Our Mission & Vision
- To empower youth in Norfolk build the independent, resilient character they will need to earn success and enjoy happy, fulfilling lives as adults.
- Cut the poverty rate in Norfolk by one-half within one generation.
I love challenges, I love learning new things, and I believe in the power of effort. I can learn from setbacks and gain strength from failures with the belief that I will improve with effort to achieve my highest potential.
Setbacks in life are not the result of something inherently or permanently wrong with me but actually learning opportunities enabling me to build upon strengths through renewed effort.
I will set my personal expectations high and overcome my fears and selfdoubts through purposeful effort to achieve my full potential.
I am not a passive victim of circumstances. I believe that I can change my life and my world for the better. In fact, I am the only person in control of my direction in life.
I will exhibit passion and perseverance in the pursuit of my long-term goals through the daily discipline of deliberate practice, with the gritty determination not to give up when the going gets tough.
I will display strengths of the head, gut and heart necessary to never compromise my integrity while always considering the needs of others.
How do the three steps of the Success Sequence give young people the best chance of achieving success?
Founder and Chairman, Board of Directors, Next Step to Success
Chief Executive Officer
VP of Operations
