In the shadow of sacrifice
Subtitle: thoughts on life and success
By: Howard Calhoun
Publisher: Librika Pub.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Pikeville, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781938348013; 9781938348006; 9781938348020; 9781938348037
Subjects: Counselors; Biography; Success; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; Social Scientists & Psychologists; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Public Policy; Social Services & Welfare; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Human Services; Cultural Heritage
Description: In the Shadow of Sacrifice shows by example how to minimize the significance of life?s challenges by presenting them as necessary ingredients to a strong and healthy development. The book reveals the impoverished youth of Howard Calhoun, the one quirky life-changing intervention that started his path to college and many thoughtful, humorous and truthful narratives that will convince the most skeptical to welcome the most difficult problems that life presents. The book challenge anyone who has ever felt overwhelm, helpless and threaten by life to use that energy recognize their own excellence.
Notes: Essays.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Soft NegativesÂ®""; ""Lessons to Learn""; ""To Be or Not to Be . . . What Is the Position?""; ""Principal Lesson""; ""Are You Smarter Than a Sixth Grader?""; ""Principles""; ""Donâ€?t You Dare . . . Call It Puppy Love""; ""Hog Wild""; ""Respect""; ""Just An Observation""; ""Childhood Dreams: Bringing a Stick to a Gunfight""; ""Teacherâ€?s Pet""; ""Head Sister in Charge (HSIC)""; ""Bee Encounter""; ""Toys Are Us""; ""Too Close to Call""; ""Information Age""; ""Uncommon Rats""; ""Stealing Gas""; title: ""Got Milk?""""My First Wheels""; ""Intelligence""; ""Hoop Dreams""; ""Bike Week or Nike Week""; ""Work . . . a Humbling Experience""; ""Burning Bridges""; ""Business as Usual""; ""A Crushing Love""; ""A Leg Up""; ""307.0""; ""Simon Said""; ""Fame or Shame""; ""Self-Preservation: The â€œBigâ€? Question""; ""Me and Mrs. Jones""; ""Missed Education""; ""Kids Will Be Kids . . .""; ""Tobacco Row""; ""Hey, Little Walter""; ""Indecent Proposal""; ""Things That Make You Go Hmm . . .""; ""Drunk on the Job""; ""Before the Glory Days""; ""Punk-a-Phobia""; ""Grudges""; ""The War of the Sexes""; title: ""From Girl2Woman""""Business 101""; ""Business 102""; ""Business 103""; ""Developmentally Significant""; ""Developmentally Significant: The Next Generation""; ""Happiness Ever After""; ""Perfect Call""; ""Tiger Blood""; ""Whatâ€?s in a Dropout?""; ""Poverty: Blessing or Curse?""; ""How Great Thou Are""; ""Man Up""; ""A Structured Settlement""; ""Is It Right or Is It Fair?""; ""The War Against Drugs/Medication""; ""Youthful Indiscretion""; ""Traditional Marriage""; ""Wanting""; ""My College Days""; ""Opportunity 101""; ""Name the Brand""; ""Education Anyone?""; ""Tragedy Hits Home""; title: ""The Village Concept""""A Childâ€?s Last Stand""; ""The Golden Rule""; ""Field of Dreams""; ""Criminal Interest or Criminal Intent?""; ""Invest in Those Who Invest in You""; ""A Deeper Inheritance""; ""To Sir With Love: Giving Honor To My Uncle""; ""Hijacked""; ""When Helping Hurts""; ""A Person of More Than Interest""; ""The Relationship Value""; ""The Relationship Value II""; ""Life""; ""Success Is . . . ?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Final Thoughts""; ""Index""