LIFE DIDN’T ALWAYS LOOK THIS WAY
MY JOURNEY TO FREEDOM BEGAN AT THE AGE OF 15
My journey to freedom began at the age of 15 when I ran away from home, driven by anger and resentment toward my parents. My father’s emotional put-downs and my mother’s confinement compelled me to prove that I could achieve success, and I did so in the only way I could access as a 15-year-old – the drug world.
Fueled by anger, I chased external success, money, and material possessions. Despite living an exciting life with fleeting moments of happiness, I felt an unfillable void inside. Outwardly, I seemed put together, but inside, I was falling apart, hiding my fear behind masks to be liked, loved, and respected.
In my desperation, I prayed intensely for a way out. When my prayers were answered, it wasn’t in the way I had expected. My life fell apart, revealing that my happiness was built on external things and fear disguised as love. I wasn’t the man I am today—a transformational coach and personal empowerment facilitator with numerous certifications, including a Master Practitioner and Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Back then, I was the crime boss of a drug syndicate, moving kilos of drugs across Mexico and into the US
In April 2002, my drug career ended when I was arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs, facing 20 years to life in prison. After two trials, I was sentenced to 151 months and served 10 years. It didn’t feel like it at the time, it was a blessing. The federal indictment ended my destructive path, saving my life and countless others. In prison, I realized that I had been in a mental prison long before the physical one, trapped by fear-based emotions and limiting beliefs.
MY LIFE WAS JUST BEGINNING
I WALKED OUT OF PRISON A FREE MAN, READY TO LIVE MY PURPOSE
I chose to spend my prison time in deep study and began envisioning helping others break out of their mental prisons. Physical prison taught me I was living in a prison of my own mind. By focusing on changing myself, I inadvertently changed the prison environment. My transformation from drug dealer Mike to Master coach and trainer Michael began there. I practiced meditation and studied personal growth and spiritual books, experiencing inner love, joy, and happiness. I couldn’t wait to share this with others.
In 2012, I walked out of prison a free man, ready to live my purpose. I traveled to India several times to study with an enlightened guru, enrolled in top personal growth seminars, and earned certifications as a Master Practitioner and Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC).
In 2016, I launched my professional life coaching career. In 2018, a life coaching company hired me as a lead trainer, certifying over 1,000 life coaches in 50 live in-person classes. In 2020, I envisioned and created a company called Conscious World Changers, committed to using the latest cutting-edge tools for personal growth, life coaching, mindset mastery, and energy manifestation.
TODAY, I’M PROUD TO BE LIVING MY BEST LIFE
I love helping people free themselves from emotional baggage and limiting beliefs, empowering them to become more confident in creating and living their purpose. Because here’s what I know above all else, you can create whatever life you desire – even if it’s different from the life you’re leading today. And you don’t have to feel imprisoned by your life!
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
AN UNAPOLOGETICALLY LIBERATED LIFE IS YOURS FOR THE TAKING.
No matter where you are right now, it would be my pleasure to help explore your next big decision.
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