Mr. Fisher shared his heart-wrenching story, which quieted the audience as every person listened to and attentively awaited his every word. Though his story was filled with many tumultuous events, Mr. Fisher was very entertaining, delightful yet impactful
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In his lecture, Antwone Fisher recounts the gripping story of his tumultuous childhood, his stormy years of self-discovery, and his astonishing path to extraordinary success. With his early years so challenged they could be mistaken for fiction, Antwone captivates his audience and imparts thought-provoking lessons that are poignant and inspiring.
Antwone Quenton Fisher was born in prison to his teenage mother. He became a ward of the state of Ohio and was placed in a loving home, but it was apparent that the foster mother had become too attached to Antwone, deeming a reunion with his birth mother too difficult for the child. He was then placed in another foster home where he would suffer twelve years of abuse. Fisher survived the cruelties of foster care and the brutalities of homelessness and set on a course of healing after joining the United State Navy where he served his country for eleven years.
Antwone is now an award-winning screenwriter, author, producer and director. The New York Times Best Seller Finding Fish: A Memoir is the inspiring story of his incredible life's journey. The film "Antwone Fisher", written by Fisher himself, reflects on his life as a sailor and as a child growing up in Cleveland. His collection of poetry, Who Will Cry for the Little Boy?, reveals the inner truths that took Fisher from a turbulent childhood to the man he is today. His most recent book, A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie and Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life, won the 2011 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. It is an inspiring, practical guide to the basic skills that every boy needs to become a successful man and every man needs to become a respected citizen. Fisher imparts the importance of developing one's identity and spirituality, and giving back to one's community.
In Antwone's moving yet humorous lecture, he shares his conviction of the importance of facing the challenges of life head on. He explains the significance of self-reliance, literacy, and building a life of consequence that improved oneself, the community and society at large. He tells of the necessity, no matter what age, of making good personal choices, no matter how inconvenient the choices may be, and of the importance of reinventing oneself and preparing for every chapter in life. He also expounds on why it is essential to do these things in order to attain a successful and happy life. Antwone details the philosophy he developed over his lifetime and explains how it brought him to the extraordinary success he enjoys today.
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Finding Fish: a memoir and the film, Antwone Fisher, recount the inspiring and gripping story of Antwone's tumultuous youth, his stormy years of self-discovery, and his ability to come to terms with his past and create a place in the world for himself. Antowone tells his astonishing story and details his path to extraordinary success, sometimes methodical and oftentimes magical, and why he believes he made it.With a youth so challenged it could be mistaken for fiction, Antwone's life after self-discovery proves equally captivating, poignant and inspiring. Complete with Q&A, he leaves his audience in a simultaneous state of self evaluation and thought-provoking inspiration.
Foster Care and Adoption
Antwone Fisher spent his entire childhood in foster care, and at age seventeen, he was emancipated and left to fend for himself as a homeless teen living on the dangerous streets of Cleveland, Ohio. Though a turbulent journey, Antwone eventually found his place in the world.
He is uniquely familiar and qualified delivering formal talks on child abuse, child abandonment, teenaged homelessness and the difficult and emotional journey of finding a passage to peace and belonging in the world. Antwone approaches these subjects with uplifting candor.
Leadership and Management
An excerpt from Antwone's U.S. Navy evaluation while serving at Naval Communications Station Eastern Pacific reads, "Petty Officer Fisher possesses a management style and a can-do attitude that gets things done!" In his eleven years of honorable military service in the U.S. Navy, Antwone managed hundreds of sailors, and even marines whenever they were embarked aboard ship and serving in S-3 division. This was always done successfully, even under the most stressful situations, he grew uniquely qualified as a leader.
He has benefited from years of military leadership training and hours upon hours of the U.S. Navy's leadership and management classes. While serving as a Correctional Officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, he was responsible for managing some of America's most notorious. As a film director, he is responsible for managing the film's production and it's personnel and ultimately, for delivering the film.
Antwone has managed thousands of people over his lifetime and shares his management style, lessons learned and challenges in managing people and personalities through humor and forthrightness
Mental Health
While as a society we accept that our physical and dental health are something we should take care of on a regular basis, we also have mental health and it is something that requires as much attention as our annual physical examinations. Whether it be because of shame or foolish pride or by simply being unaware, many refuse to accept that they have psychological health that should be examined and maintained.
Antwone speaks candidly on this subject and offers the idea that every family should have a family general practitioner, dentist, and a family mental heath care provider as well.