As a kid I was a friendly introvert who never understood why kids were so cruel. As the new kid with big ears, second hand clothes, and an uncommon name, I was severely teased by  and one day I overheard my teachers making fun of me.

By the age of 6 I wanted to disappear and die to put an end to the pain. I was either going to discover and embrace my own true identity and purpose or I was going to let the negative opinions of others destroy me.

Everything changed the day I realized I had
two choices... I could either believe the negative voices that led me to think I was worthless, or I could listen to the voices that were telling me I was born to do something great with my life. Needless to say I stopped listening to negative voices and started seeking out the voices of those who empowered me to become who I was born to be, do what I was born to do, and live like I was born to live.

One day I saw my next door neighbor pulling weeds out of his garden. I got curious and he taught me how to do it. I wasnt looking for a job, but he paid me and asked me if I wanted to come back. I said yes and before I knew it I was in business! I found out as I served more people and solved more problems, I earned more income! Even when I worked for free, some of the people I served wanted to actually hire me for my services and I realized if I kept serving & solving problems, I would never be unemployed. I pulled weeds, washed windows, and shoveled snow. I was having fun, learning
skills, helping people, and making money!

At 14, I overheard my step-dad listening to an audio called "The Science of Personal Achievement" by Napolean Hill (Author of the famous book "Think & Grow Rich")

By highschool I started "selling" (marketing) candy hoping to make enough money to pay for financial freedom seminars. I literally started by carrying a big case of m&ms everywhere I went which enticed people to ask me for candy (so I didnt have to ask them).

I had found a way to make sales as an introvert without being a "sales person".

Those baby steps eventually led me from one $16.48 box of candy into 5 lockers filled with snacks, cupcakes, sodas, and candy. I stumbled into an idea to sell pizza by the slice and my profits grew to $200-$300 a day!

I took those skills into college and turned my freshman dorm room into a convenient store, but when I became a sophomore, I was moved into a different dorm location and everything changed. Unlike the freshman dorm, In order to make it work I would've had to compete with all of the nearby stores and go door to door selling my candy to students who already had snack and groceries in their own kitchen. It was time to find my next opportunity. I found traditional jobs through a temporary employment agency and started earning $10 an hour plus over time. I enjoyed my jobs, but I was accustomed to earning more in one or two days working for profits, than I was earning in a week working for wages.