Fete Lifestyle Magazine February 2024 - Leadership Issue | Page 89

You have experienced a tremendous amount of success as an athlete and businessman. What are the 3 most important traits that have helped you to achieve your goals?

The following three traits are what have helped me to have some success:

Grit – I’m not one to give up. I like to work hard and that has always served me well as an athlete and now as an entrepreneur. I believe

in hard work. There is no way around it. If you want to be in better shape, you must work hard and pay the price. Anyone who has started a business knows the level of work required.

Perseverance – I keep swinging, and I’m willing to fight through the storm to get to the vision. A lot of times what I thought something was going to be, morphed into something different but still amazing. If I hadn’t persevered, the result would have never happened.

My faith – I am able to persevere because I believe that the plan God has for my life is good. My anchor scripture is Jeremiah 29:11, and I truly believe it and that’s why I can keep grinding and keep swinging the axe. I believe He has a purpose for my life, and the outcome, when it’s all said and done, is going to be something good.