Dean Graziosi watched his single mother work three jobs and face eviction. He became obsessed with making money to help her, retired her at 23, and has sent her a weekly check for over 60 years. He says adversity is fuel for creativity, not an excuse.
The reason I'm successful is because I watched my single mom work 3 jobs and we still got evicted from our house because she couldn't pay the rent. The reason I'm successful is because I watched that woman struggle and I'm like, I'm going to make sure she never struggles again. I retired my mom when I was 23. I've been giving my mom a check every week since I was 23, and she's 84 and I still do it. If that didn't happen, maybe I wouldn't be the man I am today. You don't have to celebrate the hard times, but you could at least stomach it to go, I guess that had to happen because I can feel your desire I can feel your emotions. And sometimes the most creative things happen when our back's up against the wall.
