The Dream Chaser

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Gaskins Tony A.. The Dream Chaser

CHAPTER 1. THE BIRTH PATH

CHAPTER 2. WE'RE BORN SUCCESSFUL

CHAPTER 3. DON'T TAKE YOUR GIFTS FOR GRANTED

CHAPTER 4. THE VALLEY EXPERIENCE

CHAPTER 5. USE YOUR GIFTS

CHAPTER 6. BALANCING THE DREAM AND THE JOB

CHAPTER 7. THE ONE-MAN SHOW

CHAPTER 8. THE RAM IN THE BUSH

CHAPTER 9. THE LEAP

CHAPTER 10. THE ORGANIC BRAND

CHAPTER 11. THE HANDS-ON STRATEGY

CHAPTER 12. THE CELEBRITY FACTOR

CHAPTER 13. STUDY THE ANT

CHAPTER 14. EXPANDING THE BRAND

First, I Became an Author

Then, I Became a Speaker

Then, I Became a Screenwriter

Then, I Became a Ghostwriter

Then, I Became an Author Consultant

Then, I Became a Relationship Coach

Then, I Became a Life Coach

Then, I Became a Business Coach

Then, I Formed Online Courses

Then, I Created Audio Projects

Then, I Created Phone Applications

Then I Created Workbooks

Then I Created My Own Tours

Then I Started a Real Estate Investment Company

Then I Started a Referral Business

Then I Started a T-Shirt Line

That's All, Folks

CHAPTER 15. BUILDING A TEAM

CHAPTER 16. LEARNING AND TEACHING

CHAPTER 17. THE INDIE LIFE

CHAPTER 18. 15 MINUTES OF FAME

CHAPTER 19. DESIGNING YOUR OWN PLAN

CHAPTER 20. THE CORPORATE CROSSOVER

CHAPTER 21. INFLUENCING INFLUENCERS

CHAPTER 22. WORK–LIFE BALANCE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CONNECT WITH TONY!

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From the moment we are born, there is a path set for us. Our parents were born with a path for them, and they set a path for us. Some parents want their children to go to an Ivy League school and go on to become a doctor or lawyer. Some parents want their children to go to a state university and go on to work a solid job. Some parents hope their child goes to community college. Some parents hope their child just graduates from high school. Some parents hope their child lives to see at least their eighteenth birthday.

We all have a path set in place for us from the moment we're born. The problem is, we don't usually question that path. We just hop on and follow it and allow it to lead us to misery. Sometimes we reach the destination and then finally get the guts to get off of the birth path and to go in a new direction. Right now, there are artists who can change the world with their art, but they've settled for being a lawyer in their small city, handling routine cases. Right now, there are philanthropists who can help relieve hunger in thousands of lives, but they've settled for being an accountant because they were told that was a great major in college. There are so many people living beneath their dreams, walking the path set for them and never questioning it.

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It's interesting to see what happens when you question the path. When one person gets the courage to venture out, others do too. You can break a generational curse. You can start a ripple effect. I was on the phone earlier today with one of my cousins. He didn't finish high school. He dropped out at about 14 years old. He spent 20 years living the street life before he went down a new path. Today, he was on the phone with me asking how to publish an e-book, become a speaker, and turn his mess into his message the way I did. He's questioning the path. He sees that there are other options than what we were shown growing up.

My father is highly gifted. He writes, thinks outside of the box, and has a profound amount of wisdom. Even though he's never been where I've been or where I'm going, he was able to give me wisdom along the way. He's been writing all his life, but never questioned the path. He wanted to be an author, a filmmaker, and a speaker. He didn't know it was possible for him to do those things. He saw the path that was set before him and he followed it. Like my mother, he also was the baby in a family of 12 children. His mother was murdered when he was 8 years old. His father was a very wise man, but being one of 12 kids, my dad didn't get as close to his father as he would have liked. My father dropped out of high school, got his GED, and then went into the Army. Some of his older brothers had gone to the Army and fought in wars, so he was following the path. He left the Army after three years because it wasn't what he wanted for his life. He then went on to work several different jobs: a police officer, a mail carrier, a lineman fixing power lines. He worked in the hot sun 8 hours a day. He saw friends fall to their death from the power lines. His life flashed before his eyes many times. He didn't know that what I'm doing was possible for people like us.

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