Mentors
This blog is all about a high school speech coach who transformed my life. That I am the extrovert's extrovert is an innate trait. I fearlessly talk to strangers, something I inherited from my mother Joyce. The person who talks to others in the checkout line whether they liked it or not? That was Joyce. I'm her mini-me. Coach Peitz helped hone that skill to winning speech contests in Original Oratory, Extemporaneous Speaking, TV News, Choral Reading... and I feel like I am forgetting something but I'll let it go. The bottom line? I am on the wall of Benton Community's Fine Arts Hall of Fame thanks to Coach Peitz. That he is best known for his directing talents is a story for a different post/podcast. This post is about me. Wow, I miss having hair. I couldn't have won those speech contests if were not the guidance of Mike Peitz. I went on to Coe College for an education in Economics. There I met the most unlikely of mentors - A foorball coach, all around jock, the...