Johnny D is THE MOTIVATIONAL COWBOY

How many times have you gotten to the end of the road and asked yourself, “ Do I go left or right?” I look back and see all the choices I made that brought me to where I am today. All of my work focuses around those choices and events in our lives, people we've learned from, and people who have inspired us.

People often ask me,” How did you get started?” I don’t think there really is a starting point, just choices that bring you to your own “Finish Line.” We’ve all come to that point in the road where we have to make the decision to go left or right. My decisions started at a very young age. I was held back in 2nd grade when my teachers told my parents that I couldn’t read or communicate well. I think it was in the 4th grade that my teacher once again told my parents that I wouldn’t amount to much. What if I had gone down the road that those people had chosen for me? Thank god I’ll never know. With the help of my family, I chose to believe in myself.

After high school my career path took me in many directions, from a small business owner, to the marketing director of a Fortune 500 company. Throughout all of this, I crossed the paths of many lives, and started to receive letters from people that wanted to thank me for inspiring them. As I looked back on my yearbooks and the things people wrote, I realized they were writing the same kind of sentiments. Finally it hit me. This was my gift to give back to the world. Six years ago I reached that road signed that gave me the choice to go left or right. Two weeks before Christmas I quit my job and decided to share my gift to the world.

With my current work, I want 4th graders to be able to be able to get something out of it as well as their parents. The struggles and challenges that children face are just as confusing as the ones that adults face. Hopefully my life’s work will provide you with some thoughts and tools for making the decisions you need to make.

Just remember : The “ Finish Line” is also the starting line.