Adding True Value to Your Bottom Line by Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW
I am an entrepreneur, someone who makes book titles available to domestic and international consumers. When I decided to become an entrepreneur, I understood that I would have to generate broad interest for my book titles. Therefore, I followed the experts’ advice, initially sharing my completed book titles with family, friends and relatives. My family, friends and relatives came through for me, providing the seed money that I needed to keep my writing ministry in business. I then turned my attention to friends in my local community and on networking sites. I even established my own website, www.jefferyafaulkerson.com, to make it easier for consumers to access my storefronts, and learn more about Jeffery A. Faulkerson the man. Moreover, I hosted an Internet talk radio show (“FIRM…but fair” with Jeffery A. Faulkerson) so I could have live interactive discussions with featured guests and audience members.
What most people don’t understand, though, is I didn’t decide to become an entrepreneur to make boat-loads of cash. I am genuinely motivated by a desire to add true value to my consumers’ bottom line objectives. Since my targeted consumers are parents, my products are tailor-made for them. As the parent of a six-year-old boy, I know that the bottom line for most parents is that their children grow up to be successful.
But what does this success look like? I believe it has everything to do with the type of relationship one has with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thus, when I speak of adding true value to your bottom line, I'm letting you know that I'm committed to sharing with you and your children the spiritual fruit that God is allowing me to bear. Of course that doesn't mean I have all the answers. It just means I am committed to having the Holy Bible close at hand when producing new book titles and perfecting old ones. It also means I am relying on God to give me the wisdom I need to conceive, develop and publish invaluable products.
Yes, I occasionally get paid to write résumés and proposals for clients, but most of my time is spent conceiving, developing and publishing products (i.e., picture books for children, guide books for adolescents) that these parents can use as tools to sow seeds of independence and responsibility in their children. Couple this with my facilitation of parent workshops and seminars, and you have a man trying to implement a system that encourages parents to exercise the kind of influence that positively impacts children’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
If you haven’t done so already, I invite you to support my efforts by purchasing one or more of my book titles (priced at $15 or less), or by enrolling and participating in a current or scheduled parenting seminar. Your purchase of my book titles keeps my writing ministry viable, allowing it to stay in business in the short- and long-term. But, more importantly, it affords me with the time I need to develop new titles and perfect old ones. Your purchase also enables me to visit schools, churches, libraries and community centers, where I do free readings from one or more of my book titles to elementary-age children. Once business picks up, I hope to give away a set amount of free copies of the books I read.
If you would like to support my efforts through the purchase of one of more of my book titles, please visit www.jefferyafaulkerson.com (PRODUCT tab) to access links to my storefronts. Feel free to call me at (919) 604-4585 if you have questions, or would like to learn more about receiving autographed copies of your purchased books.
Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers. Be blessed, and continue to be a blessing.
"BRINGING UP BOYS" Seminar at Body of Christ Church
ARE YOU THE PARENT OF A BOY? If so, you need to attend Bringing Up Boys, the acclaimed video seminar series featuring Focus on the Family’s Dr. James Dobson. Seminar sessions will be offered every other Saturday, with the first session being held in the Dream Center on February 6, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The remaining five sessions will be held during the same timeframe on February 20th, March 6th, March 20th, April 13th and April 17th. To pre-register for this seminar, contact Jeff Faulkerson at (919) 604-4585, or Jfaulk28@nc.rr.com.
North Carolina Author/Illustrator Uses Book Series to Help Children Develop Platforms for Success
Wake Forest, NC January 11, 2010 – North Carolina author/illustrator Jeffery A. Faulkerson, MSSW, is on a mission to help young children develop their own platforms for success. Through his IT’S GOOD TO BE GOLDEN Children’s Book Series, which he independently writes, illustrates and publishes, he engages children between the ages of five and 10 in thought-provoking discussions about embracing parental expectations and overcoming peer pressure.
During the past two years, Jeffery has read and spoken with children at schools, libraries, churches and community centers in the Triangle, North Carolina area. And his commitment to ensuring the success of children has motivated him to establish his own not-for-profit organization (i.e., PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS Nonprofit Services Division), which operates The MEDIAWORKS Youth Entrepreneurship Development Project. The goal of The MEDIAWORKS Project is to teach adolescents how to tap into their experiences, and then use their time and talent to transform these same experiences into children’s picture books. A portion of the monies raised from the sale of these books is returned to the community in the form of mini-grants to local charities.
Stories included in Jeffery’s IT’S GOOD TO BE GOLDEN Children’s Book Series include The Stranger in the Shadows, The Story of Henry the Heart, Golden Innovations and Parental Expectations.
HOW THE SERIES WAS CONCEIVED
In 2007, Jeffery penned and illustrated his first children’s picture book about a successful African-American family for his then-three-year-old son Caleb. The title of that book was IT’S GOOD TO BE GOLDEN: The Stranger in the Shadows. Since then, he has added three more titles to the series, The Story of Henry the Heart, Golden Innovations and Parental Expectations.
The GOLDEN books grew out of Jeffery’s desire to introduce children of all racial/ethnic groups to African-American characters who are taking full advantage of righteous opportunities. For Jeffery, visits to area bookstores revealed a lack of children’s titles featuring African-American characters.
ABOUT JEFFERY A. FAULKERSON, MSSW
Jeffery A. Faulkerson is the Founder, President & CEO of PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, a faith-based social research and service organization with for-profit offerings in communications/public relations and not-for-profit offerings in parent education and support, Christ-centered life coaching, and special event planning, coordination and implementation. A stay-at-home parent since August 2005, he has dedicated himself to "promoting functional families through words and deeds."
Jeffery is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he earned both his undergraduate (1991) and graduate (1998) degrees in Social Work. He has over 20 years of professional experience in nonprofit administration and direct service delivery to children, youths and adults. He is the author of Raising My V.O.I.C.E. (Verbalizing Orderly Impressions through Creative Endeavors) (www.buybooksontheweb.com), which chronicles his lifelong quest to understand why human beings focus so much on their differences, not enough on their similarities.
In March 2008, Jeffery was a featured guest on The Michael Baisden Show. Speaking on the topic Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Why Parents Need to Set a Better Example, Jeffery provided sound biblical counsel about what parents must do to keep their children from engaging in risky behaviors. Jeffery has been happily married to his wife Regina for over 16 years, and serves as the proud father to six-year-old Caleb.
If you would like Jeffery to read and speak to your children’s’ group, give him a call at (919) 604-4585 for additional details about pricing. He can also be reached electronically at Jfauk28@nc.rr.com.
