dreams in action

Marshall has created a new company!

All of Marshall work as Speaker, Author, Trainer, and Guide will be offered through dreams in action. Our www.marshallulrich.com Web site will be updated soon - with a whole new look - with information about Marshall's services in all four areas.

Marshall's Events, like Badwater and the upcoming Banff Island trip with his friend Ray Zahab (www.impossible2possible.com) will also be promoted under dreams in action branding on the www.marshallulrich.com Web site.

We will continue to do Fundraising - largely for the Sisters who empower women and children around the world by providing an education - too. Watch for information on you can help!

Marshall also has a new Facebook page. Check it out at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Marshall-Ulrich/81510032367?ref=nf and become a fan today!

Talks in 2009 and other things

Thanks for checking in! The start of 2009 has been a good one for Marshall.

In mid-February he was thrilled to give a talk about his run across America at the unveiling of Acqua Liana – the world’s largest certified “green” home in the world – for our friend Frank McKinney in Florida. Check out this beautiful home at http://www.frank-mckinney.com/acqua_liana.aspx. Thanks to Frank for having Marshall at the unveiling. Frank had this to say about Marshall’s talk:

Marshall,

You were simply amazing! Your presentation was riveting and spot-on for the times we are in. I am sorry I didn’t have time to see you off, but EVERYBODY love you being here.

On February 27th Marshall was pleased to see Running America race doctor, Dr. Paul Langevin, at the Rocky Mountain American College of Sports Medicine conference in Colorado Springs. Dr. Paul had invited Marshall to speak at the conference, and it was a nice opportunity to see him and his wife Jen and their kids, Thomas and Andre. Thanks to Theresa Daus-Weber and Anita Frome for attending, and thanks to the conference organizers for having Marshall speak at the RMACS conference.

It was especially nice to have Marshall’s son and daughter, Taylor and Ali, attend Marshall’s talk and to be able to spend time with them at a late (thanks for your patience, Taylor and Ali!) dinner. Taylor is thrilled with a new position at an independent cell phone service company, and Ali is busy with a (just over) full load at college and working. Oldest daughter Elaine is in Washington D.C. working as a science advisor to a congresswoman. Great kids, all!

At the end of March, Marshall will be speaking at the national convention for the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). Marshall is honored to be speaking RRCA convention for many reasons, including the fact that his dear friend, Ted Corbitt who passed in December 2007, was a founding member of the club. Honoring the Past, especially Ted, while Looking to the Future will be the message of Marshall’s talk. Read about it at http://www.rrca.org/news/index.php?article=2404

Keep watching the blog, check out Marshall on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=552520664&ref=nf, and look for updates to Marshall Web site at www.marshallulrich.com coming soon!

A Look Back

As I mentioned a few days ago, it was hard for me to believe that it had been a year since I lasted posted here on Marshall's blog. Then I started working on a presentation that Marshall will give in Florida this weekend and I realized *why* I hadn't posted in so long. A lot has happened in the many months.

During the end of 2007 and into 2008, Marshall was very busy training for Running America - an effort to run across the U.S. in record time. This training took us to Arizona for the winter of 07/08. Being away from home was challenging enough (I'm more of a home body than I thought!) - and Marshall's training schedule was intense. But, there was so much more.

In December of 2007 Marshall's friend and mentor Ted Corbitt passed away. If you don't know who Ted Coribitt is, take a few minutes and do some research - you won't be disappointed!

My dad was also ill, having been diagnosed with kidney cancer in April of 2007. I took *many* trips to Minnesota (my parents' home) to help with his care. And, Marshall did more than his fair share! In fact, we were both at my parents for all of March and half of April 2008 when...

... we received a call from Marshall's mother that his dad was in the ICU in Colorado. We immediate flew to his bedside. Marshall's dad passed away a few days later.

After services for Marshall’s dad, we returned to MN for few days, got to AZ to pack up our things, returned to our home in CO when...

... my dad took a turn for the worse. I went home immediately, soon followed by Marshall. My dad passed away in May 2008.

Then, at the end of the month, we lost a dear young friend (he was only 28) to a tragic car accident, which took us to Maine (his family's home) in June for his service.

Through it all, Marshall continued to train for Running America. I finally “got with the program” in July 2008 and started to assist with planning, getting a crew organized, and coordinating with the film production crew (more on that later).

On September 13, 2008 Marshall started Running America, taking his first steps off of the steps of City Hall in San Francisco, CA. That is a whole other story!!! But, for now, suffice to say that we were away from home for the run, returning home, recovering, enjoying some warm weather in AZ, celebrating the holidays, and doing some traveling for business and to visit friends until the end of January 2009.

So, now it’s February 2009, and we continue to stay busy! Lots of exciting things happening. More on Running America, and current activities, soon!

Marshall on Facebook - and other places

Good morning all! Hope this finds all of you happy, healthy, and content.

I wanted to let you know that Marshall is entering the digital age - he now has a Facebook page! You can find him at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=552520664&ref=nf. He promises to work on keeping up with his Facebook page, friends, groups, updates, etc.

And, we are both going to make an effort to blog here more often.

Another thing I have on my agenda is to (finally) update his Web site at www.marshallulrich.com. Keep an eye out...

One year ago...

How did that much time pass since I (Heather Ulrich here, Marshall's wife) posted anything on Marshall's blog? More on that to come. But, for now, I wanted to let you know that Marshall is honored to be speaking at the annual Road Runner's Club of America annual meeting in San Fransisco on March 27, 2009. Read more at http://www.rrca.org/news/index.php?article=2404.

