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Coles Running Down The Dream: My Journey From The Bayou To The Boardroom at Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa, ON
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Few know what it's like to go from a childhood in the bayous of Louisiana in the 1930s, obtaining their secondary education from Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute, to being an Olympian, to finally becoming an Ambassador for the United States of America. However Ambassador David Bolen is one who knows all about such matters because he lived each of these as well as so many more. From his time as the fastest American amateur collegiate athlete in the country, to a thirty year career in Foreign Service with the State Department and beyond, Ambassador Bolen writes about many incidents that not only illuminate recent history, but that also underscore the way to get the most from one's life. In a time of a very strong entitlement mindset, the story of Ambassador Bolen is one that not only inspires, but also lets the reader know that the proper mindset, coupled with drive and determination, can get the reader anywhere they want to go in life. If it can happen for a man who was born in the disadvantaged South during a time of deep discrimination, then it can happen for anyone of us. This inspiring and entertaining story is memoir of a man who knew the harsh realities of discrimination at a time when it was a daily accepted aspect of life, yet went on to live a life beyond his wildest imagination. Now at 93 and still going strong, he's someone who continues to embolden those around him.
Few know what it's like to go from a childhood in the bayous of Louisiana in the 1930s, obtaining their secondary education from Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute, to being an Olympian, to finally becoming an Ambassador for the United States of America. However Ambassador David Bolen is one who knows all about such matters because he lived each of these as well as so many more. From his time as the fastest American amateur collegiate athlete in the country, to a thirty year career in Foreign Service with the State Department and beyond, Ambassador Bolen writes about many incidents that not only illuminate recent history, but that also underscore the way to get the most from one's life. In a time of a very strong entitlement mindset, the story of Ambassador Bolen is one that not only inspires, but also lets the reader know that the proper mindset, coupled with drive and determination, can get the reader anywhere they want to go in life. If it can happen for a man who was born in the disadvantaged South during a time of deep discrimination, then it can happen for anyone of us. This inspiring and entertaining story is memoir of a man who knew the harsh realities of discrimination at a time when it was a daily accepted aspect of life, yet went on to live a life beyond his wildest imagination. Now at 93 and still going strong, he's someone who continues to embolden those around him.
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