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Actually, what I found was worth more than gold. I found the secrets
successful people use to attain personal and professional success.
"Turning on that
miner's lantern on my helmet, in that cold,
dark, dangerous mine, was like opening my eyes to a whole new world, filled
the fear and wonderment and relevance.
"Yes, I did spend three months
working in a coal mine while I was in college. I wasn't a coal miner. I
worked as a laborer for the electrical gang that was responsible for
installing, repairing, and maintaining the electrical operations for the
Glen Alden Coal Corporation.
"And, I grew up one block
from a large coal mining operation. My father owned a tavern one block from
the mouth of the mine. It was the first thing the
coal miners saw as they came up from their shifts - tired, sore and thirsty.
The first thing they wanted was a beer to wash the coal dust down their
throats.
"My father's customers
always had the same advise for me while I was growing up. "Use your brain,
not your back."
When I worked that summer in an actual mine, I learned a lot of other lessons
that have guided me through life, and, just as significantly, in owning my
own business."
Walk next to Al Borowski as he descends two and a half miles under the
Susquehanna River, five days a week, for his nine-hour shift in an
anthracite slope mine, once flooded by the swollen waters of a hurricane.
Barely old enough to vote, he was called on to venture into the depths
of a coal nine feet wide and six feet high.
Hear his fascinating story as he weaves humor, enchantment and wisdom into
his lessons of hard work versus working hard.
Join Al in a world that very few of us will ever experience.
A world where twenty-five tons of coal could suddenly let go and crush you
like a crumb.
A world where a flash fire or an explosion of methane gas could bring instantaneous death.
A world where a cave-in could trap you in total darkness without food, water
or oxygen.
Stand next to Al, shoulder to shoulder, on his journey of discovery, growth,
and emergence.
Al will use words seldom heard in polite conversation - words like
Discipline, Respect, Uncommon Courage, Unquestioned Values, and Unwavering
Vision.
Few have ever raised their voices to relate the life and times of coal
miners to the importance of Precision, Pride and Professionalism.
Still fewer have experienced the Loyalty, Love, Dedication, Teamwork and
Leadership from the depths of an underground mine.
Yes, Al Borowski "Grew up" in a Coal Mine.
Come listen to Al's story and learn how to mine the treasure your life
holds.
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Al Borowski, MEd, CSP, PP
Certified Speaking Professional
Professor of Positivity
Connect all the Dots
PO Box 24505
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
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