About the author

D Thompson

<p>I invite you into <em>A Janitor's Life, Volume 1: The Making of a Janitor</em>, the first of my transformative trilogy, spanning the 1970s to 1989. </p><p> </p><p>This is my story, starting with a jangling key ring in a Colorado school. I transformed a teenager's janitorial role into a life-saving mission.</p><p> </p><p>From rural hardships to running a cleaning empire, I faced the sting of bankruptcy, rebuilt in St. Louis, and found resilience.</p><p> </p><p>It's not just my past; it's proof that janitorial work is a recession-proof path to leadership. Volumes 2 (<em>The Salesman's Path</em>) and 3 (<em>A Legacy of Health</em>) await, promising sales triumphs and global impact.</p><p> </p><p>With over fifty years in the trade, I owned and operated Maintenance Plus, I've cleaned gold-plated toilets and sold janitorial supplies, before starting the Academy of Cleaning Excellence, which you'll learn about in the third volume of the trilogy.</p><p> </p><p>My father Don, stepfather Virgil, and that trusting janitor all had a hand in shaping me, while my podcast sign-off, "healthy, positive, proactive," drives my mission today. </p><p> </p><p>I've touched hundreds directly, thousands indirectly, proving every scrub counts.  This memoir isn't just my life; it's a call to recognize the dignity in our work.</p><p> </p><p>I turned mops into a movement, showing that where you start or end doesn't define you; it's the journey. </p><p> </p><p>I am a Janitor, and I Save Lives®.</p><ul><li> </li></ul>