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Authors: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Kimberly Kirberger

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II (55 page)

 

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WHO IS MARK VICTOR HANSEN?
Mark Victor Hansen is a professional speaker who, in the last twenty years, has made over four thousand presentations to more than two million people in thirty-three countries. His presentations cover sales excellence and strategies; personal empowerment and development; and how to triple your income and double your time off.
Mark has spent a lifetime dedicated to his mission of making a profound and positive difference in people's lives. Throughout his career, he has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to create a more powerful and purposeful future for themselves while stimulating the sale of billions of dollars worth of goods and services.
Mark is a prolific writer and has authored
Future Diary, How to Achieve Total Prosperity
and
The Miracle of Tithing
. He is the coauthor of the
Chicken Soup for the Soul
series,
Dare to Win
and
The Aladdin Factor
(all with Jack Canfield) and
The Master Motivator
(with Joe Batten).
Mark has also produced a complete library of personal empowerment audio- and videocassette programs that have enabled his listeners to recognize and better use their innate abilities in their business and personal lives. His message has made him a popular television and radio personality with appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS, HBO, PBS, QVC and CNN.
He has also appeared on the cover of numerous magazines including
Success, Entrepreneur and Changes
.
Mark is a big man with a heart and a spirit to matchan inspiration to all who seek to better themselves.
For further information about Mark, please contact:
Mark Victor Hansen & Associates
P.O. Box 7665
Newport Beach, CA 92658
phone: 949-759-9304 or 800-433-2314
fax: 949-722-6912
Web site:
www.chickensoup.com

 

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WHO IS KIMBERLY KIRBERGER?
Kimberly Kirberger is the president and founder of I.A.M. for Teens, Inc. (Inspiration and Motivation for Teens, Inc.) a corporation formed exclusively to work
for
teens. It is her goal to see teens represented in a more positive light and it is her strong belief that teens deserve better and more positive treatment.
She spends her time reading the thousands of letters and stories sent to her by teen readers and traveling around the country speaking to high school students and parents of teens. She has appeared as a teen expert on many television and radio shows, including
Geraldo, MSNBC
, and
The Terry Bradshaw Show
.
Kimberly is the coauthor of the bestselling
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
, as well as
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Journal
. She worked closely with teenagers on both projects and feels her ability to listen to their needs and wants lent to the success of the teenage
Chicken Soup
books.
She started the Teen Letter Project with Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Health Communications, Inc. The Project is responsible for answering the heartfelt letters received from teenagers and also reaching out to teens in trouble and encouraging them to seek professional help. The Teen Letter Project is currently involved in setting up a Web page that will allow teens to give help to and receive help from one another.
Kimberly is also the coauthor of the forthcoming
Chicken Soup for the College Soul, Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III
and a book about relationships for teenagers.
To book Kimberly for a speaking engagement or for further information on any of her projects, please contact:
I.A.M. for Teens, Inc.
P.O. Box 936 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
phone: 310-573-3655 fax: 310-573-3657
e-mail for stories:
[email protected]
e-mail for letters:
[email protected]
Web site:
www.teenagechickensoup.com

 

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CONTRIBUTORS
Several of the stories in this book were taken from books or magazines we have read. These sources are acknowledged in the Permissions section. Many of the stories and poems were contributed by authors and professional speakers who specialize in working with teens. If you would like to contact them for information on their books, tapes and seminars, you can reach them at the address and phone numbers provided below.
Most of the stories were contributed by readers like yourself, who had read our previous
Chicken Soup for the Soul
books and who responded to our request for stories. Over half of these stories were written by teens. We have also included information about them as well.
Becka Allen is a fifteen-year-old sophomore. She has always enjoyed writing and this is her first published story. She can be reached at
[email protected]
.
Adi Amar is a graduate of Verde Valley School in Sedona, Arizona and currently an Outdoor Education student at Garrett College in Maryland. Born in Israel, Adi (whose name means ''jewel" in Hebrew) is passionate about rock climbing, hiking, sailing, journaling, and yoga. She has received considerable acclaim for her innovative photography. Her mother, Lana Grimm, coproduced and costarred in the award-winning video
The Spirit of Yoga
in Sedona, just three months before the near-fatal crash. Her mother's miraculous recovery inspired Adi to develop a new appreciation for life, and she plans to build her future career on a combination of her outdoor skills, photographic talents and genuine love for nature.
Marsha Arons is a writer and lecturer in Skokie, Illinois. She is thrilled to be associated with the
Chicken Soup
series, and her stories appear in
Woman's Soul, Mother's Soul
and
A 5th Portion
. She also contributes to national magazines such as
Good Housekeeping, Reader's Digest and Redbook
. She has authored a book for young adults and is currently at work on a collection of short stories dealing with mother-daughter relationships. You can contact her via e-mail for speaking or other assignments at
[email protected]
.
Greg Barker is currently the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He enjoys communicating the grace of God to people of all ages, especially to his confirmation class of seventh and eighth grade students. Greg and his wife, Teresa, are enjoying their first baby,

 

