The Gift of Pain

How does an average boy from the South Side of Chicago, whose father had only a third-grade education, grow a business from zero to more than $100 million before the age of 50? 

The short answer: by learning early on and often that life’s pain is actually a gift.

I believe that even when you feel everything is going wrong, you’ll make it through and be stronger because of it. The Gift of Pain began as a journal, a way of taking time to reflect on my life. I soon learned, as you will, that the successes and failures I experienced in life didn’t define who I am. What I did about them did.

The Gift of Pain is a story of entrepreneurship, mental toughness, and the power to chart a path of your own choosing in life. By telling my story and sharing moments great and small, I give you what I’ve found in the gift of pain—and what you can, too. As much as the book is about me, it’s also about you.