Dr. John Demartini

My dad thought that, I had a little landscaping company. He thought, well, maybe that's what he'll do because he can't read very, I didn't read till I was 18 really. I was making it through elementary school by asking smart kids questions. What did you learn? What did you get out of that? And if I heard it, I could get more sense out of it. Reading it wasn't making sense.

My dad thought that, I had a little landscaping company. He thought, well, maybe that's what he'll do because he can't read very, I didn't read till I was 18 really. I was making it through elementary school by asking smart kids questions. What did you learn? What did you get out of that? And if I heard it, I could get more sense out of it. Reading it wasn't making sense.

I couldn't put words together, but if I heard things, I did a little better. I ended up leaving home and hitchhiking out to California when I was 14. I got into surfing. I just said, I'm going surfing. And I figured out how to do little odd jobs, make enough money to go surfing. At 14, I lived in California and down in Mexico.

I couldn't put words together, but if I heard things, I did a little better. I ended up leaving home and hitchhiking out to California when I was 14. I got into surfing. I just said, I'm going surfing. And I figured out how to do little odd jobs, make enough money to go surfing. At 14, I lived in California and down in Mexico.

Yeah, I mean, I had a close call, got shot at, and I've been stabbed. I've had a few things, close calls. And I hung out with some really savory people at times as a teenager, back in the 60s. You know, in the 60s, you have some interesting times.

Yeah, I mean, I had a close call, got shot at, and I've been stabbed. I've had a few things, close calls. And I hung out with some really savory people at times as a teenager, back in the 60s. You know, in the 60s, you have some interesting times.

I lived out in California. I flew from Los Angeles to Honolulu. I slept under a bridge. Then I parked bench. The park bench is still there. I went and visited it recently. Park bench is still there. The bathroom is still there that I used to go to. I found an abandoned car. I lived in an abandoned car. I lived finally in a tent in the jungle. And I was surfing.

I lived out in California. I flew from Los Angeles to Honolulu. I slept under a bridge. Then I parked bench. The park bench is still there. I went and visited it recently. Park bench is still there. The bathroom is still there that I used to go to. I found an abandoned car. I lived in an abandoned car. I lived finally in a tent in the jungle. And I was surfing.

I don't have this idea that that was terrible. I was on an adventure. My mom gave me a notarized piece of paper. She got a notary to sign it saying, my son is not a runaway. He's a boy with a mission and a dream. And he wants to go to California. He has no relatives there, but he's going to surf.

I don't have this idea that that was terrible. I was on an adventure. My mom gave me a notarized piece of paper. She got a notary to sign it saying, my son is not a runaway. He's a boy with a mission and a dream. And he wants to go to California. He has no relatives there, but he's going to surf.

You know, some people have really parents that go, oh, I wish they'd have done this. I'm really grateful for my parents. They were pretty amazing. That's incredible.

You know, some people have really parents that go, oh, I wish they'd have done this. I'm really grateful for my parents. They were pretty amazing. That's incredible.

My dad said, he said to me one time, he said, by the time you're seven, you've already got your formative years and done. And I want you to know how to be an entrepreneur. He didn't use that term, but how to be on your own and self-sufficient. And I knew how to do that. Even if I had to panhandle money, I still figured out how to do it.

My dad said, he said to me one time, he said, by the time you're seven, you've already got your formative years and done. And I want you to know how to be an entrepreneur. He didn't use that term, but how to be on your own and self-sufficient. And I knew how to do that. Even if I had to panhandle money, I still figured out how to do it.

And I used to bark on the Lures Street in Honolulu on the South Shore. I used to bark at Lures Street and make enough money to go to Three Brothers Smorgasbord. For $1.75, you can eat until you can drop, you know. I learned how to be, I guess you could say, a survivor, self-sufficient, whatever.

And I used to bark on the Lures Street in Honolulu on the South Shore. I used to bark at Lures Street and make enough money to go to Three Brothers Smorgasbord. For $1.75, you can eat until you can drop, you know. I learned how to be, I guess you could say, a survivor, self-sufficient, whatever.

So learning how to ask for what I want and learning how to figure out how to sell what I needed kind of became a thing on the street. So I'm grateful for that. I wish I could take my kids and drop them off on the freeway and they would do that. But they ended up getting the American Express Centurion card and going shopping and going out to dinner, you know.

So learning how to ask for what I want and learning how to figure out how to sell what I needed kind of became a thing on the street. So I'm grateful for that. I wish I could take my kids and drop them off on the freeway and they would do that. But they ended up getting the American Express Centurion card and going shopping and going out to dinner, you know.

I had moments. I mean, I had moments where I got picked up by some really interesting characters. I had gangs attack me. I mean, I had moments. But I wouldn't change a thing. I figured that the way I look at life is it's all on the way, not in the way. And anything you can't say thank you for is your baggage. Anything you can say thank you for is your fuel.

I had moments. I mean, I had moments where I got picked up by some really interesting characters. I had gangs attack me. I mean, I had moments. But I wouldn't change a thing. I figured that the way I look at life is it's all on the way, not in the way. And anything you can't say thank you for is your baggage. Anything you can say thank you for is your fuel.