Ok, since you clicked I'm gonna crack open my kimono a bit more and reveal some intimate things about myself (possibly more than you want to know) that most people would probably never share with complete strangers about their online journey.

Rather than hiding behind some fake, bullsh*t mask to try and impress you, I'll spare you the charade.

I prefer keeping sh*t raw, real and authentic.

So being wide open and honest here, when I was 6 years old, I had a speech impediment that my mom would take me to see a speech therapist for.

I would verbally trip over my words.

On top of that, I was born introverted and was very shy growing up, which made me feel awkward and self-conscious around other kids.

As a result, I became the quiet guy in the back of the class.

My grade school teachers thought something was wrong with me because I didn't say much.

And forget about talking in front of my classmates.

Any type of public speaking scared the absolute crap outta me.

I made friends easily, but I never really felt like I fit in or was one of the "cool kids."

Maybe it's why I can relate to all the weirdos, oddballs, and misfits out there like me who prefer to march to the beat of their own drum.

I used to think my introversion was a curse, but I now see it as just part of my journey of personal growth.

Professionally, I'm a former freelance artist and college instructor by trade.

I fell in love with creating things as far back as I can remember, playing with LEGOs and doodling.

Drawing and painting was something that always came naturally to me.

So after I graduated from college, I launched my career as a freelance illustrator (think Norman Rockwell).

For an introvert like me who craves solitude, being able to make a living as a professional artist was great... at first.

I pretty much designed my days around painting pictures (like the ones above) in my home studio and got to set my own hours.

I got to work for clients like Disney, LA Times Magazine, and Entertainment Weekly.

Even won several national awards for my work.

I was busy all the time.

And that's the problem... I was busy. ALL. THE. TIME.

After 5 hard years of bustin' my hump to meet client deadlines, I was burned out.

I was drained at the end of every day.

To make matters worse, I was in debt up to my eyeballs.

It was scary because I usually had to wait at least 45 days to get paid from my clients.

One time I had a client that was 30 days late and my measly savings were dwindling down fast.

I remember sitting at my kitchen table and being afraid to open my bills.

Once I finally did, I then had to decide which ones I could put off until later.

I basically had to decide between giving up my cable, my phone, or my electricity for the next couple weeks.

It was like playing musical chairs — never knowing which one would be turned off next.

During this rough patch, I'd put on a smile, but underneath the happy facade I was bummed out.

I remember the day I looked in the mirror and didn't even recognize who I saw looking back at me.

I rarely mention this because it's so personal to me, but I'm willing to bare my soul for you because I know other people have been in my shoes.

Cuz the truth is, everyone faces challenges in life.

Maybe you're going through a similar personal or financial challenge right now.

In any case, the stress from being on that financial roller coaster ride for all those years made me feel like a total loser because I wasn't making the kind of money I wanted to.

Ever feel this way?

One day I woke up with a huge pit in my stomach.

I had this gnawing feeling in my gut and thought to myself...

"Is the next 40 years of my life going to be spent hunched over a drafting table for 12 hours a day just so I can make enough money to get by and maybe take a decent vacation every once in a while?"

Sometimes we need our realities rocked a bit.

Our view of the future turned upside down before we become open to other possibilities.

In my situation, something had to give and I knew I had to start looking for a way out.

I needed to find another source of income (like pronto) to supplement or even replace the income from my art business.

Something that didn’t force me to have to be working all the time to meet client deadlines.

Like a lot of people, my online journey began out of a desire to make more money.

I went online looking for answers – maybe just like you are now.

My whole goal was to make an extra $100 a day and finally be able to take a much needed vacation with my then-girlfriend (who's now my wife).

$100 per day would’ve been enough to cover my monthly nut and allow me to start paying off my debt.

Problem was, after being self-employed for 5 years as a commercial artist, that's all I knew how to do.

I didn't really have many other skills and had no clue about the internet, let alone how to make money with it.

And it wasn't long after that a good friend of mine told me about a network marketing business he was involved in.

At the time, network marketing seemed like a smart way to supplement my art income.

Did I make mistakes?

Puh-lease.

As a complete newb I spent the first few years running between mad and frustrated.

I did everything I was told to do, which was make out a list of my warm market and then pitch my friends and family.

Do the weekly dog and pony show with the home parties and hotel meetings.

And it wasn't very long before I ran out of people to talk to.

No surprise, right?

At my lowest point, I was one of those network marketing wannabe's. 

The type of guy the industry gets rich off of.

The guy that puts flyers on cars in Walmart parking lots and posts signs on telephone poles.

