"Dave Kekich Credos and His Heroes Interview Inspire You and Teach You the Secrets Of Success"
17. Life operates in reverse action to entropy. Therefore the universe is hostile to life. Progress is a continued effort to swim against the stream.
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Ralph Zuranski: Well, when was the lowest point in your life, and how did you change your life afterwards to win a victory over the obstacles you were facing at that time?
Dave Kekich: Well, the lowest point was my injury. I lost basically everything I had, emotionally and physically, and relationships. Well, they actually endured over time. I lost my business, and my attitude. Primarily, that was the worst part. But there really is no magic bullet or quick fix to overcoming obstacles.
A lot of people talk about, well - this is a life-changing event and so forth. And when you see a life-changing event, usually a lot of things have led up to that to lay the groundwork for it. And when you see a certain breakthrough, they almost always follow slowly building a foundation for that breakthrough.
Now, if there was one breakthrough in my life that changed my life and got me back on track, it was when I decided to hold a fundraiser for spinal cord injuries. And I was working with the Spinal Cord Society at that time; I had a local chapter.
I held a drug-free power lifting event back in Pennsylvania, a small town in western Pennsylvania, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. We called it, or I called it, the Eastern United States Power Lifting Championships. And it was the first positive thing I had done in a couple of years.
I mean, I pretty much vegetated after my injury, and I put together this event, and it turned out we had people from all over the East Coast, and some people from the Midwest came to this relatively small town, and we got local newspaper coverage, all local, lots of local radio coverage, and sponsors.
And after it was all over, I realized my brain still worked. And that yes, it got me back on track. And I didn't go from stagnation to being in the stratosphere that day, but gradually it got me going, and I had ups and downs after that, but mostly ups. Overall I am way ahead in many ways now than I was when I was hurt, or before I was hurt.
"Dave Kekich Credos and His Heroes Interview Inspire You and Teach You the Secrets Of Success"
David co-founded Exceptional Producers, Inc., the country's largest life insurance master general agency, which raised $3.1 billion of premium income for First Executive Corp., co-founded a national financial services company and arranged venture capital funding for private companies for 11 years.
He is a recognized expert on private investing and authored the venture capital handbook "How the Rich Get Richer With Quiet Private Investments".
David founded both public and private companies, was engaged as a consultant and served as director to numerous public and private corporations. He also sold and developed real estate.
In 1999, Mr. Kekich founded the "Maximum Life Foundation", a 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to curing aging related diseases. He founded MaxLife Capital, a venture capital group for life sciences industries targeting anti-aging technologies. He also co-founded Stem Cell Products, LLC, a privately held biotech company specializing in stem cell signaling factors and advanced peptide technologies.
David serves as a Board Member of the American Aging Association He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University and studied under Dr. Andrew J. Galambos at the Free Enterprise Institute for two years.
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Anonymous (all those wonderful insightful heroes who influenced me one way or another, either consciously or unconsciously, but whose names I can't attach to any particular Credo.)