Hello all. Please consider purchasing the book written by our friend, Sr. Mary Beth Lloyd, about how YOU can help orphans in Africa, India, and other countries. Go to this site TODAY, Feb 19, and receive many wonderful and valuable materials free, along with your book, AIDS Orphans Rising. http://www.aidsorphansrising.org/bonuses.html

Sister Mary Beth is the mission director for the Religious Teachers Filippini, the organization Marshall and I have been doing fundraising for since 2001. Please… order your copy of the book today.

Here is a message from Sister Mary Beth about her book, Aids Orphan Rising, as well as information about the special book launch.

Good morning everyone...

I've just returned from India where the need to help the orphans is indeed rising in unbelievable numbers... we've recently opened a new home for the orphans near to Bangalore...it is filled to capacity... one quick story...of some new orphans at our home...

a 5 year old boy I met there...kept doing somersaults in front of me...making us all laugh...the sister in charge told me --that is exactly what he was doing when they rescued him...on the highway of Bangalore! He was doing this trick to raise money for himself and his younger sister!

To help these children I have written the book Aids Orphans Rising

A good friend, Joe Vitale, has gathered many of his friends to help not only the children but you and your friends too!

Today--February 19th if you or anyone you tell to go to this site

http://www.aidsorphansrising.org/bonuses.html

and purchase the book will receive many wonderful and valuable materials free...Joe has really gone out of his way to provide a great assortment of wonderful materials from all of his marketing friends to help this cause...

Below is a formal sales letter explaining what we are trying to accomplish for the children.

Thank you and God bless you all.
Sr. MB

IT HAPPENS EVERY 14 SECS!

THE LARGEST GLOBAL DISASTER
YOU NEVER HEARD OF

Aids Orphans Rising

• Every 14 seconds another child becomes the next
AIDS orphan. By 2010, just 2 years from now,
there will be 25 million AIDS orphans.

• The death of parents from AIDS leaves behind
little children, usually four or five of them who
desperately want to stay together as a family -
as Child Headed Households.

Get the book --AIDS Orphans Rising--
the one-of-a-kind interactive guide that
identifies BOTH the problem and the solutions.

You can get it at: www.aidsorphansrising.org/bonuses.html
and if you purchase today, you will receive
thousands of dollars worth of free bonuses.

AIDS ORPHANS RISING
by Sr. Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, MPF
“Many laughed when I said that we
discovered a way for AIDS Orphans to go to school
and run a profitable business, until they saw the
children’s profit intake!
Take a few minutes to read Aids Orphans Rising
and you will learn how your name can be
synonymous with AIDS orphans succeeding.

Isn’t it unbelievable that every 14 seconds
new AIDS orphans are formed? The death of
parents from AIDS leaves behind little children
usually four or five of them who desperately want
to stay together as a family.

Picture watching your mother and father slowly
die before your eyes leaving you to bury them and
then having to raise and care for your younger
brothers and sisters.

AIDS Orphans Rising will take you through the
daily lives of these children. Is this a sad
story? No, these children want to survive with
their siblings and have a great life. This is
not a story about the usual street kids sniffing
glue and looking for their next hit. This is a
story of families that want to stay together, but
they can’t do it alone.

What you will learn by reading AIDS Orphans
Rising which you can get here:
www.aidsorphansrising.org/bonuses.html

What is a Child-headed household? How
do they come to be?

Where do they live?

How you can help them get better housing
today…

What do they eat? How you can help them
get enough to eat now…

How you might volunteer to help feed the
little ones…

What type of education do they receive?

How you can help educate them, give them
marketable skills, which will lift them from
poverty, at this moment…

How you might volunteer to teach them…

All the statistics you could ever want
about HIV/Aids…

What about their health and the health
care they receive?

Adoption possibilities – domestic,
foreign and from a distance…

All the references and internet sites
you could ever want concerning HIV/Aids Orphans…

Volunteer opportunities, not only
educational, feeding and health, but also just
coming to be with the orphans and give them some
needed love…

Each chapter provides internet links to
those working with these children as well as real
solutions and actions that you can take now to
help these children not only survive but succeed.

By 2010, only 2 years from now, there will
be 25 million AIDS orphans. Wow! That would be
25,000,000 children under the age of 18 roaming
the planet without guidance. Start reading AIDS
Orphans Rising today so that you can begin
helping the children today. If good people like
yourself do not reach out to these children so
they can get love, an education and set up in
some profitable enterprise, civilization will
deteriorate to a point that you will not even
recognize it. Take action today to help these
children succeed.”

www.aidsorphansrising.org/bonuses.html

Kilimanjaro 2008 Climb and Safari

Back by popular demand, Marshall is putting together another climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in June 2008, followed by a safari. At 19,340 feet high, Mount Kilimanjaro is The Roof of Africa! Dates for Kili 08 are anticipated to be June 13-28.

See the Mountain Guiding page of Marshall's Web sit at http://www.marshallulrich.com/mountain_guide.html for more information.

If you are interested in this trip, contact Marshall today at marsh@marshallulrich.com to get your name on the list. Specific information, forms, a detailed equipment list, etc will be provided soon - based on interest in this trip. A minimum of six clients are needed to ensure that this trip happens in 2008, so get on the list now!