Join me Tuesday night at 5 pm ET on the John Cole Artist Facebook page and YouTube as we learn about our journey to TEDx. Your host, John Cole, will be speaking to author and TEDx alumnus Mark de Cordoba as we give an insider's perspective on preparing and delivering our first talk.

Mark is a PMI-Certified Program Director with over twenty years of deep experience leading strategic business and technology initiatives, product development, and team building in industry-leading organizations. He is a PMO leader in project office design and deployment, including enterprise project and resource management, portfolio tools, training and services delivery. Mark also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification where he applies Lean process re-engineering, Agile transformation and Organizational Change Management to corporate programs and quality initiatives.

Anna Davis is back after contributing a chapter to last year's second edition of the best selling series, Behind the Power, with her own book "Tides of Transformation: Learning to Love Myself in the Waves of Life’s Rejections", available on Amazon May 14, 2024. Anna is an outspoken advocate/ally for any underdog. Bringing awareness to social justice for people, animals and Mother Earth. She enjoys repurposing items, with a goal of being zero waste. After training as a mindset coach over the last year, she's developing 2 businesses to launch this year. While continuing to help people receive optimal whole food nutrition and "bridge the gap" with her Juice Plus business. With the message that Food is medicine. She lives in the Florida Keys with her incredible husband of 41 years and their multiple rescue animals. She enjoys volunteering as a Tai Chi instructor and local branch council member. She and her husband are also very excited to celebrate the marriage of their son and his amazing bride. She loves boating and snorkeling with the fishes in her island home.

Tonight, I'll be taking questions and providing answers regarding my new book "Seeking Permission: Finding the Freedom to Live Your Own Life". It isn't just a book—it's a beacon of hope, a testament to the power of self-acceptance, and a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit. Through my riveting story, readers are invited to embark on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and profound transformation. If you are yearning to live a life of authentic purpose, unchained by the opinions of others, the stories within these pages can serve as your guide. My story weaves through the intricacies of complicated family dynamics, devotion to duty, and the expected or unexpected commitments life calls for. As a steadfast serviceman in the Coast Guard, I faced not just the literal storms at sea but also the waves of personal trauma, complex relationships, and the quest for self-realization after 36 years of unwavering service. This is a compelling narrative about confronting and overcoming life’s trials, healing from trauma, and, most importantly, about the courage to pursue passions and purpose with unyielding freedom.