Honoring Bob Woodson’s life: How To Focus on Solutions Instead of Fixating on Problems. Episode 315
Bob Woodson: How To Focus on Solutions Instead of Fixating on Problems
In honor of the life and legacy of Bob Woodson, we are re-airing this special conversation. Bob, Founder and President of the Woodson Center and 1776 Unites, dedicated his life to poverty alleviation and empowering disadvantaged communities to become agents of their own uplift. His decades of service, wisdom, and commitment to helping communities discover their own solutions left a lasting impact on countless lives.
Bob Woodson was an influential leader on issues of poverty alleviation and empowering disadvantaged communities to become agents of their own uplift. Woodson was a frequent advisor to local, state and federal government officials as well as business and philanthropic organizations. His social activism dated back to the 1960s, when as a young civil rights activist he developed and coordinated national and local community revitalization programs. During the 1970s he directed the National Urban League's Administration of Justice division. Later he served as a Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He was the Founder and President of The Woodson Center, where he dedicated himself to helping residents of low-income neighborhoods address the problems of their communities. Bob joined us to discuss his approach to dealing with race relations in America and what he believed was a significant problem: the disconnection between work and income in underserved communities.
"People are inspired to change and improve and cooperate when you can show them examples of victories that are possible, not always reminding them of injuries to be avoided." — Bob Woodson
This episode of The Wow Factor covered:
How Bob's upbringing inspired him to work in Civil Rights
The breakdown of the traditional American Family
Why you can't define Black America by slavery
The importance of looking for the solution to every problem
Why you can't judge people by their past
When you give freely, don't give with the expectation that you will be thanked
Why you must stay faithful to what you do and not be so attached to the outcome of what you're doing
Why America is a country of redemption
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