"Part 2: Listen to What the Heroes Think About the In Search Of Heroes Program and Its Impact On Youth, Parents and Business People" by Ralph Zuranski
Dave Kekich: Oh, it is empowering, especially to young people. And by going through a program like this, especially with young people, it can shave years of painful trial and error from people’s lives. It can set them on a positive track they might never have discovered on their own. I stumbled across these ideas, mostly late in life, and I wish I could have had something like this when I was young. It could have changed my life dramatically.
Cameron Johnson: Just imagine if every single person in this great country and in the world could hear all of these interviews, and what they would take away from them. You know, the people that we can touch are really the people who are normally seeking out help. They are actually the ones who have the ambition and motivation to take the first step, though, and actually go and find positive influence such as the “In Search of Heroes” program, but I think its impact on youth, parents, and business people is only positive. I think that anything that is positive is good.
I think positive cash flow is good! So I think positive impact is so powerful, and I think that I am thankful that you have spent so much time doing these interviews and creating this program, because there is so much value in it. So many people can learn so much from all the different people you have interviewed.
Jeff Wright: The In Search of Heroes program is a tremendous program in part because it is doing a good thing, but mostly because of its accessibility through the Internet, putting a positive message out globally through this resource will change lives, and I believe that positive visions disseminated widely may be perhaps the most important use of the Internet, and your work with this resource will certainly bear much fruit as we hear testimonies of people who perhaps aren’t even alive yet about how their lives have changed because of the content that they encountered in In Search of Heroes.
Len Thurmond: When you first told me about this I thought it was an unbelievable idea. I was completely honored that you asked me to be part of it. I’m sure I’ve gone into a lot more detail than you wanted me to, but I do appreciate the opportunity. I’m a very outspoken person when it comes to things like this.
I’ve heard some of the other interviews that you’ve done and if we can find a way to get these interviews to people who need to hear them, we can change the world. It’s amazing how you’ve interviewed people who were mostly my peers, people whom I know, and people who’ve been successful. A lot of people who’ve had similar stories to what we’ve done. Everybody has had their own crosses to bear and their all different, but they are all equally as upsetting and they’re not unlike millions of other people out there.
If we can find a way to get this out to people, to let them know that it’s okay to be them, to let them know that not only is it okay, but it’s good to be them and that they can move on and be whatever they want to be. They can become the success stories that they want to be.
As I said earlier, success has nothing to do with money; it has to do with being happy. Then we can do a world of good with this. I personally will do anything and everything I can to help get this out there. This is an amazing project, one that’s long overdue and I think the only trial ahead of us is figuring out how we can get this in front of the people who need to see it and need to hear it.
My hope for this is that anyone listening to this will pass it on to those who need to hear it or those who have the ability to give it to those who need to hear it.
If my story can help anyone, that’s incredible. That’s my life’s goal is to help anyone. As I said earlier, if you can help make a difference in one person’s life, I honestly believe that that is the definition of success, but with all of the other interviews you’ve done, with all of the other testimonials that you have, with all the other affirmation of life that you’ve got on here, I can’t see how this could be anything but an incredible life-giving project; one that could save literally millions of lives.
Right now it’s a matter of it getting to the right people. It’s a matter of getting it to the schools. It’s a matter of getting it to the churches, to the suicide centers, to the people who are really hurting who really need to hear these things; who need to know that it’s not over, that there is hope.
Not only is there hope, but that they can do whatever they want and that it’s time to stop listening to the crap that’s been filled into their heads. That’s not what life is about; they can do whatever they want.
I applaud you. I can’t think of a better way to help the world than with something like this. I want you to know that I will do everything that I can to try and get this out to the people who need to hear it because I think it is the most heartfelt and important project that I’ve seen in a long, long time.