The Audacity To Persevere

The narrative unfolds the author's journey from being a high school dropout to achieving academic and professional success. It highlights themes of perseverance and resilience, illustrating how early struggles, including low self-esteem and racism, shaped their path. At age thirty, the author earned a GED, followed by a bachelor's degree, two master’s degrees, and a doctorate, all while balancing family and work commitments. Now a retired Salvation Army officer and ordained elder, the story serves as a testament that one's beginnings do not define their future.