Mark Hamilton, for nearly forty years,…

Mark Hamilton, for nearly forty years I went through life anesthetized by drinking beer, blaming others for my failures, and singing the "oh, poor me" song to myself over and over. I was stuck in a mindset that it really didn't matter, because all I had to look forward to was old age and death, and an afterlife that may or may not be there.

Even through the fog of the alcohol, I knew that the church was somehow corrupt at its core, just like our politicians and the White House. Intuitively, I knew that some group held the puppet strings and played us all like fools. Then, in desperation, I responded to your letter that promised something new, something refreshing.

I put the first manuscript down many times, sometimes for months, before returning to it to digest a little more. A change was taking place inside me. The second manuscript arrived, and I couldn't put it down. The same with the third. Every time I re-read the third manuscript, I cry; my heart and soul resonate with this masterpiece.

It has been a long journey to this point, and I know it is only the beginning of the beginning. It has been nearly three years since I have had a drop of alcohol. I have lost thirty pounds. My relationship with my parents, wife, and children is now one of joy and happiness.

I was a millionaire on paper once. Back then, I created a company from scratch and found exhilaration and pleasure in what I was doing. Then I lost the business and started blaming anything and everything and everybody for the failure. I should have looked in the mirror.

Now I own three companies and am a partner in a fourth. This time I know that I am creating more than I ever dreamed possible before, and that the rewards will make my previous paper status look like chump change. Now I look forward to a long, long, long, healthy life, full of satisfaction from learning and growing personally, helping others, and a fabulous, bright future that I create.

Stephen N.