Ryan Blair

And as a result of seeing the middle class and then going into poverty, I think that it gave me a unique perspective, one that I would leverage to quickly move through the middle class in my adult life and then, you know, shift into the wealthy class.

And as a result of seeing the middle class and then going into poverty, I think that it gave me a unique perspective, one that I would leverage to quickly move through the middle class in my adult life and then, you know, shift into the wealthy class.

And as a result of seeing the middle class and then going into poverty, I think that it gave me a unique perspective, one that I would leverage to quickly move through the middle class in my adult life and then, you know, shift into the wealthy class.

When you're involved in a gang, they really... bond you to it for a variety of things. One is protection. Two is your friends and your community. You also get some power from it. So people are intimidated by you. They give you respect. And so there's a lot of things that bond you to that environment. And it's also a way of making money. So it pays the bills.

When you're involved in a gang, they really... bond you to it for a variety of things. One is protection. Two is your friends and your community. You also get some power from it. So people are intimidated by you. They give you respect. And so there's a lot of things that bond you to that environment. And it's also a way of making money. So it pays the bills.

When you're involved in a gang, they really... bond you to it for a variety of things. One is protection. Two is your friends and your community. You also get some power from it. So people are intimidated by you. They give you respect. And so there's a lot of things that bond you to that environment. And it's also a way of making money. So it pays the bills.

And as a result of that, it's very difficult to break that bond. I had made a deal with God. I'm very spiritual, and I always was, although I strayed from it. But I had made a deal with God that I would leave the gang when I was granted leniency in a sentencing. I was facing four years for a strong-armed robbery. And I begged the judge for leniency.

And as a result of that, it's very difficult to break that bond. I had made a deal with God. I'm very spiritual, and I always was, although I strayed from it. But I had made a deal with God that I would leave the gang when I was granted leniency in a sentencing. I was facing four years for a strong-armed robbery. And I begged the judge for leniency.

And as a result of that, it's very difficult to break that bond. I had made a deal with God. I'm very spiritual, and I always was, although I strayed from it. But I had made a deal with God that I would leave the gang when I was granted leniency in a sentencing. I was facing four years for a strong-armed robbery. And I begged the judge for leniency.

And when he gave it to me, I made a commitment that I was going to leave the gang. And so the first thing that I did was I started working nonstop. Generally speaking, a gang won't hold you accountable for working. But if you're in your house and you're not showing up to the required events, they're going to come get you and pull you out of your house or intimidate you to get out of your house.

And when he gave it to me, I made a commitment that I was going to leave the gang. And so the first thing that I did was I started working nonstop. Generally speaking, a gang won't hold you accountable for working. But if you're in your house and you're not showing up to the required events, they're going to come get you and pull you out of your house or intimidate you to get out of your house.

And when he gave it to me, I made a commitment that I was going to leave the gang. And so the first thing that I did was I started working nonstop. Generally speaking, a gang won't hold you accountable for working. But if you're in your house and you're not showing up to the required events, they're going to come get you and pull you out of your house or intimidate you to get out of your house.

But if you have a job, and in my case, I had a job because I had to pay restitution. for some of the criminal activity I was a part of, if you have a job and you're forced to work, otherwise you go to jail, they'll tend to give you a pass for that. And so my strategy was simple.

But if you have a job, and in my case, I had a job because I had to pay restitution. for some of the criminal activity I was a part of, if you have a job and you're forced to work, otherwise you go to jail, they'll tend to give you a pass for that. And so my strategy was simple.

But if you have a job, and in my case, I had a job because I had to pay restitution. for some of the criminal activity I was a part of, if you have a job and you're forced to work, otherwise you go to jail, they'll tend to give you a pass for that. And so my strategy was simple.

I was going to work as many hours as I possibly could, as far away from the neighborhood that I lived in to get as far away from the gang as I possibly could.

I was going to work as many hours as I possibly could, as far away from the neighborhood that I lived in to get as far away from the gang as I possibly could.

I was going to work as many hours as I possibly could, as far away from the neighborhood that I lived in to get as far away from the gang as I possibly could.

Well, it was a transition. I got a mentor and he gave me some personal growth lessons and tapes. He gave me Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale, Think and Grow Rich, The Richest Man in Babylon, a bunch of Tony Robbins related material. And I was about 18 years old, you know, I'm tattooed and I was listening to, you know, gangster rap basically.

Well, it was a transition. I got a mentor and he gave me some personal growth lessons and tapes. He gave me Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale, Think and Grow Rich, The Richest Man in Babylon, a bunch of Tony Robbins related material. And I was about 18 years old, you know, I'm tattooed and I was listening to, you know, gangster rap basically.