I was raised in Eureka Ca in a family filled with drugs and alcoholics. By 11th grade I have moved 16 times. I failed out of high school and then college twice due to a learning disability. I wound up at 19 sleeping on the floor and had no hope. After joining the Air Force, I found the structure and discipline that was missing from my life.

In my 30s I began studying speed learning as a workaround to my learning disability and it helped me to increase my natural aptitudes in certain areas.

Today I'm a magazine owner (www.shiftlifedesign.com), award winning business strategist, and 8 time author in San Diego.