Bill Strickland
Bill Strickland is the President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation. He is known for his numerous contributions to the arts and the community.
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Love of life and humankind
This man transcends the notion of fear and replaces it with HOPE. I have seen him speak several times. Each and every time I have been moved to tears, which helped me find my own courage to step higher and bolder. His love of life and humankind is a model by which I run my life. His ability to see the love and potential within the human spirit is unbounded. I often speak of Bill's vision when I speak of the possibility of human potential when hope is created by beauty!!
Florence, United States - 14 July 2010
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Engages his readers' emotions
Author Bill Strickland is one of the world's leading social entrepreneurs. Bill founded the Manchester Bidwell Corporation in a Pittsburgh ghetto following the devastation caused by the assasination of Martin Luther King and the realisation of the potential to change lives by creating learning and working environments that celebrate excellence and beauty. Bill's leadership has inspired thousands of young and old from really tough backgrounds to create a meaningful life through his passion to 'make a difference'. On his remarkable journey, he discovered that focussing on the interests of others is really 'enlightened self interest' and that acts of philanthrophy and charity are the greatest of all Win/Win activities. Now Bill is going global with a dream to create 200 centers of excellence, 100 in USA cities and 100 across the world.
His book is an extraordinary 'Lovemark' as he engages his readers' emotions and respect by distiling the essence of lasting motivation, motivation that positively changes the world, one person at a time. This is not a conventional 'self help' book but more of a demonstration of how receiving and giving 'the experience of being valued' changes everything for the giver and the receiver. A new tale of two cities? One of his dreams is to have a centre in Kigali, Rwanda. Pittsburgh to Kigali, well our imagination tells us that everyplace in the world is found between these two cities, Bill's book is a compelling invitation to join him on the journey!
Gavin, United Kingdom - 07 November 2009