Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I ran away from home at age fifteen. After being kicked-out of high school, I joined the United States Navy and did 23 years on nuclear submarines. As an acoustic intelligence instructor for the Navy, I became interested in adult learning theory and after completing a baccelaurate and master’s degree in the field I took a position as Director of Instruction at a technical college and thus beginning a fifteen year career in academic advisement. I earned a post graduate degree from the University of Georgia and a doctorate from Liberty University with research on student motivation. I went from GED to an Ed.D.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is “The Art of Academic Advisement – The Five Step Process of Purposeful Advising”. It was inspired by the lack of good advisement for college students which often results in good students dropping out when it could have been prevented. When a student leaves my advisement she or he is set up for success and I give five steps to ensure it.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write like I talk. I have a twisted sense of humor and it shows in my writing.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Victor Vroom, Terry O’Banion, Wes Habley, George Carlin
What are you working on now?
A companion workbook to The Art of Academic Advising”
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write on what you are passionate about.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Seek first to understand before seeking to be understood” – Stephen Covey
What are you reading now?
Thank You for Being Late – An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations – Thomas L. Friedman
What’s next for you as a writer?
Write a book on how to guarantee a student will be successful in their college experience.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible, Strong’s Concordance, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey)