If you haven’t read ‘(How I Was) Taken Under the Wing of John Assaraf from the Secret (Part 1)’, be sure to do so before reading on…

The Pain of Drastic Change:

When I joined the Having it All Challenge at the end of August 2007, I was temporarily living with my parents before heading back for my final year of college education in Washington. In their minds I would be leaving around the middle of September (I hadn’t told them about the Challenge or that my intention was to not go back to school!)

Even after joining the challenge, I didn’t tell them for another two weeks about my decision because I feared their reaction. Once I did tell them, my unease proved to be right: I was invited to leave home and given one week to find a new place to live. (more…)

I have to tell you…

It has been a wild journey on my route to being mentored by one of the top self-development teachers in the world, and an absolute dream come true.

When I headed back home to Orange County after the school year of 2006-2007, I fully intended on going back for my 5th and final year of college education…but over the summer I realized that school wasn’t serving my life’s purpose, and deep within me I had a calling to be on a different journey.

Having spent the last couple years studying personal growth and human potential, I had developed a true passion to become a speaker myself, to inspire and change lives, and to continue my pursuit of being the best I could be.

I also knew that most of the great thought leaders had a mentor themselves! John Assaraf had (more…)