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Episode 66: "How to stop making excuses and begin a journey to success" with Dr. Erica Pooler

29m · Dream Mentorship Podcast · 06 Mar 23:28

Dr. Erica Pooler is a wife and mother of 6, author, motivational speaker, educational consultant, with expertise as a teacher of at-risk youth, professor in leadership and integrative studies, director of school safety and student alternative placement, and principal of the neediest students.

As the poster child of second chances and beating the odds, Dr. Pooler uses her past to propel her future. She was born into this world with all odds against her but chose to stop making excuses and began a journey to success, a true testament to her best selling book entitled “The cards of life, when all hope is gone, trust then believe” in addition to workbooks and journals widely used across the county.

Listen to this interview as she shares what it takes to succeed and even plan for retirement even after going through situations in life.


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