The Success Factor: Educational Excellence Through Personal Experience

by TJ Dow

Overview

"When You Are Faced With Life's Difficulties While Pursuing Your Education, This Book Will Motivate You to Continue On." Author TJ Dow

Many people face obstacles in life, particularly while pursuing their education. When you embark on your journey in pursuit of your eduction, you will most likely encounter various obstacles aids in strengthening you not only for educational pursuits but life experiences.

The Success Factor is designed to offer encouragement for anyone confronting a challenging time while pursuing an education, whether the challenge consists of dealing with an emotional loss, troubling relationships, battling an illness, or experiencing the difficulties of life as a student.

This book consists of essays submitted by professionals that have been successful professionally and educationally with a significant story to tell. Each story demonstrates that no matter how difficult a situation, enduring the struggles of life can lead to a brighter tomorrow. The information presented in this book provides reassurance that many struggles that are common to man can be overcome. Many of the personal accounts in the participants' educational experience. Applying the personal accounts of this book and The Dow Theory of Successful Student Development or that of a family member pursuing higher education can be a fortifying factor in educational excellence.

If you are in pursuit of higher education (or aware of someone in pursuit), The Success Factor: Educational Excellence Through Personal Experience is a must read.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150435544
Publisher:	Dow Books
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Series:	The Success Factor Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	767 KB

About the Author

TJ Dow spent summers with his grandmother and cousins in a tough neighborhood. It was right there that he decided he wanted to make a difference in his community. He knew that education would have to be the driving force to help him to become a leader and make a difference in his community.

Dow received his Bachelor�s degree in Political Science from Ball State University. He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and a Master�s degree in Public Administration from Cleveland State University. Dow started his political career as an aide for Cleveland City Council. He has worked and served as a political strategist on several campaigns in Cleveland, the State of Ohio, and around the country. Dow served several years as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Cuyahoga County; served as a part-time instructor in the Criminal Justice Department at a local College; and more recently, he serves as a Cleveland City Councilman.

Dow also serves as President and CEO of the Dow Group, Inc. and The Dow Foundation, a non-profit organization, which implements programs that inform the public on different social, political, and economic issues. The mission of The Dow Foundation is to contribute to the preparation of youth through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, diversity and education. The Foundation�s motto is, �expressing the importance of education and the necessity to lead,� to tomorrow�s leaders. The Success Factor Series was birthed out of the Dow Foundation and it has implemented, �The Empowering Youth Through Leadership & Education Summit.� The Success Factor Series also offers a variety of programs, books and CDs aimed to cultivate and nourish the potential within our future leaders.

Dow is also currently developing his own television show and radio podcast entitled The TJ Dow Show. This integrated show will offer a blend of commentary on education, politics, and entertainment. Both shows aim to educate and entertain through interviewing community leaders, business leaders, entertainers, and sports figures here in Ohio and across the United States.