facing people he had been trained to kill. But he did everything he could to avoid hurting anyone, no less killing them. He showed respect to everybody, even those who would spit at him and throw rocks at him, and usually people showed respect toward him. And so he struggled more with why people couldn’t get along and help each other, rather than constantly be at war with each other.
Pablo was devastated when he had to leave Israel because of financial problems. His first job in the U.S. was as a teacher in a special program that takes youth out of prison and puts them into the wilderness. In this program, Pablo was a favorite with the youth, and he was liked by the staff, too. But he felt that he could do better in a different environment. He took jobs as a regular teacher and as a travel agent, and started to look at business opportunities. Realizing that his biggest problem – the reason he had to leave Israel – was lack of money, lack of income, Pablo looked at just about every money-making scheme there was. Needless to say, nothing worked in his favor.
While working for his own subsistence, Pablo discovered Children International (www.children.org) where he could sponsor a child in a poor family. He chose to sponsor 4 children, and still does so today, even though he barely makes enough money to keep himself alive. (Actually, I found out that Pablo’s income at work is pretty good, but he has to use most of it to pay off debts. He has been living on about $250.00 per month for the last 6 years.)
In the last several years, Pablo has been teaching in different countries in Asia. He keeps photos of his sponsored children on his desk to remind him why he works even where he may not enjoy it so much.
And now Pablo says it’s time to go home. He has no savings and no promise of any income, but he is determined to go back and live in Israel. And he will soon be there. He believes that he has failed to make money, and failed to make a difference in the world so far, because, amongst other things, he has always been in the wrong place since he left Israel. (I think Pablo believes that different people belong in different places; that things work out best for people who have found their true home.)
He believes he can be a real agent of change if he could bring knowledge to more and more people. He believes that the biggest problems in the world today – poverty, disharmony, destruction of the environment – are all products of wrong thinking. Politicians cannot solve these problems; they are more likely to perpetuate them. Rock stars cannot solve the problems by getting money donations. Even organizations like Children International are not solutions to the problems – they’re just bandaids.
To Pablo, Israel is the center of knowledge – so the solutions to its problems and the world problems are there. Pablo wants to run his own magazine to advocate “truth,” something that governments and the media avoid. He believes that the biggest problems facing Israel and the world will not be solved militarily or politically or by religion, but by education. (Pablo, by the way, is not against militaries or religions or politics – they all serve a purpose. They just are not solutions to the problems the world faces today. )
Knowledge of the truth together with actions toward bringing people to work together toward making this world more people-friendly – this is what Pablo wants to do with his magazine.
Pablo has always seen education – sharing knowledge, improving skills, and bringing people to their own happiness – as a means to make life better for people. Unfortunately, other educators do not treat education this way, and educational institutions have lost track of these higher goals. So Pablo wants to reach people through an online magazine. His problem is, he doesn’t know the first thing about running an online business, and doesn’t know people who could help him.
Making this world a better place for the poor means making this world a better place for the rich and in-between as well. The process of making this world a better place includes upgrading every individual’s quality of life – in how they treat themselves and their neighbors. I think Pablo would agree with this.
Thanks for reading.
There are many amazing people out there as the previous entries attest. I’m going to add on more person to this list because of his incredible strength of character and commitmnet to the truth. I met Dr. Steven Smith at my local church. He would not impress anyone by his appearance, he’s pretty much an ordinary looking fellow. What makes him special and a good candidate for some help is His story.
This man was a shy farm boy raised in a small town in south central Indiana. He would not stand out except for the fact he had a passion for knowing the truth. His passion led him to study theology and eventually Greek and Hebrew. His life became fuller when He married but all was not bliss. His wife had a terminal disease. In addtional to that they were involved in a serious car wreck which left him in constant pain to this day and caused them to nearly lose an unborh child. Duirng all this Dr. Steve remained faithful and continued sharing his passion for truth as a pastor and then a seminary administrator.
His reputation and knowledege of ancient languages allowed him to be part of several amazing archeological expeditions in Isreal. Meanwhile suffering financail setbacks and evetually the death of his beloved wife. Only months after that his mother’s house was nearly ruined by the major flooding in the midwest. Through all of this he has kept a wonderfully grateful and joyous spirit. He and his two daughters could use a boost right now. This man has much to offer the world and could use some help and encouragement getting his message out to the world. He has what it takes to make an major impact but needs a team.
My Daughter Cindy is the one that needs help and support. She is a single Mother and is raising 3 Children by herself. She works in a Pizza take out place. She is barely 5′ tall. The place where she works is the buisiest place in the City of Cadillac, Michigan. A city of 50,000 people. She makes over 200 Pizza’s each day. She is a hard worker and she gets along with all of her co-workers and her Bosses. When she gets off work she is wor n out from all of the work she does. She doesn’t have a car to get to work and back. Her oldest Daughter borrowed her car for a couple of month, because they totaled their car in a 2 car Collision. No one was injured, Thank God. The day after she got her car back the engine blew up. She can’t save up enough money to buy another car. She lives about 2 miles from work. If no one is there to take her to work she walks. Her Father and I have helped her as much as we can. We both only have Disability Social Security to live on. Her Children are 14, 16 and 18. They are wonderful Children. They don’t give her any problems. They are very Loving and Respectful of her.
