On a sunny Spring day my husband took a drive to a home/office in Kailua to fix a pc and he described the owner to me as a kind older gentleman. When the work day was over my husband brought home a 'sampler bag' of five different types of cookies that the kind gentleman had given to him from his store. I have had to cut my sugar intake although I decided to 'treat' myself and to let the little bite size buggers melt in my mouth....one by one...equals....four.. oops!
Do you remember Wally Amos? Wally Amos was the founder of the Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie although over the years circumstances changed and he now is back in the kitchen baking cookies in his "Chip & Cookie" store in Kailua, Hawaii (on the windward side of our island, Oahu). His wife of over 30 years, Christine Harris-Amos created two dolls, Chip & Cookie, made to look like male/female chocolate cookies and they also have an array of items for sale as well.
Wally has such a wonderful history full of inspiration and positive messages including: Growing up in Tallahassee, Florida until the age of 12, he moved to New York to live with his aunt. He then went in the Air Force and then on to opening his first cookie store called Famous Amos Chocolate Cookie Store on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California where he became an instant celebrity. An inspiration speaker and a life of a positive attitude ...it's no wonder he is still living an inner strength life at the age of over 70! Read more on Wally's history here: ABOUT WALLY.
With a positive attitude, Wally lives in Kailua, Hawaii and has lived by the principles of "work hard, stay positive and don't look back". He and his wife founded the Chip & Cookie Read Aloud Foundation a 501(c) non profit organization to promote the Reading Aloud Program for Children. He has received the President's Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, the Horatio Alger Award and Outstanding Business Leader Award.
With his inspiration speaking engagement he tries to show you how to "turn your lemons into lemonade" because he says, "Life is an inside job". I love it! Success is from the inside out!
With a very Positive Attitude for life he has also authored the following books:
- The Famous Amos Story: The Face That Launched a Thousand Chips
- The Power in You: Ten Secret Ingredients To Inner Strength
- Man With No Name: Turn Lemons Into Lemonade
- Watermelon Magic: Seeds of Wisdom, Slices of Life
- The Cookie Never Crumbles: Inspirational Recipes for Every Day Living,
- Be Positive, Be Positive!: Insights Into How To Live A Joy-filled and Inspiring Life
- The Power of Self-Esteem: How To Discover And Fulfill Your Life Dreams
- Live An Inspiring Life: Ten Secret Ingredients for Inner Strength.
After reading his story, I plan on buying all his books so I can grab his zest for life and apply it in mine.
A success story working from the inside out; this life story of Wally Amos is just "proof positive" that the rewards surely start and lie from .......'within'.
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NOTE:
If you have not read the Two Great Groups: Bonding for a Spring Views CONTEST! or April Showers Bring Double The Inspiration and Positive Views!~Spring Contest ..........I encourage you to enter the contest not just for a challenge...but to express your Spring Views full of Inspiration and Positive Attitude.
The Inspiration !!, and POSITIVE ATTITUDE for the Weary Soul groups were founded in May and June of 2007 and have been successful with the support of the members who are committed to building a solid foundation for their lives. Everything in life starts with.....SELF.
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