And when those pathetic strategies flopped, I became the guy that buys all the "red hot" leads at $5 to $15 a piece.

Then I spent almost every waking hour grinding away cold-calling strangers and getting hung up on and cussed out.

It was brutal.

I felt like a loser and started wondering what the hell was wrong with me.

With all these negative thoughts swirling around in my head, I wasn't sure if I was cut out for all this 'make money online' stuff.

Truth be told, I kinda just dabbled with things, but I was never 'all in' or 100% committed.

I considered throwin' in the towel and just giving up.

I knew I needed to find a way to automate my income so I could be making money whether I was working or not.

Problem was, I didn’t know how to get the kind of results that would set me free.

Funny thing is, I knew a guy who was really successful online.

I dunno why, but I never thought of asking him for help.

Then one day, I got an email from him that said…

"Hey, if you need my help with anything, just ping me!"

So I shot him a quick text:

"Hey man, I'm stuck. Can we talk?"

About an hour later I got a reply:

"Sure, I can talk now if you want."

So, we hopped on the phone and within 10 minutes my new mentor told me what I was doing wrong and exactly how to fix it.

After I got off the call, I felt like Indiana Jones discovering a long-lost treasure.

I had no idea what to expect, but I took my mentor's advice and did exactly what he told me to do.

My mind was blown by what happened next…

Almost immediately, I had people wanting to join my business.

But even more surprising, I had a bunch of people joining my business without even talking to me (this continues to happen on a daily basis by the way).

The very first week I started to implement my mentor's strategy I made $7,790 in commissions...

I was happier than a two-peckered puppy at a Bark Park.

I still remember it like it was yesterday.

After years of failure and struggle, I finally cracked the code to making money online.

Best of all, for the first time in years, I felt free.

I had my first $100k year in 2001 and never looked back.

I don't tell you this to brag or boast - that's not my style.

I just want to show you what's possible.

Cuz I'm NOT any smarter than anyone else.

I'm NOT luckier than anyone else.

And there's NOTHING special about me whatsoever.

Heck, I got straight B's, C's and D's in High School.

I'm not unique. Just weird.

There's plenty of people out there that have done this.

All I've done is modeled people that were smarter than me and it worked. 

So if an introverted goofball like me with no prior internet marketing experience can do it, so can you.

If a buddy of mine spontaneously calls me up and wants to go out to lunch, I'm usually free to go.

Bottom line: my online business gives me the freedom no 9 - 5 job could ever give me.

By no means am I saying that everything in my life is hunky-dory.

It's definitely not.

I still have to deal with chronic back pain on an almost daily basis.

However, all the setbacks I've had over the years put me on the path of reinventing myself.

And because of that, I now have the money and time freedom to do whatever I want, whenever I want and with whomever I want.

Looking back, I'm grateful for all the challenges I experienced.

They helped me to build character and who I needed to become in order to handle success when it showed up.

Honestly, my life would've stayed sucky if I hadn't gone through the dark periods.

If you're going through a hard time right now, just know that you're not alone and that this too shall pass.

Life is never as hard as it feels in the moment.

The hardest part is dealing with the bullsh*t stories we tell ourselves about what we're going through.

Anyhoo, that's me; unfiltered and vulnerable.

A not-so-squeaky-clean, weird little human being with his fair share of spectacular faults and failures.

Ok, I'm not sure if anyone actually reads this far on an 'about me' page like this.

I doubt it... but if you have, high five!

You get some extra brownie points.

Listen, I don't believe we meet people in our life by accident.

They're meant to cross our path for a reason.

If anything I've said has resonated with you in some way and you realize that it's no coincidence you're on this page, congratulations!

We're probably more alike than different.

Which brings me to you...

Because if you learn anything from my story, I hope it's this:

You deserve to be free.

At the very least, you deserve to become the greatest version of yourself in spite of what others may think is possible.

I'm so glad you asked.

Now that the cordial get-to-know-you stuff is out of the way, let's get down what I can do for you...

It's likely that you haven't got the financial part of your life sorted yet (been there, done that!).

Failing like a drunken monkey was my specialty (actual footage of me below)...

Maybe that's you right now.

Just floating along, hanging on by a thread, trying to not to fall from 1,000 feet in the air.

Maybe you're making money, but you're strapped for time.

Maybe you don't even have your own online business or part-time side-hustle yet, but would like to.

No matter what you're struggling with, I believe in you.

Whatever your reason, I'm here to help.

I want to show you how I turned it all around.

I believe what Ralph Waldo Emerson said and do my best to live by this principle: