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About Me?

That's a tough question.  I'm a regular guy who has had a pretty great life.  I've had my ups and downs but have a great career doing what I love, helping other people the same way I was once helped... hopefully I can have a fraction of the impact on another person's life as one man did when I was 12 years old.

Beyond my regular job, in 2010 I was offered an opportunity to travel around the world to Africa to help build a school.  My mind hardly grapsed the concept of what this entailed at the time.  It was a truly life changing exerence as I realized that some people cannot change their paths in life simply because of the hand they were dealt.  Geography is a life changer.  If you were born in a third world country in the dirt, would you have gone to Harvard, or MIZZOU?  No, you probably would have ended up at KU and for that, I'm sorry.  (Just kidding.)

Truthfully, some people are scattered all over the world and have very little opportunity for education.  Education is the only thing that allows a person to change their course in life, especially in a third world country.  If you can't do something as simple as read or write, your chances of ever moving past that village in the dirt or in the jungle is very slim... especially if you are a girl.  These people are not held back by the lack of desire, its simply the lack of opportunity.

Its sad folks.  I'm not one to believe in handouts, but rather hand-ups.  Helping people who WANT to help themselves,  empowering the less fortunate to effectively change their family tree.  A great deal can be one through helping with a little sweat equity or monetarily giving a little bit of what God has given to us.  A little bit of money and time can go along way... unfortunately, I don't have a ton of either so read this blog and see if you want to help some people out.

If you have questions or comments... or want to help out a good cause, drop me a note at dusty@beingthechangeblog.com