Businessman/Entrepreneur Manuel Diotte is president and CEO of Manuel Diotte International, a San Antonio-based speaking, training, coaching and consulting firm. He is committed in helping clients in any special situation, meeting or project, where the issues are large, the stakes are high, resources are constrained, and time is important. Simply stated his goal is to help you reach a more favorable future. He believes that some quality attention and swift responsible action will go a long way toward achieving strategic objectives. Accomplished Author Manuel is the author of Happiness Is A Pair of Shorts!, a contributing author to the New York best seller, Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul, and also Success is a Journey. Speaker As a consummate professional speaker, he can educate, motivate, inspire, and entertain a wide variety of audiences.  Manuel possesses uncommon wisdom for his age.  Appearing on radio, television, and seminars, Manuel uses his experience to help individuals and companies grow both professionally and personally. Cancer Survivor With only six months to live at the age of seven, Manuel Diotte is a walking miracle.  Having had over thirty-three operations, two years of chemotherapy, and several months of radiation treatment, Manuel overcame insurmountable odds.  Despite the considerable obstacles in his way, in 1987, at the tender age of 18, he became the youngest realtor in the United States, selling millions of dollars of real estate during his career. Philanthropist Manuel is the founder of the Dare to Dream Institute, an organization dedicated to helping kids realize that they were born for greatness. Husband and Godfather Manuel and Kristi Diotte live in San Antonio, Texas and are godparents to Amber, Kaitlyn and Hannah.