My Favorite Reading Corner: “Overcoming Adversity: Resetting Goals” by Nelson J. Fowlkes
For readers, having a favorite reading corner in your house is like having a safe spot where your mind can freely wonder and wander to places your body can’t. A favorite reading corner, according to studies, stimulates the reader’s stamina for reading. It gives comfort and is a subtle reminder of your unfinished books.
If you want to be active in reading and find it challenging to really commit, one of the best ways to motivate yourself is to have a reading corner at home. Set up a cute table and chair and decorate it with plants and perhaps a little pile of books. If you want it to look aesthetic or colorful, choose colors that can soothe your mind.
Having great books in your pile of TBR (To Be Read) books makes your journey of reading progressive. These great books may influence your mindset. After all, what you read, watch, eat, drink, do, and many other things that you allow have a great impact on you as a person. Aside from the comfort that a reading corner, where piles of books are, gives, it also changes your mood, the general ambiance of your home, and your mind.
Here’s a recommended masterpiece by professional reviewers. Find out why this book is highly praised by Heather Brooks of the US Review of Books, who underscores that “within these pages, Fowlkes tells the candid story of his life. Despite prevalent racism in America, he is a proud patriot who served as a U.S. soldier from 1958 until 1975. He provides a fascinating account of being protected, in some ways, from discrimination because he resided on a military base, although discrimination ultimately led to his release from active duty.”
The author, Nelson J. Fowlkes, excelled as a biochemist, marketing executive, and strategic healthcare planner. He served 20 years as a professional biochemist in the Army Medical Service Corps and attained the grade of Lt. Colonel. He utilized his scientific knowledge and skill to support combat troops in Vietnam and South Korea as well as military families at Army Medical Centers in California, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington State.
After military retirement, he pursued a healthcare career with astounding success and achievement. He co-authored a 5-year strategic healthcare plan for a sister healthcare institution in Merced, California.
He established and managed 11 primary care clinics in Lynwood, California. Fowlkes is the co-author of a corporate health risk management program. The article appeared in the Journal of Health Care Marketing. He designed and created Territorial Management (TSS), an innovative approach that applies traditional risk management to the health of an employee group. The Library of Congress issued a Certificate of Registration.
His desire for knowledge motivated him to attain a master’s degree in biochemistry and public administration and professional certificates in gerontology and conflict resolution. His entrepreneurial skills compelled him to establish a consulting firm (Fowlkes Business Enterprise), where he advised and developed plans for healthcare organizations to establish industrial health clinics.
In “Overcoming Adversity: Resetting Goals” by Nelson J. Fowlkes, he narrates the story through insightful strategies and tactics that were effectively utilized on his journey. Hopefully, you will be inspired and amazed by this incredible story. His tool kit reveals tenacity, optimism, self-reliance, adaptability, perseverance, and faith. These qualities and characteristics were instrumental in his remarkable and astonishing rise from a fractured childhood and poverty to complete a twenty-year service in the United States Army Medical Corps, retiring as a Lt. Colonel, and earning graduate degrees in biochemistry and public administration. In addition, he earned professional certificates in gerontology and conflict resolution. A most compelling concept: do not allow circumstances to define your worth.