What I Believe

I know for certain that God's divine purpose for my life is to empower and teach others how to be successful human beings.

As a teenager, I was told there was little hope for my future, and that I should, “take up a trade and not think about college right out of high school…”. When I got to college, I allowed this statement to affect my thoughts of self-worth.

In 1998, I voluntarily checked myself into a mental health facility.  I was diagnosed with having  "Bi-Polar Disorder".  I was given medication, and I didn’t like it because it did not solve my issue (which at that time was depression), and I felt like I had no control of my own emotions. I was off the medication in 2 weeks and from that point on I refused to acknowledged the words of someone who labeled me before they even began to work on me.

I taught myself that my thoughts control my mood, and the only person I wanted in control of my thoughts was me. I began to work on controlling my thoughts about myself and about those around me. I started to feel wonderful about how I could guide my thoughts into my reality, and my life become phenomenal.

• I graduated from college and went on to get a Master’s Degree.
• I started my own businesses,
• I helped others start businesses,
• I started a non-profit organization aimed at rescuing teenage prostitutes and teenage runaways.

I live (instead of search for) the life I have always wanted to live.

I strongly believe that successful people create habitual ways of living & thinking, and these habits catapult them to success far beyond what most can imagine. Maintaining personal integrity, accountability, consistency and ownership of ones actions & reactions are directly linked to peak performance, leadership, and success in one’s personal and professional life.

Success is something I refuse to define for anyone else. I learned long ago that success to me is not the same as it is for others. I encourage each person I have the opportunity to converse with to step away from the cookie-cutter definition of success and define what it means for them.

For me, success has never been about temporal things.
I have always believed that success is measured by the treasures I can provide to other people. Success for me is being able to rescue teenagers from a World that no one bothered to rescue me from. Success for me is being able to sit down for a meal with a homeless person without worrying about what others who see me will think.

Changing YOUR perception WILL change YOUR REALITY.

The needless fear most have lived with or currently live with stems from the misconception that if we don't end up with a big house and a fancy car, we must have done something terribly wrong. Though we may desire a mansion and luxury cars, the reality is very few of us are persistent enough to become millionaires.

The quest to chase a dream without having the drive and perseverance needed to achieve that dream ultimately leaves some feeling inadequate.

These consistent feelings of worry and despair lead into the dangerous journey of low self-esteem.

I believe that once you take the boundaries off your dreams, you can achieve success far beyond what you could have ever imagined. Life is a journey that was intended to be joyous for all of us (despite what you read in the newspaper and see on television).

My values and beliefs are important to me and they are reflected in the information I bring to my audience, whether it be a group or an individual.

Long ago I took a stand for my dream to live a life of happiness and success - and I welcome the chance to share it with you and with your audience.