Today's very special guest is an author celebrated for all of the real estate that he's been able to amass over the last 44 years. He owns multiple hotels and apartments and single-home dwellings where he's been able to help people find places to live. He's bilingual, even though he grew up in abject poverty with very constrained speech delays. You won't believe the trauma that this man went through. He is truly a testament to the adage that where you come from and what you've been through doesn't matter as much as what you believe. He took nothing but an idea and a condemnable shack and turned it into a legacy for generations to come.
For over 40 years, Steve Ames hid behind his success as a real estate investor, presenting himself as a published author, a bilingual professor, and an extensive world-traveler.
He didn’t want anyone to know what he had been through as a child. He didn’t want to remember living in a railroad car or being severely beaten by his dad or not being able to speak or hear or read until far beyond what was considered normal.
Only a few years ago did he develop the courage to start sharing these stories. As he's told each one, he's begun to realize how empowering it is for him and how helpful it is for other people.
As you listen to his stories, keep in mind two things:
Where you came from doesn’t have to determine where you end up. It doesn’t matter where you came from. What matters is what you believe.