20 Minutes of Winning
Larry D. Thornton and Dr. Dave Ketchen are from different generations, work in different professions, grew up in different parts of the country, and have different skin tones. But it is what they share that matters most – a friendship, a passion for transforming lives through personal development, and a dynamic that must be experienced. As part of the Why Not Win Institute’s portfolio of offerings, 20 Minutes of Winning provides concise coverage of vital concepts that can help people win in business and win in life. In each episode, these two highly successful individuals discuss one of life’s opportunities in order to provide actionable advice that can lead to more winning.
20 Minutes of Winning
Winning through Belief in Yourself
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Dave Ketchen and Larry Thornton
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Season 1
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Episode 9
Confidence breeds winning. But most of us can’t manufacture confidence ourselves. We need others to help us get there. Larry Thornton was a poor-performing high school student until his white English teacher Miss Nichols invited him into her home for lunch – a very rare event in the late 1960s – and told him he was college material. Once Larry believed in himself, he could act with confidence and success followed. That is the essence of Winning through Belief in Yourself. And once we have been successful, we need to act as mentors to help others believe in themselves too.