num_pages: 224
description: Despite being reared in a broken home, separated from his twin brother while he went to live and work on his grandparents' farm, going into World War Two as a paratrooper and discovering his brother had been killed by friendly fire, Ralph K. Manley believes and teaches others that a positive attitude and a lot of hard work will bring success and happiness.For twenty years he taught business, real estate, and finance at Missouri State University. For over fifty years he has been a licensed building contractor, land developer, licensed real estate broker, investor, financier, farm owner/manager, and corporate executive, He built more than 1500 homes and developed residential subdivisions totaling over 2,000 lots in the Springfield, Missouri area.Now in his eighties, Ralph is a widelysought-after motivational speaker with over 150 engagements annually. He serves on the Springfield City Council and is Mayor Pro-Tem, officiating at most of the new business ribbon cuttings in the area. He travels the world representing WWII veterans, parachutes from airplanes, and continues to own and manage over 100 real estate properties.Anyone who has met Ralph K. Manley recognizes him as an enthusiastic and inspiring sage who is always "raring to go. "He tells "have trust and faith in yourself, believe in, encourage, help, and teach other people, and then together you can accomplish many, many things. In my case, it was homes for people who want and need homes."
language: English
title: The Sky Is the Limit: The Autobiography of Ralph K. Manley
titlecomplete: The Sky Is the Limit: The Autobiography of Ralph K. Manley
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Birch Creek Publishing