Wesley Van Doren:  

Wesley is from Seattle, Washington. Wesley's schools include Renton High School, A.W. Dimmitt Junior High School, Earlington Elementary School, Whitworth Elementary School, Talbot Hill Elementary School, Tiffany Park Elementary, Satori Elementary, Wesley later attended Bellevue College, City University-Seattle, University of Washington (Art History & Communications, Industrial Design, Architecture), Paris-Sorbonne University (Cours Pratiques French Certification, Paris, France), Osaka University, Japanese Linguistics Certificate, Toyonaka Campus, Osaka, Japan (Japanese), Bellevue College (Project Management & Accounting Certification, Interior Design/Marketing, Business). Wesley works(ed) at Microsoft (International Store Designer, Project Design Manager-Innovation Lab), Nordstrom Corporate (Store Planning and Architecture Senior Designer-Design Planner Store Design, Innovation Team Lead-Canada) Van Doren Designs LLC (Store Design Consultant) NWA Airlines (International Purser). Music Wesley likes includes Tina Turner, Sting, Rod Stewart, Prince. Joe Cocker. Authors Wesley likes include Alice Walker, The Color Purple. Bernard Roth, Ruth Reichl, Tom Kelley-IDEO. Movie include The Color Purple, enjoy documentaries & foreign films, TV shows Absolutely Fabulous, Ina Garten, cooking shows National Geographic. One of Wesley's favorite quotes is:"What's important is HOW YOU HANDLE what happens to you- not what happens to you... If you don't have what you want then you're not 100% committed! The man/woman who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds... Albert Einstein You may not control all the events that happen to you in your life... but you CAN decide not to be reduced by them. Diplomacy: Thinking twice before saying nothing. You must not hold a thought just because many other people hold it, nor because it has been believed for centuries, nor because it is written in some book which men think sacred; you must think of the matter for yourself, and judge for yourself whether it is reasonable. Remember that though a thousand men agree upon a subject, if they know nothing about the subject their opinion is of no value... "At the Feet of the Master" The Lessons I have learned... Treat yourself and others with RESPECT, Love your family, friends & yourself, Work and play hard, laugh often, educate yourself, do what you love, set goals, keep your calendar & checkbook in order, keep your head up when all seems lost, raise the bar, look people in the eye, listen, pay attention to body language, exercise, grow, travel, practice good manners and nutrition, rest when needed, dream, listen to your Grandmother, believe in yourself, learn from yo...Expand for more