| Educational Excellence John Cook, Author and Motivational Speaker Author of From the Projects to Princeton Home About EE Workshops Book: From the Projects to Princeton |
| Princeton University gave John Cook an experience that shaped his self concept. Could John have imagined that he would attend such institutions as St. Paul's or Princeton when he had never even heard of a prep school or The Ivy League? Now available!! From the Projects to Princeton,167 pages, a publication by Educational Excellence, available at: www.iuniverse.com/bookstore Never forget the original "Americans", the Amerinds, and how generous they were to the early explorers from Europe! For more information, contact John I. Cook of Educational Excellence, or please write to me at: j[email protected] TELEPHONE (954) 678-8334 Continue to enrich your organization's vision and purpose by contacting John I. Cook to host speaking engagements and workshops on critical issues affecting our world today ... and tomorrow! Don't wait! It's never too late! Contact Educational Excellence and request our services. Thank you Steve McCrea and McCrea Marketing for your help in getting me started and the development of the website! Sincerely, John I. Cook |
| Educational Excellence E-Mail: [email protected] New telephone: (954) 678-8334 |
Mission Statement: The concept of Educational Excellence, EE, was the result of an analysis of the average person of today's desire to receive a formal education. People in general lack personal insight, an accurate assessment of their own strengths and areas needing development, as well as how to begin the self-education process. EE's mission is to provide a structured platform for self-education as well as provide a spiritual awareness technique to be utilized in the process of self-education. A major emphasis of this organization's focus is diversity. All people are a part of a growing multi-cultural world. Consequently, our awareness and acceptance of diversity is obligatory. Vision and Overview of Educational Excellence: Living in our modern world requires more skill and knowledge of oneself than has ever been required by members of societies of the earlier times and generations. Today, there are more obstacles and traps, especially those that people often create and set for themselves. We can find ourselves "stuck in a rut" in our own lives and discover ourselves wondering how we got to such a point without really knowing and being aware of the walls closing in on us! The challenge, of course, is to find our way back to our true selves and a state of being with which we are comfortable. This is the goal of Mr. John I. Cook, a rare breed of motivational speaker. There are many topics and issues that challenge us to 1) grow and discover our "true" selves, 2) recognize our capacity, and 3) identify our own strengths and areas needing improvement and development rather than having them pointed out to us by someone else! In addition, nowadays, stress and lack of self-awareness plague us all. This is when most of us fall short of our own dreams and desires and, consequently, fall prey to the traps. Then, unexpected challenges enter our lives. How do we get them out of our lives once we have allowed them to enter and have been able to acknowledge their presence in our lives? Let's examine a few of Educational Excellence's platforms for motivational sessions and self development 1. Learn to enjoy life and stay close to your family and selected friends by: a) developing good living habits and a successful lifestyle. b) keeping life sustaining values important in one's life. 2. Harness that "life giving energy" that surrounds us. It is very critical today. a) do exercise, practice yoga, meditate, and relax regularly. b) be involved in spiritual programs, communing with society and nature. 3. Accept change and challenges as part of life, especially your own life! a) develop the questioning and challenging instinct inherent in humans. b) change those things about yourself first and then try to change society second, if and when you can. 4. Learn how to interact with diverse types of people, ethnic groups, and cultures. a) be open to learn about other people and to share more about yourself. 5. Seek help when needed. This is paramount. Don't just lie down and die! a) acknowledge that one (you) may need help! b) ask for advice and help in the "right places"! c) accept the advice and suggestions to change oneself! "Be yourself, because you ARE you!!!!!" - John Isaac Cook, St. Paul's School Yearbook Quote 1972 Contact Information: New telephone is (954) 678-8334 or use the address below E � Mail : [email protected] Motivational Sessions involve lecture, discussion, as well as interactive activities where appropriate and requested. Costs of sessions depend on services rendered and are established by written contract. Volunteer services available for "at risk youth" and the incarcerated and homeless. John is available for special group talks and discussions, book signing events, and interactive activities. As a person who has experienced as he terms it, "the best of both worlds", John seeks to reach out to those people, especially youth and professional organizations, who desire to make a significant change in their own lives, their organization's purpose and vision, as well as those who desire to make the world "a better place"! Join in with Mr. John Isaac Cook, Educational Excellence, and the forces of good and peace to make our world " a better place"! Continue to fight for what America represents. Change is in our hands, praise God! I am working on my second book, Three Strikes, You're Out! to be self-published and released this Summer 2006! There has been some additional time needed to complete this manuscript which was required to complete the second part of THE COOK BOOK! Be patient and anticipate its arrival. |
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| Click below to see summaries of his speeches and motivational talks. 1: "From the Projects to Princeton" 2: "Every ESOL Student Needs to Know..." 3: "Multicultural Tips for New U.S. Residents" 4: "When East Marries West" (Humorous talk about cross-cultural marriages) 5. Diversity in Schools and the Workplace 6. Is race profiling real? |