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Aaron:

Born 1975 to a poverty stricken Mother, in a broken home in Columbus Ohio; I spent much of my youth in the projects and inner-city neighborhoods. I got into drugs at an early age and at age 20, I got sober. 

Through the support and selfless work of good people in my life, I discovered that not only was my drug use out of hand, but almost every area of my life and thinking were obsessively, and selfishly motivated. What do I mean obsessively motivated? When something (anything) felt good to me, I did it over and over, with almost no ability to weigh out the consequenses, until in most cases, it became a destructive force in my life.

Recovery is a long (slower for some of us) process that requires the willingness to put down all of the ideas that we've used to survive in life. By it very nature, it's hard, and impossible for some.  

Many people would tell you that there's no one size fits all solution, and my reply would be, that depends on how band a person wants their life to change. I'm not here to challenge anyone's beliefs. All I can share is what's worked for me and if you accept it great, if not, either you're not yet ready, or you're not meant to accept it in which case, it would be a waist of time for you to read anything I post. Either way, I wish you all of the best in life's journey and I'll help in any way I can if you ask. 

After a couple of years sober I was trained as a Loan Officer and acceled in mortgage financing and real estate investing. For 8 years I was a leader in my industry, owning 2 mortgage companies and multiple houses. In 2004 I relapsed, lost everything, and spent the next 6 years soul searching. 

I have arrived at a conclusion. My conclusion is your backgroung, education, religious training, and ethnicity have almost no bearing on where you go in life either up or down. If I have a problem, the problem is me and my perspective more than anything. That statements best described by the old addage, I was angry that I had no shoes until I met a man with no feet. Yes, life could be better, but things could certainly be much worse, and if you're an American, things are worse for 70% of the world and some of those people have joy in their heart because they don't evaluate their circumstances the same way we do. It's about perspectives. 

Also, I need help. I know today that God means for me to be in relationship with others. I know I can't break any bondage in life without others helping me do it. My best thinking got me addicted to everything under the sun. I need others to help me think. 

Lastly, I need a foundation that has me growing spiritually. If I don't belong to a church or support group of some sort, given my history and past record, I know I don't stand a chance at imrpoving my life. I have no delusions of self sufficientcy today. I only exist by the good will of God and others and I need to be devoted to God and others daily to not get spiritually sick.

Given my addiction and recovery background, this would be an area of expertise for me. 

Given my professional background, my areas of expertise are financing, real estate, and credit building/repair. 

I have also studied Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimization and am currently working of several Internet projects. 

I'm also a Singer, Songwriter, and Guitar Player which, believe it or not, I've been doing actively since my early teens.