Les Brown is living proof that you can live your dreams. Les came up the hard way: born into poverty, adopted and raised by a single mother, labeled "educable mentally retarded" as a youth. But a teacher saw a spark in Les and taught him a crucial lesson: You may not always be able to control what life puts in your path, but you can always control who you are - and who you will become.With no formal education after high school, Les became a disc jockey, a community activist and served three terms in the Ohio State Legislature, where he was chairman of the Human Resources Committee. He has since become one of the country's preeminent public speakers, and television's hottest new star.Les Brown is living his dreams. Now he wants to help you live yours.Live Your Dreams is filled with sage, empowering, usable advice, animated by dramatic and moving stories from Les's own experience. It's all delivered with the trademark Brown humor, dynamism and charisma. The book summarizes the methods, strategies and goals that are the heart of the Les Brown formula for greater success and happiness. You'll find inside you the power that will enable you to make vital changes in your life. You'll learn how to energize and develop a strategy to reach your most important goals. You'll discover ways to confront your fears and defeat them. You'll find out how to get what you want by going after life with everything you have. Most of all, you'll understand the greatness you can bring to the world.Les Brown's powerful message is for all of us: not just the entrepreneur looking to make a fortune, or the desperate and discouraged seeking inspiration, but the community leader, the salesperson, the teacher, the corporate executive, the parent, the teenager - all those who want to create a truly happy and fulfilling life, for themselves and for others.Live Your Dreams will help you say yes to your life, yes to your dreams, and yes to your unfolding future. Read Less