Rob Wood

Rob "Kingfish" Wood is a storyteller, mentor, and cheerleader. He has a deliberate view of how we should travel on this life-long journey, and rarely allows other people to pee in his cornflakes. He has a double dose of ADD, but considers it an asset since he gets to start a lot of things, which other people get to finish.

Rob's career has taken him into accounting, human resources, manufacturing, the stock market, consulting, and public speaking. He enjoys hanging out at the beach, having a cigar around the bonfire, and golf with his buddies. He draws cartoons with a message, paints with acrylics, and is learning to play the guitar.

Has been called a Comedian, Inspirer, Narcissist, Evil Mastermind Financial Genius, and Dirty Boy.

He has recently finished his first book called "The Kingfish Way." This was not easy. It involved several trips to Florida, several gallons of vodka, about thirty cigars, and hundreds of hours listening to Bob Marley.

He plans to spread some information with his personal flair for drama, provided he does not have to work too hard. He will do this via blogs, drawings, videos, newsletters, T-shirts, and books. His style is Fast, Fun, and Edgy, so if you like long, dull, straitlaced messages, then you will not enjoy Rob.

For a good part of his adult life Rob mentored young people, mostly under the age of twenty-five. "Set goals, get a plan, love what you do..." was his standard message. Some of it took, some of it didn't.

The idea behind The Kingfish Way came to him as he saw people much older struggle each day with their careers, their families, and their lives. Life had become difficult, tiresome, and not much fun. These people had good jobs, nice families, and plenty of money, but they were miserable. What was going on?

Why do we put ourselves through such pain, he wondered? Rob watched jovial, interesting people turn into angry, venomous shells of their former selves.

So he read just about everything he could get my hands on regarding how we behave, and why we do such things. Book after book, he found a common denominator for overcoming such behavior. It went by many names, but the message was the same: Be in harmony with your desires. As we age, our desires change, and if we don't tend to those changes, we will soon find a life full of monotony.

Rob decided to write a short story about a man who had lost his harmony, lost his way, and what he did to get it back. It is a simple, somewhat humorous read, with a serious message. Maybe, just maybe, some of it will take.