This is NOT just about making money; it’s about transforming my whole perspective on what’s possible.

Plot Twist: Fast forward to today. The landscape is quite different. I've generated over 100 million dollars for clients. Gained the skill of marketing. Bought two businesses & started eight. Worked with over 100 e-commerce brands.

And man, let me tell you, I tried every side hustle, part-time gig, and full-time grind you can imagine. Windshield repair? Been there. Selling life insurance door-to-door? Yup, done that too. Even sold baby clothes from China. It was a wild ride.

Enter my brother, Ryan. He saw potential in me that I couldn’t see myself. He nudged, pushed (and sometimes shoved) me toward new business ideas and vocations believing in me when I couldn't.

That same day, I told my principal that I wouldn't be back next year… Six months in advance! I immediately asked myself if I just did the dumbest thing I could possibly do…but It was my way of “burning the ships.” It was both terrifying and exhilarating (Mostly terrifying).

He says, "If you want to make more money and have no idea how, QUIT TODAY! That way you’re forced to figure it out instead of merely talking about it." It sounded like madness. Quit? That very day? Maybe it was desperation, maybe it was sheer madness, but I took the plunge.

Summer job offers? Non-existent. My dating life was a desert. (Try to be charming on a date while knowing you can’t afford the extra guac she just added to her burrito.) Then one day, a colleague (probably tired of my constant whining) drops a TRUTH BOMB on me.

but man, $40k a year? Not so much. No marketable skills, no financial knowledge, and convinced that I could never make more. Fun, right? Well, not so much. Feeling completely stuck in financial quicksand, sinking deeper…Every. Single. Day. My savings account was a black hole.