Don\'t Box Me In: Ricky Roberts III

Today\'s guest is Ricky Roberts III. He is the author of four books, a columnist for Transformation Magazine, youth advocate, speaker and visionary. Roberts believes that everyone matters and deserves to know it.

Ricky Roberts III

Ricky Roberts III is the author of four books, a monthly columnist for
Transformation Magazine, youth advocate, speaker and visionary. Roberts
believes that everyone matters and deserves to
know it. This belief inspired him to create YOU ARE VALUED a nonprofit
organization that creates positive change one heart at a time. The vision
of YAV is a world where everyone sees
the value in who they are and appreciates the same in others. Roberts has
had the privilege to connect with 1000’s of youth and adults in a wide
variety of settings from maximum-security detention centers to parent and
adult groups to middle and high school classrooms.
As a young person Roberts witnessed abuse on many levels between his
mother and father, which impacted his perception of love and his self
worth for many of his teenage years. After
being stabbed nine-times at the age of 17, Roberts let go of his role as
a victim and began asking how he can use what he has experienced to impact
others in a positive way. Roberts takes everything he has learned not only
from his own healing process but those he has had the honor to help in
theirs and fuses it into his continued effort to best understand how he
may be of service to others.
Today, Ricky inspires through his writings, speaking engagements,
workshops, youth outreach, volunteer work, efforts with the YOU ARE VALUED
movement and his interaction with others in his daily living. He is
dedicated to reaching people in a positive way wherever he may be.
Ricky enjoys surfing, skateboarding, reading, writing, yoga, nature, art
and traveling. Ricky resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Ricky\'s Website