Dr. Charles Toftoy, USMA '58, will discuss his new book, CREATE YOUR OWN WORLD, on Wednesday, October 8 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington. Hors d'oeuvres/refreshments at 1830 hrs. Talk begins at 1900 hrs. Open to non-members, $6 fee. Toftoy covers 10 major global problems that cause anxiety, depression, and stress (misinformation/disinformation, AI, immigration control, political divide, cybersecurity, racism and others). He provides a concept to overcome the stress. “Chuck” is a former US Army Ranger, Master Parachutist (with gold star for combat jump), wounded twice in Vietnam. He is the only West Point graduate to be selected to both Marquis Who's Who and winner of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year national award. This is expected to be an exciting event.
12 to 1 p.m.
Spring Semester Virtual Seminar
with Professor Charles Toftoy
CREATE YOUR OWN WORLD
OUTLINE
I. You are important.
a. Everybody counts. You are significant.
b. Who are you?
c. What do you want to be?
d. Persistent and positive attitude
e. Survival of the fittest
f. Discuss relevant quotes (see below)
II. What is this?
a. A clever approach that may change your life and make you happier. It can breathe new life into your lifelong journey.
III. Why create our own world? The World is unstable and complex.
a. Many things in the world cause you to become depressed, disappointed, stressed.
b. Discuss some of these things. (Such as gun control, racism, political divisiveness, climate change …)
IV. How to Create your own world?
a. You are not going to live in a cocoon, rather you can live in “your world” made up of those things you love, have a passion for, which makes you happy. You deserve to be happy.
V. Questions and Comments
RELEVANT QUOTES
“You are important, and you exist for a reason.”
(Peaceful Diaries)
“You are much stronger than you realize. Don’t let anyone ever tell you that you’re not. Not even you.”
(J. W. Lynne)
“Always remember you matter, you’re important and you are loved, and you bring to this world things no one else can.”
(Charlie Mackesy)
“Stop acting so small; you are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
(Rumi)
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
(Dalai Lama XIV)
“Be a free thinker. Don’t let others control your mind and your emotions.”
(C. N. Toftoy)
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presented at the Army Navy
Country Club, Arlington, Va. Sept 15,
2021.Attendance was 58. Toftoy covered
several blunders from his book, Blunnders: Shocking Mistakes That Altered
History.
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