2004

HartleY~PeaveY encourages students to find their talent

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By Georgia E. Frye staff writer

Newton County At•ademy, Newton County lligh School and Union High School. In his spced1, 1\'avcy challenged stu– dents to lind thl•ir talt•nt and be honest with tht:msdves nbout their abilities. "! was a carpQ{Jter, I could build things," l't>avt'y said. MBut that wasn't what l wantt.•d. l wantrd to be a musi– cian." lie also emphasized the importance of hard work. , "11wre is a prkt• ior success, and it is' hard work. And you have to ask yourself are you willing to pay the price," he said. But Young, who is planning to major See Peavey Page A2 r- 1

DECATUR- East Central Commu– nity College sophomore Shuwaski Young said Thursday he believes Hartley Peavey is an inspiration to young people because he realized his talent and cre– ated a successful business. "I think he is very innovative,"Young said. "He really gave us an understanding of how things are in other countries and also what it takes to succeed in the United States today." Young's comments came after Peavey, founder and owner of Peavey Electronics Corp., spoke to about 150 students from Ihe Students in Free Enterprise program nt I· CCC and from business classes at

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PEAVEY VISITS ECCC Hartley Peavey, left, talks with East Central Community College students Shuwaski Young and William Tingle on Thursday about the importance of finding their talent and turning it into something successful. Peavey also spoke to students about International competition. The event was sponsored by the Students in Free Enterprise program.

··' makes me different also, and anybody can go out there and do anything if they put their mind to it and be committed to their work," he said. Another ECCC student, William Tingle, also was impressed with Peavey. T ingle said he learned a lot about for– eign competition during Peavey's speech. "I think international com– petition is a huge factor in the future of American business," Tingle said. "More Americans are going to need to find jobs,

and •I wt•ran't t·ompcte it is going to be hard for our economy." Wanda Hurley, director of the Students in Free Enterprise program, said she asked Peavey to speak to s tudents because she wants them to be aware of what it will take to be a success in the business world. "I tell them about the dan– gers of international competi– tion everyday and h ow they Z need to work hard to be s ue- 0 cessful, but Hartley lives it t; everyday and I wanted them to z hear it from him," she said. ~ ....I <( z n:: :::::> 0 .., ~ z :::::> 0 0

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in lwsrnt·ss management at the University of Mississippi this fall, said he believes he already has found his talent. "I think speaking publicly is my talent, and I realized that yesterday when students from our program won a regional competition," he said. Young also said he believes that Peavey was right when he said not to be afraid to be dif– ferent or to be an individual. "I think being a minority

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