Dr Ben Carson. (A ROLE MODEL)
Dr. Carson’s modest beginnings are certainly what make his career success amazing and almost unfathomable—he was an inner-city kid who literally went from "class dummy" to a world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon. Many marvel at Dr. Carson’s ability to overcome what many would consider impossible odds. Dr. Carson recalled the obstacles he overcame as a youth--reared up in an impoverished broken home in Detroit Michigan, with poor grades, a violent temper, and severe low self-esteem. But despite these unfavourable circumstances Dr. Carson obtained great success. Instrumental in young Carson’s success, was his mother Sonya Carson, who performed domestic work to keep her family financially afloat. With only a third grade education herself, Sonya Carson prayed diligently for wisdom in an effort to help young Ben and his older brother Curtis succeed in school. She implemented an agenda that limited the boys’ television viewing and required weekly trips to the Detr