I remember being broke, desperate, zero options to make anything of my future. But despite the odds, even without a long term plan, I never quit pushing forward, out working everyone around me. Early on I was holding down bullshit jobs, hitting community college when a degree seemed unobtainable, getting money in the street when I wasn’t in the boxing gym. . HUSTLING. . Even if I didn’t even believe in myself or my future, I kept stepping forward blindly. Stacked all the chips I could (after copping some rims and a system, of course), investing my crumbs early on to try to find my path to escaping poverty. In fact, I still have a tiny investment fund that came from the bread I collected way back when. . But damn. I never dreamt THIS was where it was all heading though. No one taught me what to do, no one taught me how to do it - I just refused to be broken by the system, refused to quit, refused to listen to the narrative I wasn’t going to amount to shit in life. . And all this is possible for whoever out there feels lost, can’t see a path to the light, has been told they’ll amount to nothing in life. You have three examples of that on this trip alone, more on that story to come. . How, you ask? GRIND. Work your ass off til your exhausted and ready to quit, then double down on you, work even harder, delay gratification for a decade. That time is going to pass anyways, might as well hustle. The one thing I will promise - don’t grind and you aren’t going to have a damn thing. . What’s the worst case? Time is going to pass anyways, might as well risk greatness and living out your wildest dreams. The view out here is mighty nice...and I only share because I care. Live your best life y’all, love you all!!!! - 11/18/2019