Get Your Mind Right is a deep dive into mindset, self-worth, manifestation, and personal growth from someone who has lived it. Why was this an important book for you to write?

This was an important book for me to write because of the aftermath of it. I was actually averse to writing this book because it was difficult at the time to see myself as an author. I endured the writing process because I figured that writing a book could only be a good thing, generally speaking. Now that it is out in the world and has been well received, I am glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and created a body of work that does a good job at amplifying my heart and intentions, with regard to how I exist in the world and get to connect with others. ​

What were some ideas that were important for you to share in this book?

The idea of “getting your mind right” was [obviously] important to me. This is a good time to say that this book is not politically charged. People who have read the book haven’t made that correlation to my knowledge, which I am grateful for; but I just wanted to take this opportunity to state that for the record. Get your mind right was an idea that I encountered more than once at a low point in my life. And what I took away from how it was presented to me during those times was that there is you then there is the world around you. How you relate to yourself and how you relate to the people, places, and things around and or connected to you impact your lived experience immensely. The problem you may encounter, however, is that you may not know how to have proper relationships with any of the aforementioned because maybe no one informed you on how to do so, or you were intentionally or unintentionally misinformed on how to do so. I don’t want to belabor this point, which is the value and job of the book, but it was important for me to drive this point home, so much so that “Get Your Mind Right” is the title of the book itself and the first chapter.

Another idea that is core to this book is paying things forward. Besides this book not existing without certain positive influences in my life, there are other aspects of the book that are the byproduct of me receiving timely help and inspiration. It’s difficult for me to describe besides anecdotally, the value in someone in an objectively better place in life helping someone who isn’t. Help is multidimensional and while most people probably value material help, some of the most impactful help I’ve received has been help to gain perspective, help to have a vision for my life, and help to live, exist, and operate, on higher plains of reality. For the purposes of this book, I like the idea of providing a relative truth and allowing a reader to glean personal insight from it. I think that depending on who reads this book one of the paradigm-shifting takeaways will be, “What can I do within reason that can objectively improve the life of someone to some degree, that is in my sphere of influence, and or that I have an affinity towards?”

What is one piece of advice someone gave you that changed your life?

I was talking to my uncle who I don’t get to see often and while I was sharing a work-related story with him, he said to me that people know exactly what they are doing when they treat you a certain way. Prior to that conversation I had never fully thought through the idea that some of what I go through isn’t my fault. That doesn’t mean that I or you or anyone else is absolved of personal responsibility, but it takes two tango, as is often said. Proverbially and metaphorically, they knew they were trying to get you to resign, they knew they were getting on your nerves, and they know they are purposefully making things difficult for you. They want to see how you are going to respond. Inconsiderate actions are actions that resonate with a certain level of disrespect. The point is, however, that however anyone close to you in proximity (family member, significant other, friend, associate, co-worker, etc.) treats you is simply a reflection of how they view themselves through you. Sometimes you are subjugated because whatever person, place, or thing doing the subjugating doesn’t like you because you exemplify some aspect of themselves that they don’t like. Someone else’s insecurities aren’t your problem, that said, you have to choose whether or not you want to put up with them and the repercussions thereof.

What do you hope is one thing readers take away from your book?

I hope this book has at least a little something specific for everyone who reads it. Depending on where you are in your life when you encounter this book, I want the book to encourage you that you’re not crazy, dramatic, or anything else someone may call you for being you. If that’s not relevant to you, then I want this book to cause you to consider the depth and breadth of your impact, influence, and longevity.

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