If you're to fulfill your vision for a better life, you must formulate a plan of action. Effective planning involves identifying and prioritizing those actions that will move you most efficiently toward your goal.

- Stedman Graham

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2006

New Stedman Graham Site Released

2005

Stedman Graham Releases New Book: Who Are You? A Success Process for Building Your Life's Foundation

CHICAGO- Stedman Graham, author, educator and entrepreneur has recently released his latest book entitled, Who Are You? A Success Process for Building Your Life's Foundation (Hay House, 2005). In the book, Graham shares his personal story and defines knowing who you are as being comfortable with yourself and your surroundings, connecting to what's real and being able to feel your authenticity, looking past labels and having clarity about your life and your possibilities. Most of us take years trying to figure out just who we are, but too many of us will never find out. If we fail to define ourselves, we risk being defined by the world we live in. We allow others to define us–by our race, our gender, our background, our environment. We buy into the labels that keep us in a box, and as a result of these limitations, we may never realize our greatest potential.

"Discovering who you are is a lifelong pursuit, and you have the potential to increase your personal growth every day, " says Graham. "Each of us is a work in progress no matter what stage of life you are in."

There is no shortcut to a meaningful life, though there is a roadmap. Who Are You? is a navigation tool that provides a process for self-discovery and defining your vision for your personal and professional success. It helps you t align yourself with the resources to define your vision of success and make it a reality.

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Stedman Graham Partners With The National Black MBA Association To Support Business Leadership In The Local Community

CHICAGO- The National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) and Stedman Graham, best-selling author, educator and businessman are working together to provide new opportunities for professional and leadership development for executives, entrepreneurs and community leaders beyond the annual conference and into the local community.

Beginning in March 2005, the organization will launch a piloted initiative called, You Can Make It Happen In Business and The Community featuring Stedman Graham . The three-city event will kickoff in Atlanta, March 31 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel and include discussions from regional business and civic leaders about trends and new opportunities for executives and entrepreneurs of color. Other participating cities in the Empowerment Initiative this year will include St. Louis, May 19; and Jacksonville, FL, December 1, 2005. Additional events for the three pilot markets will include an executive panel discussion, job fair, workshops and networking events.

"NBMBAA has always made a difference in our members' careers and lives through our national conference and our local chapter activities, " said Barbara Thomas, NBMBAA President and CEO. Through local empowerment in Atlanta, St. Louis and Jacksonville, we are introducing how we can combine our strengths from all levels within our association to reach more individuals and organizations that can benefit from the unique insights, training and opportunities we offer."

Established under the auspices of this newly formed NBMBAA Local Empowerment Initiative, this year's events are part of the NBMBAA's status as a champion of leadership development and involvement with the communities from which its membership is drawn.

As a part of the launch of each Local Empowerment Initiative, Stedman Graham will conduct an in-depth workshop in each city based on the success process teachings outlined in his New York Times â bestseller, You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan For Success ," and "Diversity: Leaders Not Labels," scheduled for release in 2005.

The workshop will include strategies to help strengthen personal and professional development through leadership and entrepreneurship and provide a unique approach to establishing one's position in the marketplace by integrating business growth, networks and community relationships.

"I am very excited about partnering with the National Black MBA Association in support of the Local Empowerment Initiative," said Graham, who serves as chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates, a Chicago-based management and marketing firm specializing in corporate and education consulting. "The landscape in the marketplace is changing and I believe it is important that we continue to explore opportunities to help people of color grasp a better understanding of business and how the free enterprise system works in order to compete."

Graham will also address NBMBAA Leader's of Tomorrow members at the St. Louis Chapter for a Leaders Make It Happen digital media project based on his education program and New York Times â Bestseller, Teens Can Make It Happen: A Nine Step Plan For Success .

For ticket information, go to www.nbmbaa.org.

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2004

New York Times Bestselling Author, Stedman Graham speaks honestly and directly to teens in his new book, "Move Without The Ball: Put Your Skills and Magic to Work For You"

New York Times bestselling author Stedman Graham, founder of Athletes Against Drug (AAD), returns with a down-to-earth, inspirational guide that encourages teens to stay in school, work harder at their studies, and focus their energies into building their futures.

As an educator, entrepreneur and author, Graham has impacted the lives of men and women from all walks of life through his systematic approach to achieving personal and professional success. In MOVE WITHOUT THE BALL: Put Your Skills and Magic to Work for You (A Fireside Original / Simon & Schuster; August 2004; $15.00; ISBN: 0-7432-3440-5) Graham uses sports as a metaphor for life and encourages young athletes to look beyond professional sports as their sole means of economic mobility. He gives students—athletes and non-athletes—who don’t fully value themselves and their education the motivation and the inspiration not only to focus on the important things, but to take positive, concrete steps to reach their goals.

“Move Without The Ball” is Stedman’s catchphrase to young people to look beyond their current situation, their current routine, even beyond their current goals, to see new possibilities. With his trademark charisma and compassion, Graham offers cautionary and hope-inspiring real-life stories from both his own life and through profiles of professional athletes with different backgrounds and life experiences (e.g., Serena Williams, Mia Hamm, Wayne Gretzky, Kevin Johnson, Greg Norman, Byron Russell, Alex Rodriguez). They share how their vision and commitment to self-development led not only to their success in sports, but also served them well as they embarked upon career opportunities beyond the playing field.

