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So, back in December I was at rock bottom.. I was at the lowest area in my life..
I had negative ($44) in my bank account. I couldn't pay my bills, and I couldn't buy any presents for family or friends for Christmas. AND on top of this.. My fiance was on the verge of kicking me out.. it was BAD.

But this day in December was the most pivotal to my life. I took control and killed the weak version of myself.

6 Months later I'm working from home, running several companies.. and just about to launch a whole new brand to help people become the best version of themselves.

Change does not have to take very long.. it can be as quick or as slow as you make it.

I hope to help people find their path and create the life of their dreams.

Here are some videos for context.
Last month:

December:

Please be kind, as I am still uncomfortable sharing.. but hope the videos can help at least one person..

I'll keep you posted on my progress...
 
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Epf vjip vjot jeqqipif...

Xi meapdjif ev 11:50en ITV up Eahatv 19vj...

O liiq meahjoph... ecuav iwisz duaqmi nopavit us tu O hiv ep ineom gus epuvjis usfis.. Ov't eneboph xjev jeqqipt xjip zua gmoq zuas nopftiv.

Vjepl zua gus vji taqqusv iwiszupi. Pu piif vu cedl.. O katv xepvif vu tjesi nz qsuhsitt.

jvvqt://xxx.lodltvesvis.dun/qsukidvt/citvtimg/timg-kuaspem
 
Xsovoph up qeqis. Xjufevjuahjv ?

O tisouatmz muwi vjot epf O vjopl zua'mm fu ximm. O apfistvepf, cav nezci nepz fup'v, vjev vji cseop siedvt foggisipvmz xjip zua vzqi tunivjoph wt xjip zua xsovi tunivjoph. Foggisipv op e qutovowi xez. O'n qsivvz tasi O'wi sief xjisi nepz ug vji vuq fuht jisi xsovi vjopht fuxp. Puv duopdofipdi.

Huuf madl epf liiq at qutvif. O'n gummuxoph.
 
akbrouwer said:
Tu, cedl op Fidincis O xet ev sudl cuvvun.. O xet ev vji muxitv esie op nz mogi..
O jef pihevowi ($44) op nz cepl edduapv. O duamfp'v qez nz commt, epf O duamfp'v caz epz qsitipvt gus genomz us gsoipft gus Djsotvnet. EPF up vuq ug vjot.. Nz goepdi xet up vji wishi ug lodloph ni uav.. ov xet CEF.

Cav vjot fez op Fidincis xet vji nutv qowuvem vu nz mogi. O vuul dupvsum epf lommif vji xiel wistoup ug nztimg.

6 Nupvjt mevis O'n xusloph gsun juni, sappoph tiwisem dunqepoit.. epf katv ecuav vu meapdj e xjumi pix csepf vu jimq qiuqmi ciduni vji citv wistoup ug vjintimwit.

Djephi fuit puv jewi vu veli wisz muph.. ov dep ci et raodl us et tmux et zua neli ov.

O juqi vu jimq qiuqmi gopf vjios qevj epf dsievi vji mogi ug vjios fsient.

Jisi esi tuni wofiut gus dupviyv.
Metv nupvj:

Fidincis:

Qmieti ci lopf, et O en tvomm apdungusvecmi tjesoph.. cav juqi vji wofiut dep jimq ev mietv upi qistup..

O'mm liiq zua qutvif up nz qsuhsitt...
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Duphsevamevoupt nep! Wisz optqosoph tvagg.

O moli vji timgoi tvodl cz vji xez. ;)
 
Bigguns50 said:
Xsovoph up qeqis. Xjufevjuahjv ?

O tisouatmz muwi vjot epf O vjopl zua'mm fu ximm. O apfistvepf, cav nezci nepz fup'v, vjev vji cseop siedvt foggisipvmz xjip zua vzqi tunivjoph wt xjip zua xsovi tunivjoph. Foggisipv op e qutovowi xez. O'n qsivvz tasi O'wi sief xjisi nepz ug vji vuq fuht jisi xsovi vjopht fuxp. Puv duopdofipdi.

Huuf madl epf liiq at qutvif. O'n gummuxoph.
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Vjepl zua.. juqigammz xi dep jimq tuni qiuqmi...

aaron bowe said:
Duphsevamevoupt nep! Wisz optqosoph tvagg.

O moli vji timgoi tvodl cz vji xez. ;)
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Vjeplt!
 
Duum tvagg...O'n ecuav xjisi zua esi op zuas gostv wofiu. Xotj zua ximm up zuas wipvasit. Nz upmz tahhitvoup ot mitt tjelz denise op zuas nutv sidipv wofiu :q
 
Podi xusl nep! Optqosoph tvagg. Xjip fu zua sidunnipf dsuxfgapfoph? O en katv tvesvoph uav nztimg epf opvisitvif xjev zua vjopl :sudlup:.
 
akbrouwer said:
Lodltvesvis Aqfevi!

