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Dr. Stephen Sroka (Twitter grew up in poverty and is now an educator and keynote speaker. Be sure to check out his great YouTube page.

• Steve describes his life growing up and the challenges he faced.
• Overcoming welfare to become a chemist and eventually a teacher.
• The Gift in a Toxic Society - the perfect gift you can give this year. PDF format.
• Dear …, I don’t want to die, but if I do, I want you to know that…. Tell that person what they mean to you.
• It will change the person you love for life.
• It matters because you put everything you have into it.
• Write the gift now because you don’t know when you won’t have a chance.
• The Power of One Speaker
• That time when Steve died.

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