History of C3 by Captain Ralph                                 

People have told me that while my dad was serving as a music educator, he was perpetually invited to share his very successful human interaction tools and techniques. After retiring from a forty-year profession he dearly loved; he agreed to publish a book documenting his unique methodology of empowering others to reach their potential. Before my mom, Mary Ann, passed away she shared her managerial expertise in overseeing this massive endeavor.

Dad approached the book writing process from a very pragmatic perspective. He spent months listing the communication skills he espoused and applied throughout his storied career. His next step was discovering and developing easy to remember quotes, examples and acronyms to best define and describe the concepts and traits in the lessons. Then he organized and packaged these gifts for the people of the world to develop successful lives.

His “off the leash” creative mind conjured up the concept of organizing the methodology by forming the FOCUS chapter titles into an “acrostic.” You may have noticed that the first letter of all the courses in the FOCUS Course spell the word “CHARACTERISTICS.” How perfect; the ABC Textbook and CBA Workbook, that form the FOCUS course, begin with a chapter titled “Change” and end with “Success.” It took him one full year, involving thousands of hours of “wordsmithing”, to produce a masterpiece of human interaction titled “Acronyms Building Character.” The book includes descriptions of human interactions chronicled by humorous events, true stories, and entertaining anecdotes containing 237 words creatively defined by their acronyms. I am certain there isn’t a humanoid on this planet who has spent more time patiently plowing through the dictionary and thesaurus as much as my chunky chew toy, my dad.

People absolutely loved the easy to remember pearls contained throughout the lessons in the book. Many people then asked the same question. "Where is the workbook?” Another year of dad's intense labor produced a 247-page gem titled “Character Building Acronyms.” This epic experience is chocked full of exercises and activities designed to effectively imprint character traits via a science-based cognitive approach that creates effective communication.

Dad began developing hundreds of PowerPoint slides to enhance his seminars, organizational training, and keynote speeches. As expected, his presentation schedule soon became nearly impossible to sustain. With great remorse, he made a monumental decision to cease all of his public appearances. He established a goal to incorporate the book and workbook into engaging narrated online courses to share with the world.

For years people watched him struggle, struggle, and then struggle some more to merge a variety of computer software to realize his dream of building courses that would help the world be a happier place via cyberspace. You guessed it… "Bruce in a Box” was born! Dad, with his super voice, narrated the concepts from his books into powerhouse online PowerPoint presentations, while including activity slides, tests and completion certificates.

Many people then encouraged the "seasoned educator" to develop an anti-bullying course and a recovery from addiction course; BULLY and HOOKED are absolutely magnificent. Then he decided to divulge his tried-and-true teaching techniques by producing an incredible gem titled "Teaching Empowerment."  All of the courses are carefully crafted to help participants know that they are in the presence of a master teacher, my big boy toy, empowering participants to experience fulfilling lives!

With tremendous pride, I am thrilled to witness the world embrace my dad’s futuristic methodology of helping everyone develop effective communication with themselves and others. My late mom described the material, they and their C3 CREW spent two decades perfecting, as “how to get along with yourself and the people around you.”

The dedicated professionals at Character Construction Company continue to prove they are an incredible CREW – Compassionately Reaching Everyone Worldwide.

Thousands of people agree that the materials help individuals and organizations reach their potential by minimizing conflicts and maximizing teamwork by applying effective communication. In memory of my late mom, Mary Ann, I am excited that people throughout the world have the opportunity to improve their lives by experiencing my parents' magnificent methodology.