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Cedrick Goodman is an Entrepreneur, Author, Professional Speaker, & Consultant. He is also President and Founder of Yack & Associates, LLC a Real Estate Consulting & Personal Development Company. He is a member of NACA, APCA, MPI, and CIMPA.
Through many of his life experiences, Cedrick has learned many valuable lessons that have helped him to become the person he is today. His many accomplishments could not burn out the passion from within that he relates to his true calling in life which he believes that God calls each and every one of us to speak to the masses through the spoken word of encouragement and inspiration.
While growing up in a single parent household with two sisters and his mother who was born in the South in a time when her life had no future and it was almost impossible for her and her relatives to survive, but with the strength and determination along with tremendous courage to obtain a better life for herself and eventually her children she relocated to the North with her husband for a better life for herself. Eventually she would remarry and give birth to a three more children including Cedrick who is the third eldest. Although not having a father in his life and being the only male in the household, Cedrick's discipline would become his testimony to overcome. Cedrick saw his mother go to work everyday for 30 years and through her own pains and hardships and two failed marriages depression would turn into and become alcoholism as she would one day lose her eldest son drugs and pass away.
Once again he found himself without positive male role model but Cedrick developed an inner strength that he credits receiving from his Mother and Great Aunt who still resides in the North East. Having to overcome these obstacles and all the disfunctionalism that life can sometimes offer, Cedrick remained determined and persevered over many obstacles such as using and selling drugs, Jail, unwanted children, and managed to avoid becoming a statistic or falling victim to many of life's disappointments. His many accolades include Men's Youth Basketball Coach of the Year Award Ages 15-17, obtaining the League Championship that same year. Receiving Eleven Volunteer Coaches Awards and Trophies while volunteering in the City's Youth Basketball Programs. After several years in Corporate America and a successful Mortgage Banking Career, he would later earn a 3.67 grade point average after returning to college after nine years and be inducted into the International Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa where he became Vice President of that Chapter.
He received a Leadership Citation from the student organizatio
First African World Nation, a Certificate of Achievement from the African American Faculty and Staff Association, and a Certificate of Achievement from Minority Access to the Professions Scholars for Outstanding Academic Achievement. He later would transfer to Life University School of Chiropractic where he would fall short of obtaining a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree. He would later be invited to his high school alma mater in 2000 for their 19th Annual Graduation and deliver the keynote speach on the Importance of Education and the impact it has on adult life where he recieved nothing but praise on his fine speech.
Cedrick has a passion to help others succeed. He has decided to answer the call to encourage, inspire, and change peoples lives through the spoken word with his Speeches, Seminars, and Workshops that he hopes will touch all those in attendance and inspire them toward the greatness of change. He has become a wonderful speaker and a living testimony that believing in oneself, and that a person's journey in life is not dictated by their environment or circumstances, but rather faith, perseverance, and the determination to overcome challenges or obstacles in ones life is the true testimony of a persons character.
A great man once said, if there are no struggles there can be no progress.( Frederick Douglas )
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