Some people may experience that aha moment later in life — when they have already achieved a level of success. I just happened to find it at a rather early age. At an age when most people are trying to figure out the world and their place in it. I was fortunate that life circumstances, which some might call negative, put me in a position where I had to see my place and my road to better my circumstances. I’m better off for them, and so are the people around me.

To that point, the greater good has been my passion and my mission – in all parts of life. But, I have learned that you can’t be part of something good, something bigger, if you can’t bring your fullest self to the table. I’ve come to realize that what’s good for others is good for me, and vice versa, and I have taken that mindset everywhere I have gone.

That’s exactly why I made one of my life’s best decisions, right out of high school, to join the military. What better training ground for the mind, body and soul that the US Armed Forces – and serving my country, to boot? I quickly learned that to be part of something great like the Army, I needed to be at my absolute best and make an impact.

While the military was, and is always team-first, I wanted to be the best player on the team – the player others went to for support, the player who figured things out, the player who fixed things, the player
who got things done. Yes, there were accolades, promotions and medals, but how did I measure success – by making those around me better soldiers, friends and better people.

Nothing has changed to this date. And that is what I continue to bring to myself, my friends, my family, and my clients, Every single day.
From those early lessons in life, I myself learned that, at my very core, I am a teacher, a mentor, a coach and, quite frankly, a weapon of empowerment. In sales and coaching, I learned – and believe to this day — you only go as far as how far your team goes.

If life were all about me, I wouldn’t have become a top producing recruiter for the Army. I wouldn’t have found success as a new realtor. I wouldn’t had been invited to help build an insurance agency and literally reshape the lives of young sales people. I wouldn’t be able to influence thousands on social media and help them believe in themselves. I wouldn’t be able to run my coaching practice and go one- on-one and help mold and shape others. I wouldn’t be able to improve the greater good.

In life, as in business, karma is real. She can bite you in the rear when you don’t do the right thing, but she can bring you to heights you never thought imaginable. But karma only works for those who put the
work in – for others and themselves.

I firmly believe that nobody was put on this Earth to be average. Let’s chat and, together, be extraordinary –for ourselves, our communities and the greater good!