Archive - Robert Ordway's Newsletter

The Elder Millennial’s Memoir

A 20 Year Work-In-Progress: Part 1 of 2

Aug 11 •

Guest Post: What I Learned Growing Up Next To Drug Dealers and Drug Addicts

Addiction doesn’t always look as bad as we think it should

Aug 5 •

and

July 2025

Sammy on the South Shore

Finance is learned from the streets, not in the classroom

Jul 10 •

May 2025

The resiliency of a multiethnic working-class community school

Five years ago during COVID-19, I gave the commencement address to my alma mater, River Forest High School, one of the most unique schools in the…

May 11 •

The Importance of Building Your Personal CRM

And other networking lessons you should know

May 2 •

February 2025

Robert the Drug Dealer

No, not me. A Black Soul gang member I met on Chicago’s South Side.

Feb 15 •

Drivin’ For Dee

Wake up, wake up, it's the first of the month

Feb 1 •

December 2024

How to lose 10 pounds of fat in 25 days

Using science and white knuckle discipline to get fast results

Dec 31, 2024 •

Midnight McDonalds

What two months of unemployment in DC can teach you about yourself and others

Dec 17, 2024 •

November 2024

Robert’s Reads – Christmas List 2024

My Top 10 list is going to be a bit skewed on subject matter this year due to all the work I’ve been putting toward my memoir, Millrat but I think…

Nov 14, 2024 •

October 2024

And how I uncovered the truth after 20 years.

Oct 29, 2024 •

From Indentured Servant to the U.S. Senate: A 380-Year Journey

I have often said, “In order to know where you’re going, you must first understand where you come from.”

Oct 16, 2024 •

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