Check out this PDF of A Love Story. And look at a second Love Story PDF! I am starting a new adventure. Let me tell your story.  As a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author, I’ve written hundreds if not thousands of stories — 20 of them listed on this website under My Favorites. I’ve decided [...]

In he last few weeks I’ve done three Rocky Stories presentations, and one was more fun than the next.
On Nov. 18, Tom Gralish and I presented a slide show and talk to all 750 students at Haddonfield Memorial High School. Our message was “Follow Your Dreams — and when life knocks you down, which it [...]

Posted on Wed, Nov. 19, 2008
After leap breaks body, a miracle renews spirit
A talented student rebuilds his life after battling depression - and falling nine floors.
Michael Vitez
Inquirer Staff Writer

Jan 20, 2008
On the evening of Sept. 28, at an apartment complex in King of Prussia, a tragedy and a miracle occurred 2.5 seconds apart.
The tragedy took [...]

I spoke last night to a Bryn Mawr College journalism class taught by my friend and former colleague Tom Ferrick. Here is his very kind note to me after:
“Mike: I love you. You were an inspiration to the kids in the class. I asked them later for take aways from your talk and [...]

The Phillies won the world series last night.
I was there!
In a city that went 25 years without a major sports championship, the Phillies ended the drought last night — ironically after rain delay suspended the game for two days — beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 to become World Series champions.
I was there, section 119, [...]

I am ready to give up on baseball. I love the Philadelphia Phillies. I own a partial season subscription, and go to eight games a year, and watch nearly all the others. I had two world series tickets which I gave to my sons for game four. I love going to games and watching the [...]

Had a great visit to St. Mary’s school in Vineland to talk about motivation, inspiration and Rocky Stories. The class and staff loved it, and I had so much fun. You can see the story in the local newspaper below. And check out the links and the photographs. The opening act was a sparring match [...]

I spoke on June 26 as a keynote to the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, giving a presentation on finding your dreams at the Rocky Steps. The essence of the presentation is to explain why people come from all over the world to run the Rocky Steps and introduce the audience to many of the [...]

Just got this email from a reader:
Hey Michael,
 
I live in Elk Grove, Ca (just south of Sacramento) and received “Rocky Stories” as a gift from my wife and have read it 3 times.  It inspired me so much that we are going to Philly next month and I’m going to run the Rocky Steps!!!!  The [...]

I had a great day today giving a talk to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association
convention in Philadelphia. I shared with them our story of the Rocky Steps — introducing them through multi-media to the many people we met during our year at the steps, and telling their incredible and inspirational stories of why they come [...]