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 I was born and
raised in Southern California and was the product of a dysfunctional
family. That might sound a little harsh, until it's put into
perspective. Most of us come from dysfunctional families, we just talk
about the bad ones, a little more than others, to make ours look better.
I probably wasn't
much different than most children, growing up in the 1960’s. I had an
older brother and a younger sister and we lived, in a single story home,
next to a river bed.
If I wasn't at
school, playing at the playground or playing sports with my friends, I was
either walking my dog or riding my bike, down the river bed. These
truly were some of the most memorable times, of my childhood and I had a
lot of fun.
It wasn't long
before I started to put some of the pieces, of the puzzle together and
realized that some of the things, I was taught, weren't true. Then I
realized that most of the adults I knew, didn't always know what they
were talking about.
Around the time I
was 15 years old, I realized the world of maybes, possibly and I think.
I would ask someone a question and they would respond with,” I think
this is what happened or even I know for a fact that this is what could
have happened.
This is when I
finally accepted the fact, that if someone doesn't know what they're
talking about, they will provide us with a perception, of their version,
of the possibility, of something that could have happened, but that was
about it.
By the age of 20, I
realized that some of the questions I was asking weren't ever going to
be answered, rationally. If I wanted to find the truth, I would need to
find it on my own or at least a better version, of it.
Eventually, I went
to work, building homes with my father and became a contractor, at the
age of 25. I didn't know it at the time, but I was about to receive an
education, on life, that you couldn't get, in college.
I met some of the
most fascinating characters, with some of the most fascinating stories
and life’s lessons.
I learned a lot from
these people about life and hope I never forget them. You can also
learn a lot, from people around you, simply by keeping your mouth closed
and your ears open.
It wasn't long
before I was married and the father of three children. We did most of
the things that other families, in our community did and were involved
in a wide variety of activities. The P.T.A., children's classrooms,
Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and eventually Boy Scouts.
However, like all
good things, it didn't seem to last and it wasn't long, before my first
marriage was over and along with it, one of the biggest mistakes, I ever
made.
Within a few years
after my divorce, I started to realize that there was more to life than
working as a contractor. I no longer felt the urge to build or repair
other people's homes and wanted to do more.
I wanted to impact
people's lives and make an extraordinary contribution to humanity.
That's when I started building websites, making videos for Youtube and
writing.
I wanted to share my
knowledge with everyone, including people who haven't even been born
yet. I have currently written over 30 books and have become an
international best-selling author.
I'm remarried to a
spectacular woman and still live in Southern California.
My goal is to get
people to start thinking about things they believe and do something
about it. Just because someone tells you or creates an illusion that
they're telling you the truth, doesn't mean that they really are.
Think about it.
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