It's a Story for the Ages… Boy does well. Boy teeters on midlife crisis. Boy moves to Florida, becomes a newspaper columnist and enlists the help of Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Brian Boitano, James Carville, Barbara Corcoran, Jack Hanna, Heloise, Magic Johnson, Shirley Jones, Sue Monk Kidd, Kathy Griffin, Hoda Kotb, Rob Marciano, Tyler Mathisen, Mary Matalin, Colin Mochrie, Suze Orman, Dr. David Perlmutter, Willard Scott, Vanessa Williams and almost 100 more to show him how to get his mojo back. Show Me is a result of over 50 years of research: 50-plus years of living a life, 10 years of journaling about that life, and four years as a columnist writing about people who, at one time, Jones assumed lived a better life than he did. In his battle against time, short attention spans and emotionally bereft modern technology, Jones wages an editorial war against pessimism by waving his journalistic flag in the promotion of creative thinking, positive communication, innovation, authenticity, respect and LAUGHTER. Now, with the help of his treasured gallery of informants-starting with the influencers from his days as a showy-yet-sensitive, bunny-fearing Mid-Missouri youngster to his exploration of modern-day success-family man, entrepreneur and humorist Randall Kenneth Jones hopes to SHOW YOU what all of these extraordinary people so graciously SHOWED HIM. Show Me showcases how to learn from your past, embrace your present, grow personally and professionally, laugh at yourself and banish mediocrity-by listening, learning and respecting the never-ending balance between ambition and tradition.
Show Me State native Randall Kenneth Jones is an entrepreneur, creative thinker, speaker and self-described "professional storyteller" with a long history of supporting the national retail, publishing and consumer products and services industries. His influencers include his filmmaker son Kevin, social-worker-turned-compassionate-accountant daughter Maribeth, and his wildly funny, edit-button-free husband Derek. Jones credits his beloved dog, former newspaper advice columnist Tony Wakefield-Jones, with helping him hone his editorial skills. Despite trumpeting the ability to listen as a key component of Show Me, Jones admits to still talking too much and has chosen to blame genetics. A modern-day Renaissance Man, Jones spends his days reading, writing, arithmetic-ing and rethinking his lifelong belief that overalls make a fashion statement.
