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In 1992, Clifton Ross had two \u201calmost miraculous\u201d experiences.<\/p>\n

The first was that a kid from the South Side of Chicago, who grew up seeing his hard-working single mom usually just a few hours a day, graduated from high school. The second was that he was accepted into college. And even though he didn\u2019t graduate from college, Ross sees his time at North Central University (then North Central Bible College) as a turning point for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n

Ross explained how North Central became part of his miracle: \u201cI barely graduated high school, so it was really almost miraculous. After high school, a friend of mine got shot\u2014and he was going off to college. He had a full-ride scholarship and everything, and then he got shot.\u201d Ross didn\u2019t have college, or anything planned at that point, but knew he had to get out of Chicago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wrote to colleges\u2014I had graduated in June and this was July and August\u2014and was getting laughed at, with a 1.3 GPA and school starting in about weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ross received the basic response, \u201cWe don’t think college is for you.\u201d But then North Central let him in.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that’s really remarkable.\u201d Ross reflected, \u201cthat someone in admissions \u2026 looked at this kid from the South Side of Chicago, inner-city kid, 1.3 GPA, obviously not college material and [must have thought] \u2018He’s trying to get out.\u2019 And they admitted me. That person really changed my life and put my life on the course that it’s on today. So I really owe them a debt of gratitude. God really used that person, who didn’t even know what they were doing and the significance of it, but they were changing my life and the life of my kids and multiple generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not your typical student<\/h3>\n

Today, Clifton Ross is President and CEO of Guardian Resources<\/a>, a financial planning company that focuses primarily on retirement. He shared that while North Central was pivotal in changing his life trajectory, it was not through the typical four-year process most go through.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival just a couple of weeks after being accepted, Ross made a big discovery, explaining with a smile, \u201cApparently they still want you to study and do homework and all the same stuff I did in high school. My grades were nothing to be impressed about.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Ross did experience a sense of calling toward business. He was learning that he had the heart of an entrepreneur and believed he was going to build businesses. However, at that time, North Central Bible College did not have the robust programs in business and technology that it does today.<\/p>\n

\"CliftonDespite the fact that Ross loved everything about North Central from the spiritual and social aspects\u2014he was even elected Freshman Class President\u2014he left after one year.<\/p>\n

Once back in Chicago, he realized it wasn\u2019t feasible for him to live at home, so he returned to Minneapolis. Some of his friends said he could stay in their apartment for a while. He was living near North Central and still hanging out with his friends who were students, but when his roommates asked him to pay rent and he confessed he couldn\u2019t afford to, they asked him to leave.<\/p>\n

Five words that saved his life<\/h3>\n

It was November 1994, and Ross knew he needed to find a place to stay quickly. \u201cI called my grandma, the secret weapon! Without fail, your grandmother will never let you fall, I thought. So I called her and said, \u2018Grandma, it’s not working out; they’re not letting me stay here.\u201d Ross was sure she would invite him to come home and stay with her.<\/p>\n

Instead, his grandmother said five words that Clifton Ross believes saved his life: \u201cHave you called any shelters?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThose five words saved my life,\u201d Ross said, \u201cbecause I realized, this is it. There is no home. There is no going back. There’s just me and now, period.<\/p>\n

A plea and a prayer<\/h3>\n

Faced with that and no more exit routes, I did the only thing I knew to do. I hit my knees and I said, \u2018God, I don’t know who I am. I don’t know what I’m doing, but you created me. And if you created me, you must’ve had a purpose. Whatever you created me for, obviously I don’t know it. So I’m just going to give my life to you and you do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

After his prayer, Ross walked outside and started asking people if they needed a roommate. Amazingly, he found a guy who did but didn\u2019t have a place yet. Then he saw a \u201cFor Rent\u201d sign in a window of a nearby apartment and called the number. The woman who owned it said, \u201cI\u2019ve talked to 12 other people, but for some reason, I feel like I\u2019m supposed to give it to you.\u201d
\nThis was progress. Ross had a roommate and an apartment, but he didn\u2019t have enough money to pay rent. He was working one part-time job but needed more than that provided.<\/p>\n

Then things continued to fall into place. He applied for full-time work and got a full-time job as a supervisor. He was going to quit his part-time job, but they asked him to stay on as a trainer in the evenings\u2014a schedule that would fit with his new hotel job and even included a pay raise.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin 12 days of me hitting my knees,\u201d Ross recalled, \u201cI went from being homeless to having an apartment and a roommate and was a supervisor at two jobs at 19 years old.\u201d It was a turning point in his faith and his life. \u201cI said, \u2018God, you did more in my life in 12 days than I have done in 19 years; you can keep it. I’m good.\u2019 And so that’s what really set my trajectory up for business and discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking back,\u201d Ross reflected, \u201cNorth Central got me here and it gave me an environment that I could be comfortable and be confident in. My grandma telling me to call shelters woke me up and caused me to hit my knees, and then God put me on a path of leadership and business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ross\u2019s formal education may have ended early, but he has continued to learn all along the way. \u201cI had to create my own curriculum,\u201d Ross said. He has read at least a book a month and has for years. \u201cI\u2019m sure I have some degrees in something,\u201d he quipped; \u201cit’s just not a conventional curriculum.\u201d<\/p>\n

A different kind of education<\/h3>\n

As an African American, Clifton Ross has had a heavy heart about the events of the past year and has had opportunities for a different kind of education. He regularly finds himself in conversations where he is both a learner and a teacher. When he is invited to share his experiences as a Black man in America, both formally and informally, he takes the educational process very seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Black American, as a father, a person, a CEO,\u201d Ross said, \u201cin a word, it’s been quite a painful year. But there’s always some pain in the African American experience because there will always be people who have just made it up in their mind that [because of the color of my skin], I am ‘less than,\u2019 and I always will be\u2014and there’s nothing that I can do about that mindset.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat’s just the way it is. And I have to live among that, and I have to raise my kids among that and build my business among that. There’s a weight there that I can only give to the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think my ancestors are remarkable,\u201d Ross reflected. \u201cWhy didn’t they just summarily just say, \u2018Let’s just [give up] and spare the future generations?\u2019 But they just lived, even though they would never realize freedom. And because of that choice, I’m here today. So somehow, they learned to live with this incredible injustice.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not to that same extent, but there is some resigning [I have] to do because of the racial history of this country. I just have to contend with that climate.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the education that Ross hopes to share with those who don\u2019t share in the Black experience. He said we can\u2019t just press a button to change that climate any more than a person can make Minnesota 75 and sunny in February.<\/p>\n

Ross said the challenge is to help people understand how living in a climate with racism\u2014both subtle and direct\u2014impacts Black people in ways they don\u2019t see. Just as people are affected by the sun, or heat, or cold based on their biological make-up, the racial climate affects Black people differently. \u201cThat’s where I\u2014we\u2014get hurt, when I talk to well-meaning people who actually do love us but don’t understand that we’re affected by the climate in different ways than they are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clifton Ross is still hopeful. \u201cWe have to have an appreciation that we’re all human and we’re still on a journey progressively getting better,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope I’m a different person today than I was 10 years ago. And I’m assuming I’ll be a different person 10 years from now, so I’m not done yet. We need to give people room to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Photo top: Clifton Ross with his wife, Alisa.
\n<\/em>Photo center: Clifton with friends from North Central in 1994.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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