Self Improvement – The Top 101 Experts that Help Us Improve Our Lives

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DAVE PELZER

(Expert # 30)

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Areas: Empowerment; Survival
T es Best-Sellers: “A Child Called ‘It’”; “Help Yourself,”; “A Man Nam
Dave,”; “The Lost Boy”
P : Author; Speaker

ve Pelzer Biography

elzer is a best-selling author and presenter who helps others to help

elves. As a child, he was severely abused, mentally and physically tortured,

the point of starvation. At age 12, his te

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saved his life. Dave was placed in foster care until he enlisted in the U.S. Air
Force at age 18. He was determined to better hims

Today, Dave pays homage to those who make a difference in children’s lives, such
as educators, social services, and law enforcement. He travels over 250 days of the
year and offers programs for youth-at-risk, corporate groups, and human service
His wit and unique outlook on life encourage people to overcome any obstacle.
Dave’s life is proof that it can be done.

Two of his books, A Child Called “It” and Help Yourself, have been nominated for
the Pulitzer Prize. Four of his books have appeared simultaneously on the New
York Times best-sellers list. Dave has also received personal commendations from
Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.
He was the recipient of J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award in 1990, making him the
California Volunteer of the Year.

David Riklan’s favorite Dave Pelzer Quotes and Thoughts

• All those years you tried your best to break me, and I’m
  mistakes, I screw up, but I learn. I don’t blame o

still here. I make

thers for my problems. I

tand on my own. And you’ll see. I’m going to make something of myself.

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Hate is a cancer that spreads one cell at a time.