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Jeffrey Lant Article Audio Review: Ted Williams, His Golden Voice, and the Cost of Second Chances

Dr. Jeffrey Lant is a deep thinking man and has made a practice of looking beyond the obvious to uncover applicable life lessons, overlooked facts, and at times uncomfortable realities to bring value to every subject he comments upon. There is perhaps no greater example of this than the following article concerning the formerly homeless Ted Williams, a recovering alcoholic, drug addict, turned media darling as a result of his golden voice.

I challenge you to read this article carefully and more than once. There are several nuances that might be missed by the casual reader or those who would approach this article as they would one in the USA Today or People Magazine. If you do this you miss the point and the lessons.

Consider this phrase from Dr. Lant’s article and it’s deeper meaning. Dr. Lant writes, “In an instant the people of America had shed their grace on this man.” Sound familiar? In the tradition of that great American anthem “God Shed His grace on thee.” So, perhaps we are simply doing what Americans do, offering the grace of a second chance to those who have fallen. But beware, the media tends to love to build them up, so they can tear them down.

Dr. Lant cuts particulary deep when it comes to Ted Williams relationship with his mother who said; “… he was there to take, never to give.” Dr. Lant takes such care to note her manner of communication when he writes, “Yes, there was steel in her voice, not just precise articulation and distinct diction.” More on that in a moment.

In this article we read among the first considerations of the victims of neglect, Ted Williams ex-wife and five children. Surely they also have a voice. I am perhaps a bit more patient in my expectations of Ted Williams intent and more importantly his actions with regard to sharing his new found wealth with those who deserve it most. His victims.

In my view the jury is still out on whether or not Ted will make good and become worthy of our admiration and respect. I am a believer in second chances, and I am prepared to watch Ted Williams for a while to see if he really can become a success at life. He can only do so by honoring his mother, his former spouse, his children, and the grace shown to him by the world.

I applaud Dr. Lant for having the courage to address “strong black women.” If you understand the long standing role that women have played in the American black culture, you will see this as testament and acknowledgment of truth. Strong black women have represented true strength for generations.

Can you image what any 90 year old black American woman has endured in her lifetime? How many restless nights, broken dreams, disappointments, failed promises. All this is true, but it also provides perhaps the most profound part of this story. Embodied in both Ted Williams mother, his ex-wife and their four daughters, is the power to forgive, which is the truest sign of the strength of such women. I imagine without the strength to forgive over the generations, there would be a long legacy of bitter women rather that the true legacy of the backbone of an entire race of people, and the joy she brings to this world.

I was moved to such deep thought by this article that I have decided to record an audio version on both my review and Dr. Lant’s article. In addition, the now world famous You Tube video is also embedded below. ** Please note there is a five second pause between my comments and Dr. Lant’s article on the audio.

Audio Review by James Holmes

by Dr. Jeffrey Lant

Millions of people worldwide are now familiar with the first “feel good” story of the year. Here are the facts.

Ted Williams was one of a small army of panhandlers with a plum spot along a well-traveled Ohio highway. You know the type, camouflage jacket, scruffy to a degree, odoriferous.

All these folks carry handwritten signs with their message of special pleading, a message designed for maximum pathos and heart-rending effect. Ted’s said, in part, “God-given gift of a voice.”

Through a tip, the Columbus Dispatch paper heard about Williams and, on a slow news day, sent a reporter to hear this phenomenon say something, anything. It didn’t matter what.

Finding Williams wasn’t difficult. Like most homeless people, his habits were pretty consistent. After all, there’s no place like home, even if you’re domiciled in a cardboard box under the interstate.

Ted, an affable fellow, was glad to oblige…. and so he made like the radio announcer he used to be and did the “Coming up at 10 pm tonight….” kind of voice overs, where intonation is everything.

The effect was immediate, electric, the real mccoy, and thanks to the Columbus Dispatch and You Tube it went viral, fast — the bedraggled Williams and that oh-so-perfect voice.

In the way of these things, stuff started to happen for the big-smile Williams right away. He immediately went on Ohio radio and the “Today Show” where he cried when discussing the mother he had neglected for so long.

He got job offers and expressions of initial interest from a host of companies and organizations including the Cleveland Cavaliers, the National Football League, the Oho Credit Union League, and ESPN, to name a fraction. Kraft (the cheese people) didn’t just offer… they paid him good American greenbacks to do a voice over that only increased his renown and appeal.

There was even immediate speculation that Ted would be invited by the President of these United States to be his personal guest at the upcoming State of the Union Address. There Ted would be mentioned by name so the president could launch a telling phrase in his honor and derive the satisfaction of benevolence.

Ted was eager, grateful, overwhelmed. In an instant the people of America had shed their grace on this man of the streets. It was picture perfect… heart warming… a made for tv movie.

