Are you ready to hear some great stories? If so, you’re in the right place. You’re going to hear true stories about how a simple vision and acts of service can change families, relationships and communities. You’ll learn powerful ways to teach your kids the value of service to others and how it can change their life.Rodney Smith Jr. is the founder of a 501c3 organization called Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service which provides a very inspirational program that focuses on channeling the energy that youths have in a positive way as well as helping those who need it the most.To learn more, donate or get involved visit: https://weareraisingmen.com/about-us/To donate to the organization Amazon Wishlist visit: https://weareraisingmen.com/amazon-wish-list/Special thanks to InGenius Prep for sponsoring The Fatherhood Challenge. To learn more about InGenius Prep or to claim your free consultation, visit: https://ingeniusprep.com/get-a-free-consultation/?utm_campaign=2024+Podcast+Email+Marketing&utm_content=Fatherhood+Podcast&utm_medium=Fatherhood+Podcast&utm_source=Fatherhood+Podcast&utm_term=Fatherhood+PodcastCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastrencastrTranscript - Servant Leadership Training---Are you ready to hear some great stories? If so, you're in the right place. You're going to heartrue stories about how a simple vision and acts of service can change families, relationships,and communities. In just a moment, you'll learn powerful ways to teach your kids the value ofservice to others and how it can change their life. So don't go anywhere. Before we begin,I'd like to thank our proud sponsor of this episode and the Fatherhood Challenge,In Genius Prep. In Genius Prep is the world's premier admissions consulting firm proud to beofficially recognized as the country's top college admissions consultants helping studentsprepare for admissions to top schools through individualized educational programs that increasechances of admission by up to 10 times. In Genius Prep students work with former admission officersto differentiate themselves from other competitive students in three areas colleges evaluate students.In academics, extra curricular activities, and personal characteristics. Just this past admissioncycle, In Genius Prep students have secured 110 offers from Ivy League schools, 268 offersfrom top 20 schools, and 904 offers from top 50 schools. In Genius Prep student success lieswithin the fact that In Genius Prep is an all-in-one consulting firm offering every service of family needs,whether it be test prep, tailored candidacy, building mentorship, academic mentorships,the leadership and innovation lab, soft skills courses, writing courses, and other customizedprograms to develop their application persona to the most effective and authentic extent to sharewith colleges. Just click on the link in the episode description to book a free strategy callwith one of In Genius Prep's college experts or you can visit ingeniousprep.com. That'sin Genius Prep.com and let them know you came from the Fatherhood Challenge. Welcome to the FatherhoodChallenge, a movement to awaken and inspire fathers everywhere to take great pride in their role,and a challenge society to understand how important fathers are to the stability and culture oftheir family's environment. Now here's your host, Jonathan Guerrero. Greetings everyone. Thank youso much for joining me. My guest is Rodney Smith, Jr. Rodney is the founder of a 501-C3 organizationcalled Raising Men and Women, Lawn Care Service, which provides a very inspirational program thatfocuses on channeling the energy that youth have in a positive way as well as helping those in need.Rodney, thank you so much for being on the Fatherhood Challenge. Thank you for having me. I reallyappreciate it. Rodney, let's start with your own story, starting with how you grew up and what ledyou to start Raising Men and Women, Lawn Care Service. Yeah, so, um, originally I'm from the islandof Bermuda. I came to the United States to finish my last two years of high school in a small towncalled Aminia, New York. It was a small boarding school for kids with learning disabilities.And I was there for two years and I would say the best two years of my life, one graduating fromthere. I went to Fort Lauderdale, Florida because I thought I wanted to do something with computers,so I attended ITD Tech out in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. And I was there for about six months andduring those six months, I had a hard time adjusting and just one night I just prayed to God and askedHim to use me as a vessel. He didn't give me answer that day, not a month later, not even a year later.It would happen a few years later and here I am in Huntsville, Alabama in my senior year of college,getting my bachelor's in computer science. And I was leaving school one day and I came across anelderly man outside Muingan's lawn and looked like he was struggling. So I done what anyone would do.I pulled over and helped him ...
