Meeting Life's Challenges - Wilson, Brooks C
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Meeting Life's Challenges is the life story of Brooks C. Wilson AM, born in Sydney, Australia in 1933. It's a story of how he achieved success in a global corporate career and a meaningful life. This memoir has been written so that future generations will know about the times in which he lived, the challenges he faced, and how timeless so many of God's principles are. The book covers all aspects of his life including the growing up years, education, establishing a career, marriage and family. After a long and interesting life, Brooks' major insights into having a happy life are the importance of family and the need to reach out to others in love.…mehr

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Meeting Life's Challenges is the life story of Brooks C. Wilson AM, born in Sydney, Australia in 1933. It's a story of how he achieved success in a global corporate career and a meaningful life. This memoir has been written so that future generations will know about the times in which he lived, the challenges he faced, and how timeless so many of God's principles are. The book covers all aspects of his life including the growing up years, education, establishing a career, marriage and family. After a long and interesting life, Brooks' major insights into having a happy life are the importance of family and the need to reach out to others in love.
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Brooks C. Wilson OAM was educated at Knox Grammar School in Sydney, Sydney University and Harvard Business School. He met his future wife, Ann, in New York City, where they were both working. Ann had grown up in Springfield, Ohio. They were married in London in 1959 and moved to Australia to make their home. During a marriage of 61 years, they raised a family of three sons and one daughter and now have nine grandchildren.Brooks' career for over 30 years was with the Pittsburgh based industrial products company, Koppers Company Inc. For much of that time he ran the joint venture company, Koppers Australia Pty Ltd, which was jointly owned with BHP.Brooks also served on numerous Australian Government boards and other groups He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1981 for the role he played in fostering Australian-American relations.In 1999 he received an Australia-China award from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for establishing the first Australian venture in China in 1981, shortly after China opened to the outside world.