Find inspiration to go against conventional wisdom and achieve your dreams from someone who did just that—Bill Strickland, president of Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild and the Bidwell Training Center and recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” Strickland was an aimless kid growing up in a rough neighborhood in Pittsburgh when he met a public school art teacher who transformed his life by opening his eyes to the world of art and education. Now, he shares the lessons he learned along the way:

[A] good life isn’t something you wait for, or chase after, or try to possess; it’s something you must create, moment by moment, on the foundation of your dreams.