Written by Sarah Swann
Willimantic, CT — Al Duncan, also known as the “Millennial Mentor,” will speak at 3 p.m. on Feb. 24 in Eastern’s Student Center Theatre. The public is invited. Admission is free.
Duncan is recognized as the world’s leading speaker for at-risk and troubled young people. He has spoken to approximately one million adolescents around the world.
He has been called on to speak at numerous organizations and institutions, including The National Guard, Job Corps, University of Connecticut, Georgia Tech and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Duncan emphasizes the motto, “You are guaranteed to win once you defeat the enemy within because…it’s all mental!”
Duncan is the author of, “My Success Journal for Young People” and “Get All Fired Up!” He has been named the recipient of the President’s Call to Service Award and the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Lifetime Achievement Award. Duncan serves on the advisory board of the American Intercontinental University School of Business, and is the former executive producer and host of “The State of the Mind Address,” a self-development television program.