Our Approach
L. I. F. E. is a series of new beginnings, completion, and starting again. Faith, Commitment, Determination, and taking daily steps toward our chosen destination and calling in life are those common links to purpose and fulfillment.
L- Live like who you are and what you do make a difference.
I- Invest in others daily.
F- Faith in God, your purpose and in others.
E- Elevate your thinking.
Our Story
Began with a need for resolution and clarity to the challenges in life that often bring us brokenness, uncertainty, and a sense of loss and failure. The path is one in which “There is much to learn that will take a willingness to not know”. Yet a comfort and direction that can, and has been found outside of self. Surrender, prayer, and faith hold the keys to your story, and mine. “Courage and obedience produce great rewards”. DLCsr
Meet the Team
Family where it all began, faith, commitment, and determination
I am a writer, author, speaker and currently live in Dallas Texas. Married to my treasure beyond compare Vilma Ivellisse, a native New Yorker by birth, a Texan by choice. This is my favorite photo of us in Cabo San Lucas with family on vacation.
To us the footprints in the sand represent where we have been and what we have learned as we walk hand in hand confident and excited about the future.
I grew up in Dallas Texas and earned my living as a professional salesman for more than 30 years in the oil-well drilling and production industry as well as telecom, real estate and insurance. Vilma has earned numerous awards as a highly regarded office manager and administrator for INFOSYS Consulting and currently Patterson and Associates Insurance. She has been given the title of Director of First Impressions and anyone who has met her understands why. Vilma and I have 3 children, 4 grandchildren, and 2 rescue dogs Rosie and Clooney.
My passion in life is all of the above, and my interests range from health & fitness to music and dancing with my beautiful and charming wife. My calling in life which I have come to understand through my own success as well as failure is to encourage others. To share a road map of the road already traveled; to help you and others avoid the traps and pitfalls along L.I.F.E.s path.
But before I was a writer, speaker, or podcast host, I spent most of my life in industries that demanded toughness, discipline, accountability, and resilience.
Twenty-six years as an equipment sales rep on drilling rigs and production platforms and petro chemical refineries taught me how to work and think under pressure, how to keep working when conditions are hostile, and how to read what’s beneath the surface.
Two decades as a commercial property adjuster put me in the living rooms, farmhouses, office buildings and parking lots of people on the worst day of their lives — people staring at what was lost, trying to imagine what could be rebuilt. I have sat with destruction, and watched ordinary people choose to start again.
That’s not a resume that led me away from my purpose. That’s a resume that built it.
When I say to someone ” You are not behind, you are not disqualified, you are becoming” I didn’t borrow that language from a self-help book. I earned it and experienced it on oil well drilling rigs, and in commercial property claim files.
I have literally watched people rebuild from the studs up. I know the difference between a foundation that will hold and one that wont and I know it in my hands, not just my head.;
Those careers placed me face-to-face with pressure, uncertainty, loss, destruction, recovery, and the extraordinary strength of ordinary people.
And somewhere along that journey, I discovered something important:
People and their stories matter.
I didn’t start out to write and tell stories. I started writing because I needed a way to make sense of those events that have dramatically impacted my life.
See our story began with a need for resolution and clarity to the challenges in life that often bring us brokenness, uncertainty, and a sense of loss and failure. Yet a comfort and direction that can and has been found outside of self. The path is one in which “There is much to learn that will take a willingness to not know”. Often referred to as faith.
- Live like who you are and what you do make a difference.
- Invest in others daily.
- Faith in God, your purpose, and in others.
- Encourage others as a way of life
Life is a series of new beginnings, completion, and starting again. “Faith, commitment, determination, and taking daily steps toward our chosen destination and calling in life are those common links to purpose and fulfillment.” Vilma and I have found that courage and obedience produce great rewards”. Culminating in your story, and mine.
Tellthemyourstory.org was founded as a venue to provide encouragement, teaching and support through writing, speaking, and serving. Whether it’s tellthemyourstory.org or truthinsmallbytes.com websites or podcast, or purpose and mission is the same. To encourage you through true stories and life lessons learned that help all of us to be, more aware, committed and productive to our calling and purpose in L.I.F.E.
Whether it’s one on one, small or large groups, radio or television we look forward to hearing from you. Please contact us directly to schedule an event or to see how our story, will help you tell yours!
“It’s just words until you realize it’s how we communicate or purpose and calling in L.I.F.E.” You have a story to tell. That just might change someone’s life or even save someone’s life. Kind words spoken honestly give birth to new hope. “DLCsr”
Hope leads to purpose, purpose leads to direction. Direction leads to commitment; commitment leads to determination and determination leads to the completion of all that you were called to do.
You have a purpose, who you are, what you do, and what you say,
Tell them your story, it matters!
IT’s Just Words, and yet words… have Power.
Dwight L. Carter Sr.
Founder & CEO
Dwight Sr. grew up in Garland Texas, a suburb of Dallas, attended private and public schools as well as higher education in Dallas and Houston Texas. Dwight has been a sales rep, professional salesman and businessman for more than 40 years in Dallas, Houston, New Orleans and Chicago. Dwight Sr’s experience covers numerous industries and personal expertise from oil and gas and petrochemical refining equipment, telecommunications, insurance and real estate investment. Served as Senior partner of RosaTita investments in Dallas Texas. Founder and Director of TellThemYourStory.org.
Vilma Ivelisse Carter
Vice President of Marketing & Business Development
My wife and business partner, Vilma Ivelisse, has spent more than twenty-one years serving people through leadership and administration. Anyone who has met her understands why she earned the title “Director of First Impressions.”
Vilma grew up in Puerto Rico and New York City New York. She attended private and public schools in New York and is a part of the local support and management staff of Patterson & Associates Insurance in Dallas Texas. Vilma’ s management experience provides a seamless transition between meeting deadlines for website posts, RosaCloon Studios Podcasts, speaking engagements, and TellThemYourStory brand recognition and marketing.
Vilma and I have 3 children, and 4 grandchildren. In addition, she manages 2 rescue puppies Clooney and Rosie.
This family — this small circle of people and pets we love deeply — reminds us every day of what truly matters.
Rosemary Caldwell
CFO
RoseMary along with my wife Vilma, is my most trusted adviser, friend, and confidant. She’s, my Mom.
A wife, mother, and grandmother she also provides over site, wisdom, and direction for our business learned in her tenure of 42 years in the business world and a life lived well in Jesus Christ. My understanding of faith, prayer and Gods word are a treasure beyond compare lived out and in her day-to-day example.
Her insight and understanding of my heart give wings to my purpose and story in life.
Let’s talk
Our hope and prayer is that you will find encouragement and helpful direction through our true stories. We are always willing to share these lessons learned with others. Opportunities to speak are welcomed and encouraged, whether it’s to your church or business group, radio, or television. In addition, our weekly Blog and podcast may be a useful resource for your daily start or end of day.
cell 214-206-5143, email dwightspeaks@gmail.com