Ep. 183 - Reading IS Fundamental (w. Ty Allan Jackson)

"I may not have all the answers but I'm sure there's a book that does."

Those were, among many more, some of my father's memorable words of wisdom. 

Whenever my siblings and I would come to him with a question beyond his impressive knowledge, with those words, he was simply nudging us to get resourceful and just figure it out.

And 'figuring it out' often meant digging and researching within the incredible amount of books he had on every conceivable topic. No joke.

This eventually led to a serious love for books and thirst for knowledge that has stayed with us to this day.

These are the kind of powerful anecdotes that my next guest truly resonates with as his passion for the wonders and rewards that stem from the love of reading are summed up in his personal slogan : Read or Else.

Ty Allan Jackson is an award-winning children’s book author, youth motivational speaker, literacy advocate, and honorary Doctorate recipient. 

A three-time TEDx presenter, he travels around the US inspiring children to read and educating adults about the impacts of illiteracy. 

Jackson’s self-published books have been featured on CNN, NBC Nightly News, The Steve Harvey Show, PBS, and the Hallmark Channel. 

In 2020, he appeared on Marvel’s Hero Project on Disney+ and a Good Morning America segment featuring Sidney Keys, a young man who was inspired by Jackson’s book Danny Dollar Millionaire Extraordinaire: The Lemonade Escapade to create an innovative book club for Black boys. 

Ty is also the cofounder of the Read or Else movement and the financial literacy program, the Danny Dollar Academy.

On this episode, Ty shows us how to push past the rejection and create our own opportunities, the importance of standing firmly in our happiness, practical tips to get your kids on board with reading more ...and so much more.

You can connect with Ty via his many presences around the web, including...

His Instagram page : @ty_allan_jackson

His main website : https://tyallanjackson.com/

To shop for Ty's books and merch : https://tyallanjackson.com/shop/

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