I started as a GED instructor, I created my own GED program, and I realized that a lot of young people that don’t do well academically. It’s not that they don’t have the competency to do it or the skill set to do it; it’s just that they weren’t motivated to learn. They weren’t interested in school, so I started just talking to students and just really going in on them like, “Yo, this is life or death.”

Fall in love with the process, and the results will come.

I was born to speak. I got in trouble as a kid for talking. I already knew it was a strength.

There's a limit that you will not be able to go past if you don't understand the importance of reading.

Every day you say 'No' to your dreams, you might be pushing back your dreams a whole 6 months

If you can look up, you can get up.

Both desire and imagination are stored in the mind of the individual and when stretched, both have the potential to position a person for greatness.