Up From the Dust is my own rags-to-riches story, from the time I was orphaned as a child, broke, hopeless, and homeless in the dusty streets of Africa, to the time of my working extremely hard to enable myself to move to Europe and create a world of my own with success in business, happiness, and peace, along with the wonderful gift of a family. In this autobiography, I have allowed myself to be vulnerable, sharing details of my darkest experiences and the trauma I was forced to endure growing up. I tell of how I conditioned my mind to refuse to use those unpleasant experiences as an excuse to resort to a life of crime or turn out bitter, miserable, and a menace to society or simply give up on life and feel sorry for myself. Herein you will read of how I chose to recycle all the pain I felt growing up and turn it into something positive; the sacrifices I made; and how I reprogrammed my mind by being creative and relentless, constantly looking for ways to better my life and mastering the art of living well with other people. This I have done in hopes that the pages of Up From the Dust will be of help to any reader who is experiencing difficulty and feels like giving up.
About the Book
Up From the Dust is my own rags-to-riches story, from the time I was orphaned as a child, broke, hopeless, and homeless in the dusty streets of Africa, to the time of my working extremely hard to enable myself to move to Europe and create a world of my own with success in business, happiness, and peace, along with the wonderful gift of a family. In this autobiography, I have allowed myself to be vulnerable, sharing details of my darkest experiences and the trauma I was forced to endure growing up. I tell of how I conditioned my mind to refuse to use those unpleasant experiences as an excuse to resort to a life of crime or turn out bitter, miserable, and a menace to society or simply give up on life and feel sorry for myself. Herein you will read of how I chose to recycle all the pain I felt growing up and turn it into something positive; the sacrifices I made; and how I reprogrammed my mind by being creative and relentless, constantly looking for ways to better my life and mastering the art of living well with other people. This I have done in hopes that the pages of Up From the Dust will be of help to any reader who is experiencing difficulty and feels like giving up.