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On June 15th,
2014, Father’s Day, the unthinkable happened - that moment in your life
that you can never imagine, except in your worst nightmares. Alexia
Ardeleanu, a beautiful young lady with unlimited potential was suddenly
and tragically taken from us by a drunk driver. The drunk driver who
killed her was driving 82 miles an hour when she plowed into Alexia’s
car and others that were stopped at a stoplight
in Houston, Texas.
We
spent a lot of time crying and still want to cry every time we think
about it. But we have chosen instead to honor her memory. We want to
share the lessons she
taught us and we feel she would have taught others, if she had been
given the time. Alexia was special in what she accomplished and in how
she lived her life.
She had a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average in a
double major of Accounting and Finance at the University
of North Texas. She had taken her GMAT and was working on her LSAT so
she could get double graduate degrees in Law and an MBA. She was
successful in her job and was a campus leader. She was a Resident
Assistant, had won multiple scholarships, and was President
of the University of North Texas Professional Leadership Program.
But
most importantly she was a wonderful friend, daughter, and servant
leader. She was special because of her daily focus on the important
things in her life and how she unconditionally gave
to others.
We
want to emphasize that she was not perfect and that was what made her
special. The leadership lessons we learned from Alexia are techniques
anyone can learn and
apply. She was not successful because of natural gifts; she was
successful because she made choices every day that led her to be
successful and a true servant leader.
Our goal in this book is to share
her real life examples and choices so you can learn how
to make these lessons work for you. We hope that you can see the
obstacles and challenges all successful people face and can learn how to
persevere and live a life of happiness, success, and servant
leadership.
Note from co-author Ray White:
I was lucky enough to
be a mentor for Alexia; and as in most of my Mentor/Mentee
relationships, I definitely learned as much from her as she did from me.
In this book you will see a lot of emails addressed to
me from Alexia. Our relationship included daily updates about how she
was doing and whether she was on track for reaching the goals in her
life and more importantly being happy and successful. We focused a lot
on making sure she made taking care of herself
a priority and took time for the actions necessary to keep her healthy
and happy so she would have the energy be a successful servant leader
for others. These emails are a great way to capture what she was
thinking and what was really going on in her life.
They give us the opportunity to not only see the important
characteristics of a good leader but also to observe the concerns,
challenges and imperfections as well.
We have structured this
book to show real life examples from Alexia or people she interacted
with, a summary of the lesson, and then an opportunity to help you
reflect and improve on your related leadership skills.
We hope you enjoy the book and learn the reality about how you can be a servant leader who is both successful and happy.
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