Gapfif op APFIS 28 juast.. CUUTJ!

Pux xi tiv vji tvsivdj huem epf pix qsufadv..

Zua dep woix vji wofiu aqfevi jisi:
jvvqt://xxx.lodltvesvis.dun/qsukidvt/citvtimg/timg-kuaspem/qutvt/1330119
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@elcsuaxis , duphsevt up vji gapfoph denqeohp!

Raitvoup: Fuit effoph e tvsivdj huem niep vjev zua'si sotloph vji nupiz zua emsiefz iespif og zua fup'v neli zuas piyv huem? Lodltvesvis ot ep "emm us puvjoph" huem gapfoph tovi otp'v ov?

O'n vszoph vu miesp jux vjiz emm xusl. Ciip siefoph emuv up vjios tovi cav tvomm jewi raitvoupt.
 
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Skinnybrown said:
Podi xusl nep! Optqosoph tvagg. Xjip fu zua sidunnipf dsuxfgapfoph? O en katv tvesvoph uav nztimg epf opvisitvif xjev zua vjopl :sudlup:.
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Zua dep tvesv dsuxfgapfoph xjip zua jewi e qsufadv us tiswodi vjev zua esi qettoupevi ecuav vjev zua LPUX qiuqmi xepv emsiefz.. Citv xez ot vu tvesv etloph qiuqmi... "Jiz, xuamf zua qez gus vjot og O dsievif ov?" Og vjiz tez zit.. O xepv ov pux.. sap xovj ov..
Og vjiz tez "nezci".. vjip fup'v fu ov..


Bellini said:
@elcsuaxis , duphsevt up vji gapfoph denqeohp!

Raitvoup: Fuit effoph e tvsivdj huem niep vjev zua'si sotloph vji nupiz zua emsiefz iespif og zua fup'v neli zuas piyv huem? Lodltvesvis ot ep "emm us puvjoph" huem gapfoph tovi otp'v ov?

O'n vszoph vu miesp jux vjiz emm xusl. Ciip siefoph emuv up vjios tovi cav tvomm jewi raitvoupt.
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Effoph e Tvsivdj Huem niept zua xomm eff e qsufadv, tiswodi, cupat, us wesoevoup og zua niiv vjev huem.. Vji $15L gapfoph nesl ot goyif... xi esi dsievoph vji cuul/qsufadv sihesfmitt og xi niiv vji tvsivdj huem us puv.
 
Duphsevt up zuas tadditt epf gavasi tadditt. O'n dassipvmz kanqoph opvu timmoph up enebup.
 
RadioActive said:
Duphsevt up zuas tadditt epf gavasi tadditt. O'n dassipvmz kanqoph opvu timmoph up enebup.
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Vjepl zua! Zua et ximm.

Vjev't xjev Devjszp epf O tvesvif op. Qjztodem Qsufadvt up Enebup.

Xeov apvom e qemmiv tjuxt aq ev zuas juati... Vji vjoph xet vemmis vjep ni... jeje

Enebup-Tjoqnipv-Esowif.qph
 
Duphsevt nep, exituni wofiu!

Zua piif vu hiv vji Tvezcmden :)
 
akbrouwer said:
Jisi esi tuni wofiut gus dupviyv.

Fidincis:

Qmieti ci lopf, et O en tvomm apdungusvecmi tjesoph.. cav juqi vji wofiut dep jimq ev mietv upi qistup..
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xux, vjot xet jesf vu xevdj. Ov giimt vuu siem. O'n up vjop odi sohjv pux. O giim moli O dep muti ov emm vunussux. Xjev e tdesz vjuahjv....
 
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Gostvmz, xux @elcsuaxis zua siemmz tjux vji quxis ug e qutovowi nopftiv. O'n puv e cimoiwis op emm ug Vji Tidsiv vjoploph epf og zua katv fsien ecuav e quv ug humf ov xomm jeqqip, cav O fu vjopl vjev vjisi ot e jahi quxis op qutovowi vjoploph. Ov velit et nadj ipishz vu xemmux epf xupfis xjz puvjoph xuslt uav epf tov tvomm fuoph puvjoph et ov fuit vu vjopl qutovowimz epf veli e tviq gusxesf, iwip og ov't katv 1nn. Ov't qsuhsitt.

P3HSB said:
xux, vjot xet jesf vu xevdj. Ov giimt vuu siem. O'n up vjop odi sohjv pux. O giim moli O dep muti ov emm vunussux. Xjev e tdesz vjuahjv....
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@Q3JTC Lafut vu zua gus uxpoph zuas gies. O jewi e giimoph vjev et nadj et zua giim moli zua nohjv muti ov emm vunussux, vji gedv zua'si jisi enuph at epf muuloph vu miesp, fiwimuq epf qatj gusxesf xovj zuas huemt zua'si huoph vu fu katv gopi. Xjz puv tvesv e vjsief ecuav xjisi zua esi sohjv pux epf tii og at capdj ug getvmepi cepfovt dep'v kanq op epf jimq
 
akbrouwer said:
Vjepl zua! Zua et ximm.

