How a Navy Veteran Became an Author at 70
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What inspired Michael to become an author at 70?
At 70 years old, I never thought I would be an author. Not in a remote sense. We all are given gifts by God. Some of us choose to use them. Unfortunately, not everybody recognizes them. And all that God asks is that you praise him for your gift, and you share it with others. Michael L. Wojciechowski is an author and storyteller behind Frame of Mind. Through his writing and personal journey of loss, reflection, and renewal, he inspires others to find meaning in adversity, embrace life's transitions, and build a legacy grounded in faith, resilience, and purpose. I don't want to make people emotional. I want people to understand that there are other people either going through the same thing or have gone through the same thing.
and that everybody, I mean everybody, can actually write their own story because there is an audience for them. They might not think so, but this is an amazing event, you know, life-changing without question.
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How did Michael's life experiences shape his writing?
For Inside Success, I am Ray Gutierrez. Joining me today is Michael, please pronounce your last name, Mike. Wojciechowski. I always want to say Lebowski from Monsters, Inc., but that would be a disservice to you, my friend. Welcome to the show, my friend.
Thank you. Just for point of order, I've also been associated with Wojo and Barney Miller. That was a few years ago.
Perfect. Right on, man. Well, we were excited to have you. You are quite the author. Talk about your book.
At first, I was pretty much in denial. I was submitting an occasional article here and there, the local paper, my American Legion affiliation. And it wasn't until, like, the 12th article, I realized that it's not just about antagonist-protagonist plot line, that I could have a series of short articles that comprise a book. It's just a matter of how you categorize them, as people will eventually find out, that I have 15 different chapters, some of which are life, family, military, education, medical neighborhood and there's you know obviously a few more but uh um yeah at 70 years old i never thought i would be an author not not in a remote sense really yeah it just you know having the presence of mind uh when i was in junior college after my tour in the navy
Two of the courses I had to take were business English, and they helped me understand about sentence structure, term papers, essays, public speaking. And I kept that in the back of my mind with every article that I would write because it's also about targeting your audience.
Let's talk about some of your past here. It says you are a retired 34-year union machinist.
Yes.
A machinist, sir.
That is amazing. Well, my first union job, I was already 42. I'm 42. And the interesting part was that, yes, I was a union machinist. Sure. But... I was also at that company, the carpenter, plumber, warehouseman, welder, landscaper, roofer. The only thing I wasn't was an electrician.
Oh, or were you cooking your own meals?
Occasionally.
Occasionally, sure.
Nothing beats a good old tuna sandwich, right? Well, on Saturdays, we would grill. So that was the griller, too.
When did you, what was your first earliest memory of this grit? Were you a teenager? Were you in your tweens? How old were you when this grit first came about?
Well, I was actually in high school, my senior year of high school, when I realized that I really didn't think that I was college material. and I knew for sure that my mom and dad would not have let me just stay at home and did nothing. I had a couple part-time jobs here and there, and I actually joined the Navy on a delayed entry program before I graduated, which... in part helped me have more drive into making sure that I graduated.
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