JCM SEDNA asked Mark Villareal:

You have certainly achieved a great deal thus far!! Which in turn makes you that much busier in providing insight, direction and knowledge. What I find miraculous is literally stumbling on your discussion with the massive information found on social media ! Then again I don't believe in stumbling.... I think discovering is more appropriate? Where does this all insight come from ? Experience ?

Mark Villareal Thank you for the question. My mother would always make the statement that humility is a strength and not a weakness. My character was important to her and her teachings will resonate with me for my life and live on through others. It is with the foundation given by both parents that I have sought mentors and as my mother would teach me was to pay it forward and mentor others. In fact, she would state that I would learn more from those I have mentored than from my mentors. My insight comes from a lifetime of seeking to learn and not being surprised by whom I learned it. Humility has helped develop a servant's heart and why I preach and teach servant leadership. Watching and helping others develop has become my passion and there is nothing more satisfying than this experience. As one of my mother's lessons, life is not about me, but about others.

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