PARENTS AND STUDENTS - COMPLETE LIST

"Your teachings are things that I hope to implement in my life and take with me for the advancement of not only my career, but my life as well. Your speech helped put things in perspective and helped me reevaluate my life for the better. Thanks for your guiding words."

"I don't think there will be a day in the rest of my life that I don't remember what you have said to me tonight. I could never thank you enough. You have changed my outlook on life and changed the way I think of others."

"You are a great motivator and have an unusual, straight forward and funny way of helping college students. Thank you for helping me to see that I am accountable for myself, and I can honestly say now that I am proud to look in the mirror each day."

"You probably know this and hear this alot, but you truly have a gift. Your ability to connect and help folks is real. Do know that statements that you made 15 years ago still resonate with professionals like my wife and I, which means you are having an impact."

"You are motivating, inspiring, candid, hilarious, values driven, and a role model. Thank you!"

"My husband and I have a combined family of seven children and 15 grandchildren. We have been to many of the finest schools in our country and I have never heard such a wonderful and enlightening orientation speech. You gave a template for success that I will pass on to our family through your books."

"I am writing to thank you for speaking to the Student Athletes at the University of Southern California. You gave a wonderful speech. I spent most of the day talking with many of my friends about how much your speech made them reflect on their personal lives and how to make the most our of every opportunity."

"My husband and I were among the throng of parents at Illinois Wesleyan yesterday afternoon. I was holding it together until we got near our home last night and as much as I missed my two youngest children, I just didn't want to walk in that door. It would mean facing a home with no Jacob living it it. I want to thank you for your words. I clung to them in my mind on the way home. It made walking through the door a bit more bearable."

"You have empowered me and many of my friends at our Leadership Event to not just live, but to allow our lives to be more than just cheap thrills and waiting for the next thing to come along. You are doing important work and this has been one of my most memorable Saturdays..."

"I am a freshman field hockey player at Pacific and I was lucky enough to hear you speak on Wednesday. I just wanted to tell you that I think it is extremely difficult to get across to college students, and for some reason, males in particular. Your speech was different. I walked outside the gym and found myself seeing several boys on their phones calling their parents like you suggested and being proud of it. I called my parents and raived about your speech. You touched several more lives on Wednesday and I wanted to thank you. Take care."

"Thank you for speaking to me and my fellow student athletes last night. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you speak and left feeling motivated and inspired."

"You're Great!!!"

"Thank you for speaking to us last Thursday. I was especially touched by the things you said about minorities. Sometimes I feel dehumanized by white authority figures and do not know why...But you sir, you truly do understand people."

"Thank you so very much for your work with our team. Your ability to reach young women and inspire them to achieve their full potential is a gift from above."

"I have been around for 26 years and I have seen everybody. You are the best."

"I am one of the counselors here and also a mother of six children. A force more powerful that I pushed me to your presentation this morning. I am a different person because of that."

"Softball Rocks! Thank you very much for speaking to us for CHAMPS! You are an incredible speaker and are great at catching our attention and making us laugh. We will take your advice to heart. This was the best CHAMPS program ever!"