Dr. Alan Barnes

When describing Alan Barnes, people often use the word “unorthodox”.

Unorthodox works when you need to describe a man who went from welfare housing and a highly dysfunctional family to earning a doctoral degree with honors and who has been married 21 years with two wonderful sons.

When describing someone who grew up in another country but sounds, talks, thinks and feels like a native from his adopted home, and can speak in 16 different accents fluently, other words can be appropriate.

Dr. Barnes has been described as a philosopher, a poet, an entrepreneur and a peacemaker. A skeptic, a cynic and yet a man of faith.

In other words, unorthodox.

Another word also comes to mind and that word is motivational.

He lost over 140 pounds in 18 months without medication, supplementation or surgery; just discipline, desire and determination and never having a cheat meal. Now he leverages his skills at interpersonal communication dynamics, transformational philosophy, writing, and public speaking to encourage and uplift others in their battles with weight loss and their pathways through life.

In a nutshell? Dr. Barnes is unorthodox and motivational. And someone you want to talk with.

A different combination, a different way of looking at life.