Acknowledgements
Life Passages
· Born in 1941 Marshalltown Iowa
· Education
o 1959 - 1962, Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, St. Thomas College
o 1962 - 1967, RANK, US Navy, Naval Aviator
o 1967 - 1969, Bachelor Arts, Business; Bachelor of Arts, Accounting; MBA, International Business,
Thunderbird Graduate School, Phoenix, Arizona
o 1969 -1971, CPA, Arizona and California
o 1971-1972, DSE, Data Systems Engineer, California
· Professional Experience Highlights
o 1972 -1973, Director of Finance, Phoenix South Mental Health Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
o 1974 -1976, Assistant Administrator of Finance, Garden Sullivan Hospital, San Francisco, California
o 1976 - 2001, Founder and Guiding Force of Corbin, Willits Systems, Fremont, California. Clients are from
Alaska to Maine to Florida to California
Acknowledgements
· My Father, Jim Willits
o from whom I learned that knowledge will free you from being poor
· My Mother, Blanche Willits
o who taught that love for your children is above all
· The Philosophy Department of St. Thomas College
o where I learned that no one has the answer
· The United States Navy Survival Training Program for Naval Aviators
o where I learned that your mind can control your body
· The Bridge of the USS Enterprise – meeting Presidents, Fleet Admirals, etc
o where I learned how shallow powerful people can be
· The USS Enterprise – where I served as the tour guide for Star Trek’s Gene Rodenberry
o and met a gentle man who gave such forward looking beauty to the world
· Vietnam
o where I found the vicious follies of man
· Thunderbird Graduate School
o where I learned that there are as many visions of the world as people in it
· Phoenix South Mental Health Clinic
o where I discovered that Mental Health Professionals are usually a mirror of their patients
o and if you learn the label for a problem, you become a “professional”
· Certified Public Accounting
o where I learned that people can be made into numbers
· San Francisco
o where I learned that places in this world have wonderful spirits
· My beautiful and wise Teri
o who has taught me that a friend’s true belief in you is the food to greatness
· Hundreds of Self Help Books
o where I learned that we at the threshold of knowing ourselves are describing the process in a myriad of ways
o where I learned that my search will never be complete
o where I learned so many thoughts and tools for enriching life
· Multiple Personal Growth Seminars
o where I actualized the learning over many years
o where I added an immense amount of additional knowledge
· Personal Steps
o where I learned how to have an inner smile
o where I learned how to make joy and fun an integral part of life
o where I learned to integrate all my personal growth tools
o where I learned just to be
· First Americans.
o where I learned the joys of traditions
o where I learned that the sense of magic
o where I learned again learned sharing joy
o where I learned my gifts are taken with joy
o where I learned the depth of true friendship
All I share with you is from others. You cannot give enough thanks to everyone who has contributed to your life.
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