Hello; My name is Maxwell Ivey, Max to my friends; and that is what I hope we will become.
I am a 49-year-old blind gentleman who grew up in a family of carnival owners. All I ever wanted to do was to continue in my father’s and grandfather’s footsteps and be part of the family business.
As you can tell by reading this, that isn’t where I ended up. I did help in the business over the years, but couldn’t sustain it after the early death of my father (who had lung cancer). I then turned to helping people sell their amusement equipment. I do that on my other site, The Midway Marketplace.
I started blogging to promote that site and met a lot of wonderful people in the blogosphere. They told me that I had an amazing story and many commented on how I inspired them. They finally convinced me that I had a bigger purpose in store for myself.
So, I started this second blog, and in it I share more of my personal journey, struggles, and triumphs. I also got noticed by a lot of people and have appeared as a guest, an interview subject, and a motivator on many different sites. My Interviews and Articles page lists these places.
I do my best to help others, and do so mostly by encouraging them to take steps towards their ultimate goal, or to continue on the path they have started.
I am now offering coaching to help people who are stuck and frustrated with not being able to find their passion or follow their dreams once they have determined what they want in their lives.
I am also available to speak to groups. I believe that by sharing the story of my personal growth and transformation, it will motivate and inspire anyone who hears it.
In addition to starting a new business, I have also lost over 250 pounds through a combination of gastric surgery, diet, exercise, positive attitude, meditation, and prayer.
I believe I can help you. If you have questions for me, just ask them via the contact form. If anything, I am known for being too forthcoming!
I want to get to know you and become friends. I want to hear about your dreams and aspirations as well as your fears and concerns. I want to help you to grow to be that person you were meant to be.
I look forward to speaking with you. Let’s talk soon.
Thanks and take care out there.
Max
Hi Max,
We have crossed paths here and there with our blogs. I see you around all the time. Love your story and am so glad we met. Thank you for sharing all that you do.
-Donna
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Hi Donna; thanks for stopping by. Glad I left comments open on pages. 🙂 Especially seeing how as in Sylvianne’s post she linked all of our about pages to the article. we have run into each other often and I’m always learning something new from your posts. glad that my story still interests and inspires others. and i am almost through with my promised first post featuring other talented blind bloggers. thanks again and have a merry christmas, Max
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Hi Max 🙂
Good morning, what a pleasure it is to meet you!
I’m a casual blogger; started to give authors a place to be seen. I have a free WordPress site. Hope to see you around. 🙂
Hi Debb; I’m so glad to see you visiting my site. nothing wrong with free word press. but hope you claimed the domain name just in case you ever need it later. You wouldn’t want to become famous and then have someone else own your domain name. 😉 authors can always use more places to promote their work so thanks so much for doing this for us. if you would like to review my ebook, I can set you up with a free copy. A couple of reviewers bought theirs, but its not a necessity to my way of thinking. and if while reviewing it you get some good ideas out of it; you can always make a donation later. thanks again and good luck, max