Looking back on my childhood, I was raised in a small town that only had school up to the 8th grade. This meant that I never went to high school or even college. Bear in mind, however, that I was an ambitious young boy who was determined to be successful. And when you don’t have proper education, you ultimately have to rely on your work to rise up in life.

When I turned 18, I began working at a local construction company. At the time I thought that being a part of their crew was the best thing that could ever happen to me!

But real life only started at the age of 20 when I married my wife Sally. I threw all my might into my job in order to provide and support my family (we had just welcomed the most gorgeous twins into the world). At 22, I started my own roofing business where I had a crew of seven men, who were younger than I was, working under me. The business did well, the customers were happy.

But I was increasingly anxious thinking about my responsibilities when it came to my employees and my work.

The reality, however, was that I was always so concerned that my crew would quit on me and I would have nothing left. On the other hand, I wanted to grow my company but did not know how to train anybody. I worked on my crew five days a week and in the evenings made my phone calls until 8 or 9 o’clock. At the end of the day, I was so tired that I could not spend time with my fast-growing family. It was putting pressure on my relationship with my wife and we were constantly being challenged.