New Memoir ‘From Grit to Glory’ Reveals How a Jamaican Ghetto Child Became a U.S. Engineering Executive and Global Leader
From Grit to Glory is a powerful and deeply inspiring new memoir by Garold Hamilton which offers readers a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of a boy who lived in the Jamaican ghetto of Shaolin and came out a successful global leader in the engineering field despite being poor, unfortunate, struggling against cultural obstacles and almost death itself. The story of how Hamilton went out to sell box drinks on the street in Savanna-la-Mar to how he rose to the top as the Senior Vice President of large engineering companies in the United States of America is an inspirational one that talks of perseverance, diligence, and the power of opportunities to change lives. Hamilton was born in the underserved Shaolin, Westmoreland, and lived between two cemeteries in an area where violence, lack of resources, and hardship were the norm. However, there were also good family values, industrious inhabitants and entrepreneurial spirit in Shaolin. In the memoir, Hamilton explains how the ...