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Christopher. Greg can be reached at 1273 Fort St., Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8V 3L4 or e-mail:
[email protected]
.
Eugene E. Beasley enjoys reading, traveling, biking, walking and communicating with people and nature. After thirty-nine years of teaching communication arts, he is now presently writing, teaching drivers education, religious pursuits and gardening. There is much Eugene has learned through experience that he wishes to share. Thus, he writes and examines. At the moment, he is preparing a memoir for his children and grandchildren to explore after he goes on to the "greater" adventure.
Stacy Bennett is a resident of Los Angeles. "Not Your Typical Prom Night" was one of her first creative writing efforts, and she continues to write on a private basis. You can contact her by email at:
[email protected].
Shashi Bhat is fourteen years old and a student from Ontario, Canada. She enjoys writing, reading and both playing and listening to music. Shashi has had her stories and essays published in various newsletters.
Bryony Blackwood is a Kenyan-born British citizen living in Virginia. He spent two years in a boarding school overseas before returning to the states for college. Change and adjustment have become recurring themes in his life. The most important lessons those changes have taught him are that you are free to choose your own path in life and to shape that life to fit your dreams. Life really is what you make of it.
blue jean magazine
is an alternative to the fashion and beauty magazines targeting young women.
blue jean
is advertising-free, so you will find no supermodels, beauty tips or fashion spreads on our pages. Our diverse coalition of teen editors and correspondents is dedicated to publishing what young women are thinking, saying and doing.
blue jean
profiles girls and women who are changing the world. For more information call toll-free 888-BLUJEAN or check out the Web site at
http://ww.bluejeanmag.com
.
Alicia M. Boxler is an honor roll student. She is involved with her school marching band, church, youth group and Youth Alive. Alicia enjoys spending time with her boyfriend, friends, shopping, talking on the phone and going to concerts.
Jessie Braun is currently a sophomore at Pomona College in Claremont, California. She feels privileged and honored to have been given the opportunity to work on both the first and second volumes of
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
.
Melissa Broeckelman is a student in Rexford, Kansas. She participates in track, cross-country, forensics, band, choir, scholar's bowl and school plays. Melissa is a member of NHS and is editor of the school anthology. She can be reached at HCI, Box 30, Selden, KS 67757.
Jennings Michael Burch is an internationally recognized author and speaker. His autobiography,
They Cage the Animals at Night
, chronicles his childhood

 

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experiences living in orphanages and foster homes. He speaks to children and adults about family, values, kindness and honor. He strives to eliminate the ridicule of children by other children and succeeds. He can be reached at 2 Elm St., Chappaqua, NY 10514 or call by calling 914-238-3031.
Cambra J. Cameron is a sophomore at Lubbock Christian University where she is involved in Kappa Phi Kappa and Acappella Chorus. She is grateful to God, her family and her friends for their continuing to help and encourage her. And to "David" who will always hold a special place in her heart. Her e-mail address in
[email protected]
.
Martha Campbell is a graduate of Washington University School of Fine Arts, and a former writer-designer for Hallmark Cards. Since she became a freelancer in 1973, she has had over two thousand cartoons published and has illustrated ninteen books. You can write her at P.O. Box 2538, Harrison, AR 72602 or call 870-741-5323.
Dave Carpenter has been a full-time cartoonist and humorous illustrator since 1981. His cartoons have appeared in
Barron's, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Better Homes and Gardens, Good Housekeeping, Woman's World, First
, the
Saturday Evening Post
and numerous other publications. Dave can be reached at P.O. Box 520, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 or by calling 712-852-3725.
Don Caskey writes a column for the
Gwinnett Daily Post
in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and develops training and performance support systems for Synesis Corporation in Roswell, Georgia. For more of Don's stories and columns, visit
www.nbdigital.com
. Letters are welcome at 2180 Pleasant Hill Road As-271, Duluth, GA 30096 or
[email protected]
.
Terri Cecil has always been driven by challenges and that is how she looked at the car accident in 1983 that left her unable to walk. Since that injury, Terri has graduated from the University of Louisville, maintained full-time employment, served as a community volunteer, competed on the 1996 Paralympic Fencing Team and earned the national title of Ms. Wheelchair America for 1998. She enjoys traveling and speaking on the joy of diversity, the triumph of the human spirit and the need to eradicate what Terri considers to be the strongest handicap of allprejudice of any kind. Terri can be reached at 596 Plymouth St., Apt. 1, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 or by calling 717-820-3272 or by e-mail:
[email protected]
. She can also be reached at Pride Health Care, Inc., at 800-800-8586.
Diana Chapman has been a journalist for fourteen years, having worked at the
San Diego Union
, The Los Angeles Copley Newspapers and the
Los Angeles Times
. She specializes in human interest stories and is currently working on a book involving health issues, since she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1992. She has been married for nine years and has one son, Herbert "Ryan" Hart. She can be reached at P.O. Box 414, San Pedro, CA 90733 or call 310-548-1192.
Dan Clark is the international ambassador of the "Art of Being Alive." He has spoken to over 2 million people worldwide. Dan is an actor, songwriter,

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