Encouraging young men and women to recognize and fulfill their potential, whatever path they decide to pursue, MOVE WITHOUT THE BALL will help young men and women build self-confidence, self-discipline, and determination, along with an understanding of their own abilities, talents, and values. With Stedman Graham to guide and encourage them, teens will find and follow their own road to success--with conviction, perseverance, and pride.

Stedman Graham, author of the New York Times bestsellers You Can Make It Happen and Teens Can Make It Happen, is the chairman and CEO of S. Graham and Associates, a management and marketing consulting firm. He is also the founder of Athletes Against Drugs, a nonprofit organization that fights substance abuse and promotes youth leadership. An adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Chicago, he lives in Chicago.

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Wells Fargo, Stedman Graham and the Pala Band of Mission Indians Reservation join forces to benefit teens and their families

SAN DIEGO– Wells Fargo and Stedman Graham, distinguished author, entrepreneur and community leader, have joined forces with the Pala Band of Mission Indians Reservation to deliver an in-depth, two-day interactive education program designed to help Pala Indian community leaders, teens and their families, layout a personal life plan for success. The programs will take place June 22 and 23 on the Pala Band of Mission Indian Reservation located in San Diego County.

Programming is based on Graham’s New York Times bestselling books, You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan For Success and Teens Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success and supports student retention in schools and helps youth and their families develop the leadership and living skills that form the basis of life success. More than a general life skills program, Graham’s program empowers young people and adults to overcome the many obstacles and pressures they face by helping them to remove the labels that have been given to them based on race, background, class or environment. The program helps them to change their mindset about what they can do and helps them to focus on their own personal development based on excellence, performance and results.

“We’re teaching people how to discover who they are, their talents and skills, says Graham. “We want them to understand that there is a process for success in everything they do.”

Wells Fargo, international diversified financial services company, is the key sponsor of the program. This is one of several programs Wells Fargo has sponsored – including Teens Can Make It Happen program implementation at Carlsbad Unified School District – as part of the company’s commitment to education and improving and sustaining the community it serves.

Pilot versions of Stedman Graham’s You Can Make It Happen programs have been well received throughout the country and abroad. Current Success Process initiatives include a comprehensive life skills and leadership development program for the Department of Labor’s Job Corps, The Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, Goodwill Industries, The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Coker College, and school-based instruction in support of Carlsbad Unified School District in San Diego.

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PRO-LINE International, Stedman Graham and Pastor Marvin Winans join forces to benefit young men and boys of Detroit

DETROIT–Stedman Graham, distinguished author, entrepreneur and community leader, has teamed up with Pastor Marvin L. Winans and PRO-LINE International to deliver an in-depth, interactive education workshop designed to help young men and boys lay out a personal life plan for success to help them improve their lives. The workshop will take place Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts in downtown Detroit.

Programming is based on Graham’s New York Times bestselling book, “You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan For Success” and supports student retention in schools and helps men and boys develop the leadership and living skills that form the basis of school-to-career success. More than a general life skills programs offered for youth, Graham’s program empowers young people to overcome the many obstacles and pressures they face by helping them to remove the labels that have been given to them based on race, background, class or environment. The program helps them to change their mindset about what they can do and helps them to focus on their own personal development based on excellence, performance and results.

“We’re teaching young men and boys to help discover who they are, their talents and skills, says Graham. “We want them to understand that there is a process for success in everything they do.”

PRO-LINE International, the leading manufacturer and marketer of personal care products for the African American market, is the key sponsor of the event.

“In our society, men are expected to carry the leadership weight. Not all, but certainly most. Becoming leaders are where our young men face the biggest challenges,” says PRO-LINE President, Eric Brown. “Through Mr. Graham’s direction, young men and boys get the opportunity to see and practice leadership. They get to touch it, feel it and for many for the first time experience the feeling of being a leader of their own lives.”

PRO-LINE International’s sponsorship of Graham’s Success Process programs for young adults is part of the company’s commitment to improving and sustaining its communities.

Randy Haywood, Sr, principal of Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts, is helping to coordinate the event with S. Graham & Associates (SGA) and PRO-LINE. “We welcome the opportunity for Mr. Graham and PRO-LINE to assist us in rearing our young men,” he said. “We welcome them to our village.”

Pilot versions of Stedman Graham’s You Can Make It Happen programs have been well received throughout the country and abroad. Current Success Process initiatives include a comprehensive life skills and leadership development program for the Department of Labor’s Job Corps, The Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, Goodwill Industries, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Coker College, and school-based instruction for Carlsbad Unified School District in San Diego.

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"The entire Manpower organization, GlaxoSmithKline, and the Greater Research Triangle community thoroughly enjoyed your visit to North Carolina. I am still receiving phone calls and e-mail's complimenting your message with regards to enhancing the quality of life for other people."

- Jeff Stocks, President & COO, Manpower