Gordon Myers, entrepreneur, author, coach, proud father to a son and daughter, happily married for 30 years, arrived all alone in the USA as a young man with nothing more than a backpack and about $225.00. Without a single phone number or person to call, his experiences qualify him as a true survivor and so he brings a wealth of real life experience and compelling stories to the younger generation
. Some of them are definitely humorous, some scary, many crazy and more than a few just plain dumb...but most worth sharing. Born and raised in less than ideal circumstances in Namibia, Gordon knew early in life that the odds were stacked against him. He developed a strong curiosity for the better things in life but realizing very early in life that it was to be all up to him. He grew up with turmoil and in an environment that spelled trouble, insecurity and chaos around every corner. He knows only too well that there are a staggering number of kids with easily fixable problems that may never get the help they need to live and enjoy somewhat normal lives. Having lived through unbelievable, embarrassing and often just plain ignorant situations, Gordon has learned from them and is able to pass along these lessons to those who want to be better prepared than he was. In sharing his insight with kids and their parents he is hopeful that kids will avoid some of the pitfalls with potential to destroy or severely impair a life. With 10 plus years of coaching youth sports and mentoring kids of all ages, Gordon can relate well to the challenging issues that our youth face caused mostly by a lack of self confidence and the wrath of peer pressure. Without sugar coating anything, Gordon can still make kids feel important and show them the respect that they deserve. Gordon is still pretty much just like anybody else, not unrealistically happy all the time, not untouchably successful but in a very good place most of the time and certainly very appreciative of it. Without parental judgment, without adult nagging and lecturing and without "telling" but by just sharing his own real life, everyday adventures, Gordon will turn your world upside down but promises to put it back in a better place than he found it.