A handsome down and outer who cleaned up well

his golden voice

generous America taking him to its bosom

a soul redeemed

kudos and self-satisfaction all round.

And all in a couple of news cycles.

The reality, of course, was different… gritty, complicated, not quite so perfect but utterly predictable. Ted Williams at 53 was a man with a past…. booze, drugs, women… and a host of people who had Something To Say about this man of charm and irresponsibility.

His 90 year old mother stepped forward and had her say-so. Her voice was resolute, too… she looked the camera squarely in the eye and said her piece. Ted had done well in the military, had a good job, a solid life and had thrown it all away, inexplicably on drugs. He was long gone and seldom called; when he did he wanted something. Always to take, never to give. Each call fed her disgust.

In this woman there was a true hint of steel and substance. Old, but not elderly… she had no qualms about saying what she had to say. It was clear she’d been thinking about Ted and all he did wrong for many, many years. Her focus was where it needed to be: not on that golden voice… but on the man who shucked off his responsibilities to find fulfillment in something his mother could never understand or approve. Yes, there was steel in her voice, not just precise articulation and distinct diction.

Then there was his ex-wife Patricia Kirtley. Twenty three years ago he had deserted her and their 4 girls… and a 5th child he had with another woman. Kirtley, in the best tradition of strong black women, weak black men, had brought them all up throughout difficult days and lonely nights… when this partially blind woman of poise, grace, and determination had decisions to make, problems to solve all without the man who should have been present, helping, understanding, comforting.

She says, mildly, the kids feel “some resentment” about a father in the area but so focused on his own needs that he was never there for any of them. If they only felt “some resentment” they were rare children indeed. Rage would have become them better.

And had this long-gone father called Patricia and in that deep baritone now known to the world offered her and his life neglected children even some of his new found riches and promising future?

What do you think?

He had other fish to fry, places to go, people to meet, a golden future sustained by that golden voice. Old hostages to fortune, ex-wives, ex-girl friends, children, mother. They were all part of the past… with no claim to his future.

Ted, after all, was the darling of the media… a likely guest of the President of the United States, a spokesman for that most American of meals, mac and cheese. He had a future in which there was no place for his past.

And so, today, while Ted’s smile and famous voice circle the globe in story after story, picking up speed and viewers as it proceeds, Ted’s mother and former wife (now with 16 grandchildren) will go about the business of their lives, keeping hope and family alive and together. And they will do it, as they have done it, without Ted and his never-to-be forgotten voice.

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Harvard-educated Dr. Jeffrey Lant is CEO of Worldprofit, Inc., www.MyWorldprofit.net where small and home-based businesses learn how to profit online. Attend Dr. Lant’s live daily webcast and receive 50,000 free guaranteed visitors to the website!
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Here is the now famous video of Ted Williams Re-discovered

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George Kosch, Director of Technology for Worldprofit conducts two live training sessions every Friday for Silver and Platinum Package owners. These sessions are a valuable part of “Worldprofit’s Millionaire Bootcamp” that is designed to ensure the success of every member.

Bootcamp Level One is for novice marketers and new members to Worldprofit. In this first module members begin to set-up the foundation for their long-term business and two primary traffic sources. The module includes an instructional video by George Kosch to walk you step by step through the set-up process.

Bootcamp Level Two helps the new member send their first newsletter using Worldprofit’s prospect management and newsletter publishing feature that is part of Worldprofit’s Silver Package. As part of Worldprofit’s bonus package new members are given double opt in newsletter subscribers sourced by Worldprofit to seed the new members list. I have grown my newsletter subscriber list to more than 3,100 members over the last 45 days!

As with level one, this level includes an instructional video by George Kosch which ensures the members successful publication of their first newsletter.

Graduating from Worldprofit’s Millionaire Bootcamp is the first step to creating a successful Internet business and the associated wealth creation and time freedom. Therefore it is critical that all new members dedicate themselves to graduating from the bootcamp.

I wanted to give you a sneak peak at the private members only live bootcamp training that is conducted weekly for all Silver and Platinum package owners. In this video George Kosch is instructing our members on the use of the amazing “SEO Promo Tool Kit.” This video clip is from the live training session.

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Worldprofit was founded by a team of Home Business Experts and they have developed a business system to help you build a sustainable online business and a reliable income working from home. Dr. Jeffrey Lant conducts a “live webcast” business presentation every day to an audience of hundreds of people. He has been doing this for nearly 16 years. Attend a live session by signing up here: Live Webcast

Today, I am going to provide with a two part video presentation of the Worldprofit business model conducted by Dr. Jeffrey Lant. Be sure to watch both parts of this presentation and when you are ready to become an associate visit http://www.MyWorldprofit.net and become a free associate.

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This is the same presentation I first viewed which lead me to begin the process of evaluating Worlprofit as a viable business solution. Please be sure to post a comment below and let me know how I can help you – I am here to help you succeed.

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