There was a time when the most hopeful place in America wasn't New York. It wasn't Chicago. It wasn't San Francisco. It was St. Joseph, Missouri. Imagine standing on the bluff above the Missouri River just before sunrise. A cool mist drifts over the water. Horses stamp impatiently. Wagon wheels creak under the weight of … Continue reading Building The Launchpad For Human Potential
Month: July 2026
Who Helped Write The First Act Of Your Life?
People sometimes ask how a kid from St. Joseph, Missouri ended up working in Hollywood, studying in Mexico, traveling around the world, winning speech competitions, writing books, and spending a lifetime telling stories. For years, I assumed the answer was curiosity, hard work, luck, or simply saying yes whenever adventure knocked. Looking back, I think … Continue reading Who Helped Write The First Act Of Your Life?
St. Joseph Has A Choice
Most people in St. Joseph, Missouri know some version of the old story: we had the river, we had the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, and somehow Kansas City ended up with the bridge and the future. What we rarely talk about is how that happened—and what it says about us now. In the 1850s, St. Joseph … Continue reading St. Joseph Has A Choice
Robert K Maxfield 