Category: Journalism
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Share and Grow Rich: The Dottie Walters Effect – by Michael Macfarlane with Warren Jamison (contribution by Michael Modzelewski).
Like many speakers, when I was starting out and struggling to learn the business, one name I kept hearing as someone I must talk to was Dottie Walters. I called her office and she was kind enough to come to the phone. For the next hour, she patiently explained the first steps to successfully launch…
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Learning To Lead – book excerpt by Michael Chirichello & Nancy Richmond.
Chapter 1 Colorful Dreams: Creating Your Vision Michael Modzelewski is a master storyteller who invites readers to abandon the safe life for one of adventure. He settled on a desolate island in the Inside Passage, the rugged coastline between Seattle and Alaska. Michael’s story is one of a man who learned about self through his…
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UR Profile: Michael Modzelewski – UltraRunning Magazine
Author, Model, Television Host, and Adventure Seeker Michael Modzelewski is not your typical ultrarunner. From his youth as the son of a pro football player, to years of traveling the world, followed by simultaneous careers as a model, a motivational speaker, the host of a television show, and a noted author, Mike has just about…
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Running 100 Miles – By Michael Modzelewski – Published in Sierra Heritage Magazine
“…I came away from the run convinced that dormant within us are immeasurable powers that we block with disbelieving minds. As the psychologist, William James, wrote, “We lead lives inferior to ourselves.” We settle for less when we should always be striving for more. When I told people I was entered in a 100-mile run,…
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100 Miles of Endurance – By Michael Modzelewski – Published in Arizona Racing News
New Generation of Modzelewski Brothers carry on their athletic family’s name. Phoenix resident, Scott Modzelewski, and his brother Michael recently (Oct. 14th) placed high in “The Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run” across the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California. The 100 mile foot race started in Wrightwood and finished at the entrance to The…
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Angeles Crest Book Review – By Continental Magazine
Running Wild Continental Magazine, November 2000 The amazing story of Continental flight attendant Paula Grecco and her husband, Michael Modzelewski, reached new heights after Modzelewski completed the Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run in 1992. As a result of preparing for and completing the run, he wrote Angeles Crest: A Memoir. The book is…
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Angeles Crest Book Review – By Palm Beach Post
Writer survived shift on almost-deserted island Palm Beach Post October 18, 2000 by Linda Haase Michael Modzelewski thought the two years he spent in an intense fight for survival on an almost-deserted island was a soul-trying experience. But playing survivor for a not-for-TV-movie was nothing compared to the challenge he found when he returned…
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Angeles Crest Book Review – By Ultra Running Magazine
Ultrarunning Magazine, October 2000 URProfile: Mike Modzelewski Author, Model, Television Host, and Adventure Seeker Mike Modzelewski is not your typical ultrarunner. From his youth as the son of a pro football player, to years of traveling the world, followed by simultaneous careers as a model, a motivational speaker, the host of a television show,…
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Alaska, Naturally – Porthole Magazine
Imagine a job where you work eight hours a week, make great money, and encounter a constant flow of interesting people from all over the world — all while you’re cruising aboard Princess Cruises and Crystal Cruises ships. Summers are spent admiring the stunning scenery and wildlife-packed waters of Alaska’s Inside Passage and winters take…
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The Knitting Sutra: book excerpt by Susan Gordon Lydon
Craft as a Spiritual Practice Book excerpt by Susan Gordon Lydon. Epilogue: Taking Flight Wings are not enough, it seems. We must also grow roots to hold us fast to earth. I am reminded of a story I read in a book about Alaska, Inside Passage, by Michael Modzelewski. Bald eagles capture salmon with their…