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While contemplating what to write about myself, I cannot help think how diverse and resilient people are. What we overcome. I am one of those overcomers. As I write, I have now been in buMike n Sue on our favorite pastimesiness for 23 years and in the trucking industry for 35 years. It did not come easy, however. As a matter of fact, I authored a book about it.
 
Here's more about me and the book...'Michael Kennon is the CEO and President of Kennon Transport, LLC, a successful trucking business he runs with his wife, Sue. Before owning his own company, Mike was a runaway and was virtually homeless for most of his childhood and young adulthood. To survive on the road, Mike drove trucks, sold encyclopedias, hustled pool, was a baker, ski instructor, sous chef, drug dealer just to name a few. Drugs and other dependencies took over Mike's life to the point that he could not accept help when it was offered, nor could he stop running away from a past that haunted him. While now blessed with what he has achieved in his life and in his personal and family relationships, things were much different at one time. "Memoirs of a Runaway: A Story of Hope" is a tale of survival and spirituality. Isolation and reconnection. Most of all, it is a hand reaching out to those who travel down the same troubled path; a story of hope.' Read more and order the book at http://www.memoirsofarunaway.com And, please become a fan of helping runaways on my Facebook site http://www.facebook.com/memoirsofarunaway
 
Mike at 19I was born in Carbondale, IL on August 13th, 1961. My father died when I was 10 and mom remarried a man 2 years later that was mentally and physically abusive and I started running away. By age 17, I had driven over 250,000 miles in a semi alone without even having a drivers license. By 20, and 7 high schools later, I had a certificate for business math and communication and had gone to 3 colleges.
 
I'd like to say that's the end of the story and lived happily ever after, but that could not be further from the truth. Today, and for the last several years, however, I have been very happily married and running Kennon Transport with my wife, Sue, dispatching from a million dollars to multi-million dollars in freight almost every year. I'm also concentrating on helping runaways, promoting 'Memoirs of a Runaway' and am a Golden Tee vendor (more links to networking sites below).
 
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Click on the newspaper clipping for a featured article about my book and click here for reviews.
 
 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

No Doom and Gloom Here !!

With all the media hype about the economy I find myself wanting to say something encouraging... Some of my favorite sayings...

If you dont like the circumstances, change your perspective.

Be a blessing, not a burden.

Knowing the right thing to do will not make you as victorious as doing the right thing. 

If I'm not part of the solution, I'm part of the problem.

9:56 am edt 


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2011 GT Game in Valrico, FL

 

I started playing Golden Tee in 1998. When we moved to Charleston, SC, in 2002, I started playing with a group of about 7 to 12 guys a couple times a week. Then the economy went south and my wife said 'we can't afford your habit any longer...unless we buy one'. The rest was history and I'm now a Golden Tee vendor (and still play).

THE GAME HAS BEEN SOLD: READ MORE IN BLOGS

 
 
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