Alex Montoya

MAKING A DIFFERENCE People have always told me, "Judy, your life is a journey and it has been a remarkable one. You should write a book " Honestly, I have been too busy dedicating myself to helping as many students as I can to get an education. I believe that my life story is worth telling, but when would I have time to tell it? Even more importantly, how would I write it when I have always been challenged by putting my thoughts on paper? Because of my father's tutelage, my greatest strength since I was a young girl was articulating my thoughts through my speaking ability. I shied away from writing as much as possible, and I have always used the medium of speech to convey my thoughts.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS ALEX MONTOYA, AuthorAlex Montoya is an award-winning author and motivational speaker. His previous books are all on Amazon: Swinging for the Fences (2008), The Finish Line (2012), See the Good (2016), Wolfpack (2017), and Living Inspired (2018). He is a recipient of a Colombian Medal of Honor and graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Based in San Diego's East Village, he is also on the Board of Directors for the Gurmilan Foundation. This is his first children's book and you may learn more about his disability-awareness and inspirational presentations at www.alexmontoya.org.BETO GURMILAN, Executive EditorBeto Gurmilan is an award-winning educator, author, and speaker. He is the President of the San Ysidro School Board (San Ysidro, CA), community college instructor, and founder of the Gurmilan Foundation, which provides support and scholarships to people with disabilities. He is also the author of From My Chair (2016) and speaks on behalf of the Foundation to schools, businesses, and civic organizations. www.humbertogurmilan.comMAGHAN GALLAGHER, IllustratorMaghan Gallagher is a rising star in the illustration and design world. After a nationwide search, she was selected to illustrate this book as a senior at Guerin Catholic High School in Westfield, Indiana. A member of the National Honor Society, she is well-versed in many forms of art and also enjoys feature films.

Living Inspired chronicles Alex's journey as a motivational speaker on a mission to speak in one hundred cities. This book asks the question, If you devoted your life to pursuing only things that inspired you, how much more could you accomplish? Drawing upon his experiences as a business owner, immigrant, and triple amputee, Alex has delivered "A-Motivational Presentations" at places like Google, NASA, and Harvard. He has carried the Olympic torch and is in the San Diego Unified School District's Hall of Fame. A native of Medellin, Colombia, Alex is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He resides in the bustling East Village area of San Diego, California.

Living Inspired chronicles Alex's journey as a motivational speaker on a mission to speak in one hundred cities. This book asks the question, If you devoted your life to pursuing only things that inspired you, how much more could you accomplish? Drawing upon his experiences as a business owner, immigrant, and triple amputee, Alex has delivered "A-Motivational Presentations" at places like Google, NASA, and Harvard. He has carried the Olympic torch and is in the San Diego Unified School District's Hall of Fame. A native of Medellin, Colombia, Alex is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He resides in the bustling East Village area of San Diego, California.

Passion is the power, the energy, the life in the delivery of a sermon. A "dull preacher" should be a contradiction in terms because the essence of preaching should be energetic thinking, spiritual power, and passionate delivery. Pastor and seminary professor Alex Montoya takes you on a Journey through eight characteristics of passionate preaching, Showing how preaching should contain (1) spiritual power, (2) conviction, (3) compassion, (4) authority, (5) urgency, (6) brokenness, (7) your whole being, and (8) imagination.