Author: Jeffery "J.A." Faulkerson

Jeffery "J.A." Faulkerson is the Executive Director of ACHIEVEMENT SQUARE Development & Training Centers, Inc. Through his Northern Virginia-based nonprofit corporation, he strives to help youths and adults achieve short- and long-term success by increasing their capacity to be great nurturers, great learners, great workers and great leaders. Jeffery is also a Nonprofit Strategist | Book Author | Motivational Speaker with Culturally Coded Content, a for-profit creative writing and strategic planning firm. He is the author of Adinkrahene: Fear of a Black Planet (fiction) and Real Men Raise CHAMPIONS: Unleashing Your Inner COACH (nonfiction). In July 2015, Adinkrahene: Fear of a Black Planet was named one of three finalists for a Phillis Wheatley Book Award (in the First Fiction category). The Phillis Wheatley Book Awards are held annually on the Columbia University campus in conjunction with the Harlem Book Fair in New York City. A certified parent educator through Active Parenting Publishers, Inc., Jeffery is committed to showing all parents how to positively influence their children’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. He earned his Master’s of Science degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee, and has worked with professionals in both the public and private sectors for over 20 years to improve outcomes for low-income children and their families. Jeffery is available to speak about his insights and experiences as an author, child and family advocate, philanthropist, and former TRIO Upward Bound and YMCA director. He also offers fee-based services for individual and corporate clients and facilitates fee-based workshops for parents who understand the importance of honing their skills and learning from other people’s experiences.

The Principles of L.I.F.E.

On By Jeffery "J.A." FaulkersonIn Academic Achievement, Behavior Management, College and Career Awareness, Positive Youth Development, Prosperity, Uncategorized3 Comments

 

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Living new-headshot-ovalin the Washington, DC/Metro area has been one of the highlights of my life. Besides being a hop and a skip from President Barack and First Lady Michelle, I am also closer to family, friends and relatives. What more could a man want? But, for me, going through the relocation process is more than just moving from one city to another.  It also affords me the time I need to reflect, dig deep to catalog the messages that could potentially impact other people’s lives for the better.

As many of you know, I am passionate about entertaining, educating and enlightening others.  That’s why I founded Culturally Coded Content as a creative writing and strategic planning firm.  In the past, I have been known to speak out, and write, about various topics.  However, the two topics that I am most passionate about are Positive Youth Development and Prosperity (both temporal and eternal).

According to Wikipedia.com, Positive Youth Development refers to “intentional efforts of other youth, adults, communities, government agencies and schools to provide opportunities for youth to enhance their interests, skills, and abilities.  And Prosperity, both temporal and eternal, is securely connected to the favor one receives from a transformative and merciful Creator.  When the two topics are meshed together, you craft messages that give children, adolescents and young adults the impetus for leading what I call independently fearless and empowered lives.

And that is what the first presentation in my new Jeffery Faulkerson | PRESENTS series is all about.  I’m endeavoring to speak to 100 middle and high school students within the next 5-6 months about The Principles of L.I.F.E. (Living Independently Fearless & Empowered). Too many of our young people are walking through life fearful and disempowered because they lack what I call an Adult L.I.F.E. Vision.  Without this Adult L.I.F.E. Vision, young people are destined to lead mediocre lives rather than excellent ones.

The first three Principles of L.I.F.E. are simple:

Principle # 1 (Behavior Management): Take every thought captive because your thoughts control your feelings, your feelings your behaviors.

Principle # 2 (Academic Achievement): Develop the maturity and discipline to make A’s in all of your classes, for scholarships are given to scholars not students.

Principle # 3 (College & Career Awareness): Take full advantage of opportunities to learn more about self, college and career.

There are four more.  If you would like to know what they are, and how youngsters can use all seven to do L.I.F.E. the right way, email me at culturallycodedcontent@gmail.com to discuss pricing and scheduling.

Come on, y’all!

Let’s do L.I.F.E. together.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.