Change Does Not Occur in A Flash

About the Book

We all need transformations at different points in our lives to reach our full potential. My mission in this book is to illuminate your path to reach lasting change. I want to inspire you and to transform your life for the rest of your life. Most people are scared of being uncomfortable during the transition from our routines to new opportunities. I call this the in-between time. If you can get past this in-between time, you can accomplish change successfully. I want you to finish this and be a better person forever. This book is about giving you the tools—and a road map—to make life transformations. In doing so, I reflect back on the changes that have propelled me in my life. They carried me from the streets of New Jersey to a championship football experience, two degrees at Notre Dame, a law degree in Kentucky, and then to my current role as CEO of the Wernle Youth & Family Treatment Center in Richmond, Indiana. The common denominators to those transformations are numerous: determination, sacrifice, and support. Spirituality is at the forefront of them all.

About the Author

Darrell Gordon is a national public speaker on the topics of character development, diversity training, leadership, and empowerment for change. He was starting outside linebacker on the 1988 National Championship Notre Dame Football Team and has been recognized for his great work through various channels, most recently in 2016 when awarded the highest honor in Indiana—the Sagamore of the Wabash award. A native of Hillside, New Jersey, Darrell earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and business and master’s degree of science in administration from Notre Dame, a juris doctorate from Northern Kentucky’s Chase College of Law, a certification in Fund Raising Management from IU School of Philanthropy, and Strategic Perspective in Nonprofit Management from Harvard Business School. Since 2001, Darrell has served as CEO of a multimillion-dollar youth organization and before that as an adjunct sports law professor and at the NCAA in their legislative and student athlete advisory department.