stores. Wanting more I worked on obtaining my insurance licenses in both property and Life. But as I worked in the insurance business I knew I wanted to do more with my life. I wanted to better understand self-development and how to help the world around me. I signed up to work on my Master's degree in organizational management. I then began my entrepreneurial career by opening an insurance agency followed by a used car dealership. This experience taught me so much about how individuals can break barriers and become what they want to be. I began to mentor individuals helping them in careers, life, and business. Once I finished my MBA, I now understood the experience I have gained. I understood that I was doing something considered difficult or impossible coming from where I came from. I had an unequivocal understanding that I could go after goals and conquer them fast! Coming from where I came from obtaining a Doctorate was not an option. With so many barriers and a completely different world, it was not something most advised I should invest my money or time in. The numbers were not on my side with only 2 percent of the U.S. population obtaining a Ph.D. and only 6.5 percent of that 2 percent coming from my background. These statistics did not include or account for my experience with homelessness, poverty, and much less being a single father raising three children without their mother.This should have made me rethink the thought of trying to obtain such a high degree. But I understood something! I understood that individuals can do whatever they want to in life. With the right strategy, nothing is impossible! But I had to prove it. I had to do all that was possible to reach my success. Because success is different for all of us and this was mine. It was not about degrees. I already owned a business and had enough education to build a great career. It was about challenging myself and breaking the barriers my past faced. To be able to get a degree that was considered unattainable while learning how to break personal barriers and reaching my goals was what I wanted my success to be. Meanwhile while going to school to get my doctorate, I decided to write a book about my story. My wish was that my book Tales of an underdog from negative to positive would help someone else find their motivation and empower them to break their barrier. I also began to coach individuals as a life coach. Helping them by sharing what I did and how I did it so they may take from it and build their strategies to reach success. I also helped small businesses and entrepreneurs with their businesses. Followed by helping organizations motivate their workforce, teams, and leaders by using my story to show them what was possible. Once I finished my doctorate coupled with all of the professional heights I reached, I decided I wanted to make it my purpose to share what I have learned and help others fight their plight and win their success. I opened a self-development agency that provides counseling, coaching, and workshops. Building a business model that was geared towards empowering humans. Becoming a certified coach life coach helping individuals from different parts of the world. Now, I contract the most skilled counselors to spread mental health. Coaching them and other entrepreneurs on how to start and grow their businesses. Knowing that motivation was everything in this fight for success I continued to speak at events for organizations becoming an award-winning speaker. This is not meant to impress you but to impress upon you that I am committed. I have trained for most of my life so I can follow my purpose of empowering humans in their professional, personal, and business worlds.