Anonymous, 35

Hey there everybody, im michael (not real name), im writing this here to share a story of how i took charge of my life and turned myself from a school janitor, to a humble business owner.

To start off, I was always a troublemaker as a kid, all the through to my adolescent years. Getting caught by the cops, bailing school, gang fights, i've done it all. The outcome of all that was fair enough, i dropped out of high school my sophomore year, not knowing how critical that decision came to be.

I tried to find my footing but somehow I always found myself laid off. I could credit it all to bad luck, but in retrospect it was all me. 2 weeks after i turned 28, i found out my girlfriend of 4 years got pregnant with my child. Not knowing how im going to pay the bills with my not so impressive paycheck, i sought out help, picked up extra shift but still it was not going to be enough..