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Thomas Fellows is the American author of two non-fictional books, Forget Self-Help: Re-Examining the Golden Rule and He Spoke With Authority: Get, Then Give the Advantage of Confidence.[1] [2] He resides in Atlanta, Georgia and is in software sales.[3] He coached the Morehouse Sales Team in 2016.[4] He attended The Westminster Schools in Atlanta and would matriculate into Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama for college.[5]

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Fellows speaking at his alma mater, Samford University in 2018.

Career

Both books interweave biblical scripture, history, literature, with He Spoke with Authority: Get, the Give the Advantage of Confidence also featuring popular movies and music.[6] Fellows started his first book, Forget Self-Help: Re-Examining the Golden Rule, at age twenty while he was a counselor at a summer camp in Mentone, Alabama.[7] Based upon the Golden Rule found in Matthew 7:12, the book examines the actions of characters in To Kill a Mockingbird and Uncle Tom's Cabin as well as the writings of Robert E. Lee and Martin Luther King Jr.[8] It also gives tips for overcoming clinical depression which Fellows has struggled with since he graduated high school.[9] In addition to the book being named one of twelve self-help books to read in 2018 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,[10] It also was selected by the Georgia Radio Reading Service as a book to be recorded by audio so that visually impaired Georgians could hear the book.[11] The book received widespread media attention in the South, [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]. [21] [22] [23] and was featured by the national press in St. Paul, Minnesota's Pioneer Press,[24] Oklahoma's City's Daily Oklahoman,[25] and Hartford Connecticut's Hartford Courant. [26]

Fellows’ second book, He Spoke with Authority: Get, then Give the Advantage of Confidence, explores the connection between confidence and both humility and empathy. The book's title gets its name from later on in Matthew 7, specifically verses 28 and 29 where the people in the crowd notice that Jesus speaks with authority and not as one of the teachers of the law.[27] By using characters such as Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, and Jane in Jane Eyre, Fellows illustrates why confidence is important to have in interpersonal relationships as well as in life. Fellows also uses To Kill a Mockingbird as he does in his previous book. [28] From a historical lens, Fellows uses both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln to teach these two lessons. Lastly, the book explores the role that confidence played in the life of Fellows' mentor, [29] Bill McDermott, former CEO of SAP. [6]

References

  1. ^ McKinnon, John "Forget Self-Help by Thomas Fellows", "Douglas Enterprise", 22 December 2017. Retrieved on September 9 2019.
  2. ^ Polling, Dean "Books: He Spoke with Authority: Thomas Fellows", "Valdosta Daily Times", 28 September 2019. Retrieved on November 10 2019.
  3. ^ Catts, Everett. "Morehouse, coached by Westminster alum, places high at national event", "The Northside Neighbor" , 8 November 2016. Retrieved September 9 2016.
  4. ^ Williams, Ross. "Buckhead salesman leads Morehouse men to profit in sales competition.", "The Northside Neighbor" , September 9 2016. Retrieved September 9 2019.
  5. ^ Garrison, Greg. "Golden rule needs a revival, Samford grad says", "al.com", 5 March 2019. Retrieved September 9 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Oklahoma religion briefs for Nov.2, "Daily Oklahoman" 2 November 2019. Retrieved November 10 2019.
  7. ^ Catts, Everett "Buckhead resident pens book on the golden rule.", "The Northside Neighbor" , 9 November 2017. Retrieved on 9 September 2019.
  8. ^ Polling, Dean. "Forget Self-Help: Thomas Fellows" , "Valdosta Daily Times" , 7 January 2017. Retrieved on 9 September 2019.
  9. ^ Price, Donna. "Books message: Help yourself by helping others", "American Press", 20 November 2017. Retrieved September 9 2016.
  10. ^ Rhone, Nedra. "Self-help books to help you love your best life in 2018" , "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" , 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  11. ^ Ford, Clark Renee. "All Programs", "GaRRS" , 11 September 2019. Retrieved on 11 September 2019.
  12. ^ McCrary, Matthew. “Author Pens Focusing on Depression and Reassessing the Way You View and Experience Life.” The Western Star. November 22nd, 2017. Page 1.
  13. ^ Fletcher, Julie. "Book Review." The Dequincy News. December 27, 2017. Page 2.
  14. ^ Vaughn, Jessica. "Between the pages: Forget Self-Help." The Baldwin Times. October 6th, 2017. Page 13.
  15. ^ Teer, Dawn. "Book Review: Forget Self-Help." The Sun Times. December 29th, 2017. 6A.
  16. ^ Bradford, Kali. "Fellows Lives by Golden Rule in Latest Work", "Tullahoma News" 23 February 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  17. ^ Tennis, Joe. "Author tackles depression through "Forget Self-Help", "SWVA Today" 27 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  18. ^ Skinner, Winston. "Fellows re-examines Golden Rule", "The Newnan Times-Herald", 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2109.
  19. ^ Hurd, Hatcher. "Finding Happiness Helping Others", "Alpharetta Roswell Herald" 8 November 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  20. ^ Estes-Velez, Lauren "Forget Self-Help", "Hartselle Enquirer" 22 November 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  21. ^ Gillespie, Karen. "By the book: Deriso's latest novel catches words and music", "Augusta Chronicle" 25 November 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  22. ^ Dasen, Faye. "Informative, Fun Spring Reading Recommendations", "ThePilot.com", 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  23. ^ Long, Robert Lee. "Georgia Author Examines the Golden Rule", "DeSoto Times-Tribune" 6 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  24. ^ Grossman, Mary Ann. "Thomas Fellows looks to literature in his examination of the golden rule", "Pioneer Press", 1 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  25. ^ Hinton, Carla. "Religion briefs for July 7", "Daily Oklahoman" , 7 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  26. ^ Goldberg, Carole. "Write stuff - Local Authors Festival to Host Authors, Panel Discussions.", "Hartford Courant", 30 May 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  27. ^ Holy Bible "Matthew 7:28-29 NIV", 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  28. ^ Polling, Dean. "BOOKS: He Spoke with Authority: Thomas Fellows", "Valdosta Daily Times" 28 September 2019. Retrieved December 2019.
  29. ^ Skinner, Winston. "Fellows re-examines Golden Rule", "The Newnan Times-Herald", 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2109.
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