A Note from Rudy
"Stumbling Blocks to Stepping Stones is my real and raw underdog story of how I went from the streets to the pulpit, from divorce and adultery to burnout and near-suicide, and from total bankruptcy to millionaire success. I wrote it in the hopes that sharing my story may be able to help others find meaning and impact in their lives.
I know that a lot of people out there are struggling, much like I was for many years. As I shared in the book, my mission is to help show people that those struggles aren’t blocking the path, they are the path to prosperity. The terrible things in life aren’t happening to you, they are happening for you, and there is always a greater power there to lift you above it."
-Rudy Simmons
About Rudy Simmons
The youngest of ten children, Rudy Simmons was born in 1957 in Deer Lake, Newfoundland. After a troubled childhood stamped by poverty and neglect, he attended vocational school for heavy equipment repair, after which he founded R&J Excavation Ltd. Feeling the call to full-time ministry a few years later, he pastored two churches, then became a street chaplain in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After experiencing burnout and hospitalization, in 1990 he started over by building Simmons Tractor Limited (www.simmonstractors.com) into the successful business he still owns today.
Now retired, Rudy and his wife, Glad, of twenty-nine years, splits their time between Grand Lake Wellington, Nova Scotia, and Florida. Through life’s twists and turns, Rudy transformed stumbling blocks into stepping stones, a story he now shares to inspire others!
Rudy Simmons is open to further publicity opportunities, speaking events, and potential media/podcast interviews. For inquiries, please contact him below.
Now retired, Rudy and his wife, Glad, of twenty-nine years, splits their time between Grand Lake Wellington, Nova Scotia, and Florida. Through life’s twists and turns, Rudy transformed stumbling blocks into stepping stones, a story he now shares to inspire others!
Rudy Simmons is open to further publicity opportunities, speaking events, and potential media/podcast interviews. For inquiries, please contact him below.
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