What a title to write my latest blog on, " My 2nd Chance" . How should I start it off. Well how did I get to the point where I felt that I'm currently receiving a 2nd chance at life. Well it all starting with my Dream as a child to play in the NBA. See, when I was growing up, I was introduce to sports at a early age. I instantly fell in love with sports. Growing Up in Youngstown, Ohio there wasn’t a lot for the us kids to do. We had a choice to play with the kids from my block, play sports, or sell drug. To be honest at one point in time I did all 3. I’m not proud of my past however, it is what made me the man I am today. Around the age of 11 I started to play basketball with the kids in the area. At first I didn’t have a clue to what I was doing and did nothing but rebound the ball and then give it to the older players on the court. That’s how I learned how to rebound the ball at a young age. You see that was the only way I was able to get my hands on the ball. I disliked that the older players wouldn’t pass me the ball to shot. So, I started to rebound the ball and push it myself. Looking back at it now I still laugh because they started to call me a GUNNER, someone that doesn’t pass the ball to his teammates.
Fast forward 4 years. Now I grow up in a household that my stepfather owned a business and worked from home most of the time. I did anything and everything to go and play basketball, because we kept bumping heads on dumb stuff. So I made sure that I had some type on game to play in. At the age 14, I started to get pretty good and started to get notice in the state of Ohio for my talent. By the age of 18 I received a $60,000 scholarship to play for Robert Morris University; in 1995 it was know as Robert Morris College. I play my tail off and finished as only the 2nd person in school history to score over 1,000 points and grab 600 rebounds. I guest my childhood friends helped me with my rebounding skills.
After my senior year I left to play in Finland. However, I didn’t train, lift weights, or put in the time like I did when I was hungry to get out of Youngstown. I wasn’t as hungry as I was as a kid. So, when people come up to me and ask, “Why didn’t you go to the NBA?” I can honestly look them in the eye and say, “Because I didn’t work my tail off to get there.” See, I understand where I went wrong on my path to the NBA. I know if I would have put in the time I would have made it. No one ever stopped me but myself. I was more worried about kicking it, drinking, and partying in the clubs. It was no one else’ fault and I had to look in the mirror and point the finger at myself.
Fast forward 13 years to 2013. After working several jobs that I knew wasn’t a long term career. I got feed up and started to work from home. It was one of the best choices that I ever made. Even though most people close to didn’t understand, support, or in see my vision. I persevered myself through the hardest 10 months of my life. When I say people close to me left me standing, if you only knew. I went from talking to one of my closest friends at least 4 times a week. It went to talking to him once every 4 or 5 months. I didn’t have anyone to truly talk to about what I was going through for 10 months. Do you know how much stuff I have bottled up? It would take a year just to explain.
However, I looked at me starting working from home as the best thing that I have ever decided to do. Working from home has cost me a relationship, friendships, and added tons of stress. You see by making the choice to control my life forced people that was in my life to show their hands. Trust me when I tell you that I remember everything. I truly believe that where I’m at right now is my 2nd chance to work as possible hard as I can to succeed. I will never give up on myself even when others do. You see I have now connected with a group of like-minded people that shared the same passion that I do to succeed. To work from home scares a lot of people but, not me. I believe in myself to much. That’s the reason I named my company D4ourG (Destined4ourGreatness), because I know that I was born to be great at whatever I decided to do. At this time I would to give a shout out to my mentor/teach Noble Hassan for finding me and molding me into the person I am now. Thank you my brothers I Love You for all that you have done for me when I needed you.
To work from home is my 2nd chance. Working from home is something that I enjoy doing and I know I will be great doing it. I’m not going to let this opportunity slip through my fingertips. I promised myself that I will give it my all until I make my Dream into a reality. By any means necessary. So when I say this is my 2nd chance I truly know that it is. My advice to anyone that has read this blog would be to follow your dreams also. Do not, I repeat Do not let anyone steal your DREAM. It’s your Dream and no one else knows how bad you want it so don’t let anyone keep you from reaching your goals in life. You see that was 2nd chance. I know it’s a lot of people out there that has a 2nd chance as well, if you do go after it because you only live once. If you would like help with learning how to work from home please get in contact with me from the information provided below.
- Keith
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