Lifelong Learner

I have been learning for the past 47 years. Learning new things is interesting and fun. I may never ‘use‘ many of the skills I have learned, but that’s the cool thing about education… it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet! And it’s always good to have options! 😉

I encourage everyone to focus on learning, to become lifelong learners, and enjoy the journey. I practice what I preach. I’ve now completed over ten years of post-secondary education and invested thousands more learning many things not taught in schools.

Formal Education

  • 1974 – Audrielle Lynch Elementary School, graduated kindergarten
  • 1980 – H.Austin Snyder Elementary School, graduated 6th grade
  • 1986 – Sayre Area Junior-Senior High School, College Prep Diploma
  • 1990 – Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S. (Finance major, Applied Statistics minor)
  • 2000 – Elmira College, NDPC (teaching credentials)
    • NYS Certifications: Mathematics 7-12; Business and Distributive Ed. K-12; Elementary Ed.
    • Pennsylvania Certifications: Mathematics 7-12; Business, Computers, and Information Technology K-12
    • PRAXIS Certificate of Excellence — Mathematics PRAXIS Exam Score Top 2%
  • 2008 – Penn State University, M.Ed. (Concentration: Teaching and Curriculum)
  • 2012 – Villanova University, LSSBB (a 12-credit Lean Six Sigma program)
  • 2015 – University of Scranton, administrative certification program (all but internship, no desire to administrate, I LOVE teaching!)

Self-education

A lot of people think it’s crazy to spend money on premium courses like these. But they are way cheaper than university courses, and they teach specific skills taught by people who are doing it! No fake teachers.

'Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.' - Jim Rohn Click To Tweet

  • 2009 – Financial Peace University (Dave Ramsey)
  • 2013 – TribeWriters (Jeff Goins)
  • 2013 – Best Year Ever (Michael Hyatt)
  • 2014 – Intentional Blog (Jeff Goins)
  • 2017 – Power-up Podcasting (Pat Flynn)
  • 2017 – My Best Journal (Clark Kegley)
  • 2017 – Video Breakthrough Academy (Clark Kegley)
  • 2018 – My Backstage Studio (Clark Kegley)
  • 2018 – Course That Crush (Clark Kegley)
  • 2018 – 67 Steps (Tai Lopez)
  • 2018 – Mentoring (Skip La Cour)
  • 2019 – Financial Coach Master Training (Dave Ramsey)
  • 2020 – Discovering Personality (Dr. Jordan Peterson)
  • 2023 – 2-Hour Writer (Dan Koe)