I really believe that she needs help in a lot of ways. She needs a car desperately. It would mean a great deal to her Father and I if someone could help her out with a Car and some Friendship. If you choose to help her, We will be forever grateful to all who do. Thank You, Lucille
Ken:
Aside from you, Ross Goldberg, Sid Hale, Frank Sousa and a host of other people I’ve met through you, I have to ditto the Deremiah vote. Not only does he constantly ask,m “How can I help you?” but he was the best dressed man at JV Alert Live:-)
Not to “toot my own horn” but I have a book and audio program that can help a lot of people who are in financial pain right now . . . if only . . . they knew about it.
“Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck” contains enough simple ideas to enable anyone to increase their income over and above their present job or business.
The people who are struggling to buy gas and food really need this information but it’s a challenge getting above the noise, as we all know all too well.
(I received this plea from one of my readers this past week — I told her I wasn’t sure how I could personally help — but that we would keep our eyes open and get her message out somehow — WOW, this seems to be a good spot to do so! Carrie)
—>from an email I got this week
“I am sure as well as other Americans here fail to see how life is on the reservations throughout this country.
I am an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in South Dakota there is 3rd world living conditions, poor housing and at Little Eagle the drinking water has to be brought in and paid for by the tribe.
Our most Sacred Ceremony is our Sundance which is in July . Perhaps you should watch the movie about the Life and Times of Sitting Bull “Bury My Heart AT Wounded Knee to understand more of our plight.
The reservations have the highest rate of teenage suicide in the United States
Last year from December to February there were 250 attempted suicides and the diabetes is way out of control.
At Standing Rock and also Rosebud the tribal leaders have asked for any kind of help with the suicides .
And anything we can do to improve the water supply would be good too. The tribe will not be able too keep paying Cullington for drinking water indefinitely. We really need any kind of help ‘
Shelley EagleHunter
PS. Do you know of any dentist who would volunteer time ? Or some one who is into the Green Enviroment who could help with the water? Thanks
(this project would lend itself well to a team promoting awareness…combining resources and making alot of noise to get some attention for these folks — C)
some one who made an inpact in my live would be my mom, even thuogh she went through deficult prolbems she was both a farther figure and a mother figure to me and that is why i am here were i am . she really helped a lot by teaching me because in live, no hasbend no wife can ever make you happy, you have to find true joy from within in order to enjoy life.because if you dont make your self happy no one will ever will ,my mom started to apreciate him self and i also learned to apriciate who i am
Hey Ken and everyone,
THANKS for the lovely comments. I am humbled by your generousity to so freely share how you feel I have blessed your lives. Actually I have to admit I was so moved by you all that it brought me to tears.
Ken is fortunate in that he heard my story personally in his car late one night after dinner. I think that moment helped him to truly understand how desperate, confused and depressed I was as a young 16 year old kid nearly 500 miles from friends and so distant from self love that I could not see any light at the end of the tunnel. You see, my life was so pitiful that I thought it seemed hundreds of times that there was no hope for me, that nobody cared and that maybe I should consider suicide in place of the agonizing pain I was feeling. It’s was apparent that other people had joy and I had mostly sorrow.
But now I’m free from being a prisoner of my own thoughts and everyone can celebrate with me. Now I can empathize with the suffering of others conditions and encouraging them that their is hope…that it can be better for them.
And with that said let me share that I have a dear friend from New York. She is a fabulous human being with a beautiful heart for imparting thoughts of victory because she herself became an overcomer. Her life experience while different than mine is one where she suffered through a very challenging personal accident that left her devasted. In a world full of doctors she found no resolve from her great physical pains which even haunted her in her sleep until through self discovery she found the imaginal dynamic which she now shares with others.
Her name is Melissa Zollo and while she’s having some impact I’m doing everything I can at no cost to her to help her have the kind of Ken McArthur IMPACT that I know would be invaluable to millions of people all over the face of this earth.
Melissa is very tender and kind with great ideas that can help the world breakthrough the prisons they have built around their own imaginations. She is not into herself and avoids terms like teacher and guru. You can read her story on her website at http://www.presentmemory.com
I have written a promotion piece to help her gain more opportunities for others to become healthy in their thinking through her ideas. Ken this is the friend I was trying to get to come down to Philly. Hopefully we can get her to make it to another Philly event…maybe the one in August. Here is the story I wrote about her on my blog http://deremiahcpe.blogspot.com/2008/07/melissa-zollo-could-change-your.html . I believe her ideas can be used in any arena as you will discover from the large group of people across many industries who offer testimonials to her work. Let’s help Melissa Zollo have greater IMPACT for the greater good of our creation. Thanks for your consideration.
