FAILURE AS A CATALYST FOR SUCCESS: Damon Arnold

by yourtruenorthpodcasts@gmail.com | May 14, 2019 | Best of, Career Advice, Ethics, Moral Compass, Storytelling, Writing

A native of Cleveland Ohio, Dr. Damon Arnold is an author, consultant and motivational speaker. He understands success and failure. He also understands how to motivate others to achieve their dreams and discover their PURPOSE. After getting kicked out of two different...

CHARACTER FORMATION IN THE LIFE OF A US PRESIDENT AND IN THE LIFE OF A TEACHER: Clare Shubert

by yourtruenorthpodcasts@gmail.com | Mar 31, 2019 | Best of, Ethics, Storytelling, Teaching

Clare presently serves as the Director of Engagement and Programming for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation. In her role, she has developed and implemented new character and leadership-based K-12 programming that has significantly increased the level of...

AN ALL AMERICAN AUTHOR CONSIDERS SOCIAL JUSTICE AND WHITE PRIVILEGE: Brendan Kiely

by yourtruenorthpodcasts@gmail.com | Feb 14, 2019 | Best of, Career Advice, Social Justice, Storytelling, Writing

Brendan Kiely is The New York Times bestselling author of All American Boys (with Jason Reynolds), Tradition, The Last True Love Story, and The Gospel of Winter. His work has been published in more than ten languages, and he has received a Coretta Scott King Author...

INTERTWINED WITH INTERFAITH: Eboo Patel & Hannah Minks

by yourtruenorthpodcasts@gmail.com | Jan 8, 2019 | Interfaith, PERSONAL VALUES, Storytelling

Eboo Patel is a leading voice in the movement for interfaith cooperation and the Founder and President of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), a national nonprofit working to make interfaith cooperation a social norm. He is the author of Acts of Faith, Sacred Ground,...

THE ROLE OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN LITERATURE AND IN LIFE: Gerald Murnane

by yourtruenorthpodcasts@gmail.com | Mar 9, 2018 | Ethical Values, Literature, PERSONAL VALUES, Storytelling

Gerald Murnane is an Australian author who has written over a dozen books, including The Plains and most recently, Border Districts. He worked as a teacher during the early part of his career and he is a great fan of horse racing. Murnane is the recipient of the...

THE VALUES OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: Father Denny Kinderman & Sister Donna Liette

by yourtruenorthpodcasts@gmail.com | Mar 14, 2017 | Ethical Values, juvenile justice, Storytelling

Father Denny Kinderman and Sister Donna Liette are both members of the Precious Blood Order of the Catholic Church. Father Denny worked for many years in a low income urban parish in Cincinnati before moving to Chicago in 2001. He is the co-founder of the...