LEO MELENDEZ
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Have you ever felt trapped by your
situation?
I think most of us have at some
stage of our life but what if you
can from a small Caribbean island
and your dream was to become a
fighter pilot. Do you see that as
even possible?
This is the Leo Melendez story.
Leo hustled right from an early age.
He mowed lawns and did chores
around the neighbourhood on
Puerto Rico.
But Leo never let go of his dreams, no
matter how unlikely they were.
He wanted to become a Marine Corps
fighter pilot, but there were quite a
few obstacles in his way.
He couldn’t speak English, and
he didn’t have the money to go to
college. But he didn’t let that stop
him. He reached out for help from
organizations and good Samaritans
until finally, he was able to join the
Marines as a mechanic.
It took eight years for him to work his
way up to pilot status. Even when he
did start training to fly an airplane, he
had to work his way up step by step
to become a fighter pilot.
Through patient persistence, he
finally achieved his dream of becom-
ing a Marine, fighter pilot.
He served his country and the USA in
several tours that saw him stationed
in Japan and throughout the pacific.
It didn’t stop there for Leo.
He had another dream.
He knew that being a fighter pilot
would come to an end so he dreamt
of becoming an entrepreneur.
He studied everything he could and
attended various courses through-
out the USA.
He wanted to be on stage.Leo real-
ised that the ticket to his dreams was
to help others achieve their dreams,
so he started a company that helped
people build and produce their own
expert products.
He became very sought after and the
material he built for others was of the
highest quality. This led him to being
on stages himself, talking about how
he could help people who wanted to
be on stages. Sometimes it’s strange
how the universe works, but his con-
fidence and surety that he was on the
journey led him forward. In fact his
first event ever he sold his ability to
do Facebook ads. You see, Leo rea-
lises that every step is a step to your
dream. Whether you are mowing
lawns, being a mechanic or learn-
ing Facebook, provided you keep at
it and focussed on your goal you will
get there, but not always by the same
route as others. Today Leo is a sought
after speaker, coach and product
creator with clients throughout the
USA and Globally.
LEAD | January 2018