Take a look at this person Shafin, he has been helping people around the world for years now for very little. I dnt know if he needs any help. But you sure could consider.
http://redefineyourreality.blogspot.com
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I’ve recently met an amazing young man by the name of Robert Breining.
Robert first showed up at one of my recent Blog Talk Radio segments entitled “Claim Your Independence”. At the time , he only participated in the show with the “username “poziam”. I really didn’t think too much about it until he announced in the chat room that he was a 28 year old man who was HIV positive and was an advocate of support and education to others with HIV/AIDS.
Throughout the show, he was inspiring to others in the chat room and really impressed me with such a mission at that young age.
After the show, I intended to contact him but, never got around to it until one day I was working on my Impact Team assignments for the upcoming bootcamp. Particularly, how I would present my $1MM challenge in support of HIV/AIDS research. I then thought about robert and decided to go to his website…
http://www.poziam.com
That’s when I knew that his presence on the show was no coincidence!
At that time, I contacted him and asked him where he actually lived…And, guess what? …He lives in Philly!
I immediately invited him to come to our next show and gave him a free ticket to the bootcamp event! I would like for us all to go to his site and look at the work this amazing, courageous young man is doing and give him support…I certainly am committed to doing just that!
With the right support, he can have a major IMPACT…
http://www.poziam.com
(You can hear the show segment at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/purpose-driven)
Thanks
Walt
Such a marvelous way to give back! Thank you and I have a perfect person for you to consider.
Anne Schrock from the sunny south of Georgia.
Anne is a long time friend through business endeavorie’s and has become a much loved and trusted personal friend.
Anne is a Godly woman with the burning desire to make a difference in as many lives and ways as possible.
Our connection is first of all, our spiritual bond to a higher voice. Healthy self care through our diet and environment is a passion of hers and mine.
Anne has recently published a beautiful book that is nothing less than educational and giving.
The book is titled: “Nature’s Secrets for every Season.”
The website is:
http://healthierskinnaturally.com/wp/
Anne’s passion is to make a difference in lives, she has made a difference in mine. I would enjoy seeing her soar!
Thank you and a blessing for your day~
Bea Kunz
Sage Hill Farms
Tennessee/USA
Hi Ken
I suggest you support Larissa Glück: her project will make an huge impact on the world.
Larissa founded a charity called Living Dreams. This charity will support the hopes and dreams of youngsters that will improve their lives and that of the people surrounding them.
Young people have amazing dreams and the energy to pursue them.
Larissa knows from her own experiences and her own story is amazing. If you meet her you will be impressed by her story.
Listening and supporting our youth will change society. When respect is shown to children it increases their self esteem, health and happyness.
Youth deserve our support. Therefore, the people who have lived their own dreams will be chosen as mentors. Ideally, they will live close to their mentees, so that they can meet in person.
In turn, these children, when they become successful adults will become mentors themselves.
The mentors and mentees will be connected through a global network, so they can exchange ideas and seek assistance for practical issues like relocating. Further there will be opportunities for events where the young people and their mentors can meet.
The successful outcomes will be shown on the soon-to-be developed website.
The project needs to start as soon as possible. To accelerate this aim, founding support is welcomed. Larissa’s aim is to get mentors in many countries and match them with youngsters who are crying out for help. If potential mentors could mail their own stories and offers of support, to livingdreams@bellacharisma.de they will be complied into the upcoming website.
When can we tell the first child that we have the perfect mentor for you!
Will you be one of the first mentors or sponsors?
For questions or offers of support email livingdreams@bellacharisma.de
Dear Ken,
It has recently been brought to my attention that you are seeking a worthy charity to promote. It is for this reason that I find myself contemplating the benefit of submitting my charity organization to you for consideration.
The charity that I am addressing is one that touches men and women worldwide in the guise of childhood self-esteem development. It further will improve their ability to grow into capable adults which will guarantee their health and happiness. The charity is aptly titled, “Living Dreams”.
Living Dreams does all this by connecting a mentor and a young person that dreams of becoming like their mentor. Children and youngster have amazing dreams and the energy. Properly focused this energy can catapult a child to realize their dream.
The chosen mentor is selected from a database of successful entrepreneurs within the child’s local community to maintain personal contact and ensure support. Further support will be available through our worldwide network. This will allow both the mentor and the child to exchange ideas and know who to ask and where to go for information. Also, events are held each year in each region where all participants are encouraged to meet and interact on a larger scale.
Currently the Living Dreams website is in the developmental stages. This is intended to be the portal to the charity and where success stories will be recorded and shared. This is an opportunity to let our children know that they are worth our time, energy, and support. Financial as well as physical help is always welcome.
Ken, your support of Living Dreams is your opportunity to allow a child to hear those precious words, “Yes, we have the perfect mentor for you!”
For questions or offers to support send an e-mail to livingdreams@bellacharisma.de
Sincerely,
Larissa Glück, Founder
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