Business leader wants book to inspire people

– Steve White, president, special counsel to CEO of Comcast, has written a book, “Uncompromising,” with stories of successful people that he hopes will inspire people to believe they can achieve. Photo provided by Chris Baker
– Steve White, president, special counsel to CEO of Comcast, has written a book, “Uncompromising,” with stories of successful people that he hopes will inspire people to believe they can achieve. Photo provided by Chris Baker

 Business leader wants book to inspire people

By Tia Carol Jones
Steve White credits his success to God. He believes God sets a plan for everyone. He had a strong mother who sacrificed tremendously. He also received a hand up from people in the way of opportunities. It is why he wrote the book, “Uncompromised.” It is a love letter to all the people who gave him a hand up. He wants to share the book with as many people as he can. It is his hope that those people who read the book can lead a life of impact and legacy.

White is the president and special counsel to the CEO at Comcast. Before that, he was the president of Comcast’s West Division. He was raised in Indiana by a single mother, with his three brothers. He described it as a home filled with love and discipline, built around expectations and an environment where they were expected to care for and support the family, and represent the family the best they possibly could.

Part of the book is written around the quote: The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. In the book, White details how his mother’s purpose for him and his brothers was to survive into adulthood; for them to have a fighting chance. He is eternally grateful for that commitment.

The book also has the story of Wes Moore, who is currently running for Governor of Maryland. Moore is the author of “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates,” about two Black children with the same name who lived in the same neighborhood, whose lives had different outcomes. White included Moore’s story because of its message: expectation.

“Once expectations are established and you raise the bar high enough so that people are always striving for that, that tends to be the difference in whether you make it or not,” White said.

White believes when successful people recount their journey to success, there was someone in their life that saw something in them they didn’t see in themselves and out of that came a level of expectation of greatness or excellence.

White thinks it is important to expose people to and share stories of success and inspiration. While he doesn’t believe reaching the American dream is impossible, he does acknowledge it is hard. Exposing people to stories that inspire them to succeed allows them to see themselves having that level of success.

“Once that light clicks for you and you believe there is nothing you can’t accomplish, then you’re on your way,” he said. “Once you start to believe, that’s when great things can happen.”

White believes education and opportunity are so important because it allows people to create an environment for their family and future generations to grow and be successful. It is White’s hope that with the opportunities he has had, it will create a path to success for his child and that child will create opportunities for future generations and that will be part of the family’s legacy.

White wants people to read his story and know they can accomplish whatever they put their mind to. He believes that each person was placed on this earth for a reason. Once people know why, they can become ruthless in their pursuit to move forward and create a life of legacy.

 “Uncompromising” is available for pre-order at www.stevewhitespeaks.com, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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