John “PUSH” Gaines Email: johnearlgaines@gmail.com Website: http://www.johnpushgaines.com Twitter: @PushGaines Pushishope.com In 1995, John “PUSH” Gaines found himself facing the darkest season of his life. His mother, a chronic, struggling drug addict, had just died of a massive stroke due to years of drug use. Now without a mother, John was living in the Hilltop of Tacoma, WA, which at the time had some of the highest drug and crime rates in America. At seven years old, he found himself surrounded by gangs, drugs, and despair. For years following, though raised by a good combination of a loving brother, sister-and-law and grandmother, John fought anger, learning disabilities, and depression. He experienced most of these issues because his mother used drugs while he was in the womb. With the help of a small, loving support group, John overcame his issues and found success. He credits his success to hope. “When I was 11 or 12 I played football for the first time and through that I experienced hope. I realized I could be successful regardless of where I came from.”This was just the beginning for him. After attending junior college in California, John won a football scholarship to East Central University. He graduated from East Central as the Captain of the football team, he won a championship and he graduated outstanding graduate in general business. Today, John is a different person. “For me, I came to a point where I decided I wasn’t going to wait for change to come to my situation but rather I intended to be the change. I was going to live my life with faith, and no matter what came my way, I was going to PUSH. I told myself I would use my pain as my motivation to achieve everything my heart desires. With PUSH I just hope to inspire others to PUSH for their dreams and not to give up on them regardless of where they came from.” John currently resides in Tacoma, Washington. He graduated from Liberty University with a Masters degree in Business Management and Leadership, he works in project management at a fortune 100 company, and he is a phenomenal speaker that gives motivational and inspirational talks to various audiences. In addition, John is the CEO and President of PUSH. PUSH is a company that “Inspires all people to PUSH for their dreams.” He is well known for telling the audiences he speaks in front of to “Keep pushing”. Intro/Outro Soundtrack: Artist: Clemm Rishad Soundcloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/skymovement/… Filmed & Edited By: Al Ward Follow and stay connected…. Twitter: https://twitter.com/AWProductions_ Instagram: http://instagram.com/awproductions_/ Website: http://alward631.wix.com/awproductions Email: al.ward@comcast.net
John “PUSH” Gaines – Born To Be GREAT Episode I
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