Young And Driven

Young And Driven

Young And Driven

Young And Driven

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Overview

'Young and Driven' is a guide to making your dreams come true for the young and young at heart.

It is written by Dr. Cortlan J. Wickliff, Esq. who was accepted to college at the age of 14. He became the youngest engineer in the nation in 2010 when he graduated from Rice University at the age of 19. At the age of 22, Dr. Wickliff became one of the youngest African American Harvard Law School graduates in school's history in 2013 at the age of 22. Then, later that year, he became the youngest of more than 94,000 barred attorneys in the state of Texas. Most recently, he received his Ph.D. in Engineering from Texas A&M University at the age of 25 in 2016.

For Dr. Wickliff, the road to achieving these accomplishments began in the third grade with a book report and a dream. This book is a collection of the concrete exercises, lessons, and life experiences that allowed him to achieve so many extraordinary milestones at such a young age.

Over the course of his journey, Dr. Wickliff had been asked many times, "What is the secret to your success?" This book 'Young and Driven' is his answer to that question. It is his sincere belief that if you apply the information in this book to your personal journey, you too will be able to make your dreams come true!

Product Details

BN ID: 2940158729546
Publisher: Cortlan J Wickliff Holdings LLC
Publication date: 04/28/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 170
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Dr. Cortlan J. Wickliff Esq. is an engineer, lawyer & entrepreneur. In the 3rd grade, he wrote a book report on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He found the civil rights leader so inspiring that he decided to follow in his footsteps and get his Ph.D. before the age of 26.

On the journey to achieving this academic goal, Dr. Wickliff has accomplished some historic milestones. These milestones include graduating from Rice Univ. as the youngest engineer in the nation (age 19). He then became one of the youngest African American Harvard Law School graduates in the history of the school (age 22), and was the youngest of more than 94,000 attorneys in the state of Texas (age 23). And less than a week before his 26th birthday, he achieved his goal of following in Dr. King’s footsteps and graduated with his Ph.D. from Texas A & M University in Interdisciplinary Engineering (age 25).

Dr. Wickliff’s meteoric academic journey has been accompanied by an exceptional professional journey as an entrepreneur, engineer, practicing attorney & consultant. He was Assistant General Counsel for a Texas-based pharmaceutical company Kalon Biotherapeutics, LLC, the youngest member of the Fujifilm’s North & South American legal team. . Additionally, he has successfully completed research in the biomedical and oil and gas industry.

Throughout his impressive academic and professional journey, Dr. Wickliff has managed to consistently give back in the form of mentoring, STEM outreach & education programs, assistance with academic admissions, and motivational speaking to youth, young adults, and communities. Dr. Wickliff details the exercises, lessons, tools and life experiences from his journey that have allowed him to achieve such extraordinary milestones at such a young age in his inspirational book titled Young And Driven. He sincerely believes that “success can be achieved by anyone who is driven enough to apply unrelenting, consistent, and intentional effort to make their dreams a reality.”
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