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  Date / Time: 3/11/2009 10:22 PM UTC

  Meet best-selling author Dr. Farrah Gray, Kitty Arceneaux and Ron Larry
  

  Farrah Gray

  The Essential Lessons that took me from Public Assistance to a Millionaire -- by the Age of 14 "My story, though unique, is not unlike others who began with nothing more than a dream fueled by sheer determination. I believe my story will remind you of the kid in all of us who knows no limits and believes anything - and everything - is possible." --Farrah Gray

  About Farrah Gray
  Farrah Gray is an internationally known and respected entrepreneur and business leader who addresses more than half a million people per year on leadership, personal development, diversity, strategic planning, creativity, business development and financial management.  Gray is a 21-year old African-American man who has risen to national prominence in an American “rags-to-riches” story of success, perseverance and hard work. Raised in the projects on Chicago’s south side, Gray defied the odds and became a self-made millionaire by the age of 14.  Gray is one of the great business minds and icons of his generation. At the age of 21, he has achieved more than many achieve in a lifetime.  
  

  Young Entrepreneur Farrah Gray explains Success So often we track Farrah Gray, the self made entrepreneur that grew up the youngest member of a single parent family.  In the housing project in Chicago and he made a childhood decision that entrepreneurship would be his ticket out of poverty, like many entrepreneurs Gray, put his mind to work. Gray at 10, got together with friends in the neighborhood, and raised over $12,000 in his business club. By, 12 Gray raised over 1 million dollars from private investors to start his own venture capital firm. He then started a food company while still a teenager, then sold Farr-Out Foods to an Israeli company that was seeking an entry into the U.S. market. This all while without a college degree or MBA, he has transformed himself into a successful entrepreneur and millionaire seemingly overnight. Gray, now 21, will speak at the upcoming Fourth Annual Road to Personal Wealth Financial Conference on Oct. 29 at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison. Other speakers include CNBC television personality Jim Cramer and Bill Rancic, one of the winners on "The Apprentice." Gray believes that in order to be successful, a person must find his "area of excellence," Gray tells young people to ask themselves three questions. - "What comes easily to me but harder to others?" - "What could I do for years without getting paid?" - "What can I give back to the community?" In a recent interview with Star-Ledger: Gray discussed running his own business. You started a food company and sold it when you were a teenager; why launch a business career at so young an age? People who are in a comfortable place in life don't bring about change, but I grew up poor in a housing project on the South Side of Chicago. My mom had two back-to-back heart attacks and I said, "I must help my mother. I must help her." I was determined to change my condition. What do you think makes people succeed? Believing in yourself is the first thing. You have to have the attitude that you will be successful regardless of who you are, and when you look at your competition, you need to be able to say, "I will be where you are, if not further." What prevents people from achieving success? A lot of people don't know what their life purpose is. They don't know what business to be in or what to do with their lives. Psychologists and chaplains will tell you that the No. 1 thing they hear when they visit people on their death bed is regret: not regret over the things they did to other people, but regret about the things they could have changed, the opportunities they didn't take advantage of. visit www.drfarrahgray.com  for more info Meet Kim Areceneux (Author of Talitha Cumi)  Kitty Arceneaux has been writing since the age of eight. She is the author of five other books, Any Time, Any Place Prayer Book, What’s My Life All About? (Manual for youth), One Heart At A Time (Poetry Book) and Yo’ God, Can Ya’ Hear Me? (Prayer book for youth and young adults), Encouraged By (a book of scriptures and encouraging words). She was selected as Suggested Artist for songwriting with VH1 in April 2005 Honorary Mention in February 2006 for Gospel/Christian Lyrics. She was called the “Quiet Hero” by a local news station in New Orleans, WWl-4 in February 2005. The author was recognized by the National Poetry Association and featured in the book entitled, Eternal Portrait Series, for three of her poems: “The Dream,” “Apart,” and “Missing You”. The author is a member of Who’s Who of the International Library of Poetry. Arceneaux was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. She is the wife of Rodney Arceneaux, mother of Whitney and Jerez Isaac, and stepmother of Lil’ Rodney. for more info, visit www.youarecelebrated.com Meet Ron Larry, author of From the Guttermost to the Uttermost by Ron Larry About this title: "BOOK DESCRIPTION" In Ron Larry's own raw and unique streetwise style, this stimulating story draws the reader into a rather suspenseful anticipation. This fascinating "tell all book" reveals some rather frightful insights into some behind the scenes exploits of a drug-drenched life. It tells of many insidious ways that a person might travel as a compulsive behavioral personality rules them. The influences and the dangers are very detrimental, not only to mind and body, but to the spiritual part of man as well. Ron explains how drug-addicts are manipulated and maneuvered by the deadly effects of all sorts of chemicals and spirits. "From the Guttermost to the Uttermost" personifies the depths of a drug-torn life that lies hopeless in perplexity. The book reveals a life on a downward spiral leading to death, imprisonment, or total destruction. The average law-abiding person is left astonished at the perils from chapter to chapter. "Guttermost." is by far a truly amazing story of how most lives were destroyed and Ron has still lived to tell about it. Grace and Mercy are shone thru this story time and time again. Most people can't imagine the shame and degradation that occurs when one's unplugged from reality and on a run of "doing their own thing." The book simply put is, for such a time as this, as drugs of all sorts flow freely in our schools and institutions of higher learning. Multitudes and scores of people shall be blessed as Ron shares his story of addiction. It is definitely a book of a run away child, running wild and it pops out at you on every other page. However, the Lord is not excluded in this story as Ron displays the awesomeness of a God of forgiveness in this drug-drenchedand dying world. The inherent flaws of an addicted life runs silent and it runs deep, but not too deep for the creator of the universe to reach down and dirty His hands on us. This book will inspire your faith to rise to levels that others seldom experience. It will ignite hope, and cause it to be engrafted in you so that your life will be changed. "From the Guttermost to the Uttermost" is a story of how sin can destroy lives and set in motion trouble that seems so uncommon to men, trouble that most never imagine possible. It also reveals how God can take these same tragedies and turn them into triumphs. Ron Larry's life will inspire you to trust, hope and know that the impossible can happen to you, and miracles are yours for the asking. "From the Guttermost to the Uttermost" demonstrates a God who is faithful as promised, if we'll seek Him with unshakeable resolve to find what life is truly about. It shows that a steadfast progression to find faith in Jesus Christ will pay off in the present and in the future states of our being. God's grace is truly "amazing" as is revealed in this book. I encourage anyone to obtain several copies of "From the Guttermost to the Uttermost" and keep them on hand so that it will always be a tool ready for those that are enduring their own times of trouble. This book will be a great witnessing tool for those who have no hope, for it shows that "all is possible with God." I believe that "From the Guttermost fo the Uttermost" reveals the true nature of God for every life. I commend the author for his openness, and for sharing such intimate details about his life so that others may learn how to find their own triumph in the midst of tragedy. This novel is amust read for believers and non-believers alike. It's insightful to a world that most know nothing about. And, it gives light where there is darkness; and hope for the hopeless; and glory to the God of Mercy who forgives seventy times seventy and then some. This book will cause one to think about the very nature of Almighty God. Many will read it and say that they have never been one iota as mischievous as the character of Ron Larry. Many will cringe at the fact that their lives have been drug-free and above board. But, the whol www.RonLarry.com

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