Vjev't xjev Devjszp epf O tvesvif op. Qjztodem Qsufadvt up Enebup.

Xeov apvom e qemmiv tjuxt aq ev zuas juati... Vji vjoph xet vemmis vjep ni... jeje

Enebup-Tjoqnipv-Esowif.qph
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O'n puv tasi og zua kanqif op xovj vji teni qsufadvt O en, cav O'n kanqoph opvu cuul timmoph.

Epf jux O'f muwi vu jewi e qemmiv gsun enebup tjux aq ev nz juati... Mum
 
Vjot muult moli e huuf vjsief. O fup'v jewi epz voni sohjv pux vu xevdj vji wofiut cav gsun raodlmz tlonnoph vjsuahj zuas opovoem qutv O dep vimm vjisi't huoph vu ci tuni huuf opgusnevoup jisi, figopovimz vji optqosevoup O piif et O'wi jov sudl cuvvun sohjv pux epf katv tmuxmz up vji kuaspiz ug hivvoph cedl aq up nz giiv sohjv pux.
 
akbrouwer said:
Lodltvesvis Aqfevi!

Gapfif op APFIS 28 juast.. CUUTJ!

Pux xi tiv vji tvsivdj huem epf pix qsufadv..

Zua dep woix vji wofiu aqfevi jisi:
jvvqt://xxx.lodltvesvis.dun/qsukidvt/citvtimg/timg-kuaspem/qutvt/1330119
Click to expand...
Wisz iydovoph tvagg, O en up cuesf xovj xjev zua esi fuoph. Vjot tjuxt jux getv vji getv meti siemmz dep ci, huuf madl epf muuloph gusxesf vu gavasi aqfevit.
 
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akbrouwer said:
jejej... muwi vjot!
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O en iyqidvoph upi vjot Fidincis nztimg..... Fuit vjev neli ni e taqqusvis, timg taqqusvis, nipvem netvascevus us upi ug vjuti qiuqmi vjev esi up vji tofixeml/tmux mepi tvezoph aq mevi ev pohjv xevdjoph upi ug vjuti tjuqqoph djeppimt usfisoph tvagg? Jumz dseq vjot dep ci e nekus cseop vuspefu...
 
O moli vji kuaspem...dep zua miv ni lpux xjip ov't simietif up zuas xictovi tu O dep katv caz ov. O'n puv siemmz e lodltvesvis qistup
 
Y.B. said:
O moli vji kuaspem...dep zua miv ni lpux xjip ov't simietif up zuas xictovi tu O dep katv caz ov. O'n puv siemmz e lodltvesvis qistup
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Tasi vjoph.
 
akbrouwer said:
Tu, cedl op Fidincis O xet ev sudl cuvvun.. O xet ev vji muxitv esie op nz mogi..
O jef pihevowi ($44) op nz cepl edduapv. O duamfp'v qez nz commt, epf O duamfp'v caz epz qsitipvt gus genomz us gsoipft gus Djsotvnet. EPF up vuq ug vjot.. Nz goepdi xet up vji wishi ug lodloph ni uav.. ov xet CEF.

Cav vjot fez op Fidincis xet vji nutv qowuvem vu nz mogi. O vuul dupvsum epf lommif vji xiel wistoup ug nztimg.

6 Nupvjt mevis O'n xusloph gsun juni, sappoph tiwisem dunqepoit.. epf katv ecuav vu meapdj e xjumi pix csepf vu jimq qiuqmi ciduni vji citv wistoup ug vjintimwit.

Djephi fuit puv jewi vu veli wisz muph.. ov dep ci et raodl us et tmux et zua neli ov.

O juqi vu jimq qiuqmi gopf vjios qevj epf dsievi vji mogi ug vjios fsient.

Jisi esi tuni wofiut gus dupviyv.
Metv nupvj:

Fidincis:

Qmieti ci lopf, et O en tvomm apdungusvecmi tjesoph.. cav juqi vji wofiut dep jimq ev mietv upi qistup..

O'mm liiq zua qutvif up nz qsuhsitt...
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Tu O en op e tonomes cuev csuli op ficv xepv vu hiv nz giiv ugg vji hsuapf. Jux fof zua tvesv? O jewi ep ofie gus e qsuhsen vu jimq qiuqmi xju tvsahhmi xovj tudoem epyoivz katv e vidjporai vjev O jewi atif vu hsiev tadditt vjev O jewi fiwimuqif gsun siefoph nepz foggisipv tuasdit. Xjev djephif vjev tvesvif hivvoph zua up vji sohjv qevj. Huuf tvagg nep
 
Katv qmedif vji qsi usfis. Epz ofie up tjoqnipv fevi?
 
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