Trials & Tribulations of a 3% Child

I forget what company the commercial was for but it was a commercial that asked, "What if?" and it asked about a store/business that transformed or totally changed from one to another several times during the day. Most people may not remember it, but it was a really interesting commercial to me for a number of reasons. One, the way they did it was very futuristic in a Power Ranger type transformation, with the buildings and layout of products changing and what not. The other main reason was because this reminded me of my 1st original idea I had for a company when I was about 7 or 8 years old.

I always managed to keep it to myself for the most part, and share it with a limited amount of people but right about now, I could care less. I have many ideas floating through me now and even if someone took my idea I would take appreciation in seeing it actually come to a realization. I've revisited the idea, regrouped some thoughts and possible expansions as well. Knowledge and capital were always my hurdles in holding me back from even getting this thing off the ground. So if you like the idea and can maybe do something with it or help the cause feel free to do so.

For my birthday I became acclimated with going to Chuck E Cheese and having a party there. It was always a fun time, games, pizza, cake, and the annual beat down of Chuck E. What more could a kid ask for? Well the last year I attended I got home and went to thank my mom and started another line of questioning. "Mom, what happens when my party is over and all the kids leave?" She replies, "They clean up and then close." I continue, "Well what do all the older people do, like where do they go?" She replies, "They take the kids home, maybe stay home or go out somewhere else." Still I continue, "Well why doesn't Chuck E Cheese just switch some things around and make it for older people after we leave?" She replies, "Because it's a kids place, it's not really for older people." Still I ask, "Well why don't they just make it for everyone?"

This conversation would eventually lead me to explain to my mother my idea of a place that would serve as a family fun center during certain hours and a young adult playground during other hours. It would be a 24 hour running establishment that would hopefully be incorporated, thus allowing it to be a franchise. There was a lot to it and as I got older I would learn of the Dave & Busters and the Sahara Sams and so on. Still I saw none of them that fully grasped my idea to the fullest concept so I continued to research and expand on the idea. I would notice different locations for different establishments as I would travel around the city.

When I shared these ideas with my mom she always responded with what she thought was good advice which was for me to go to college and we will revisit the idea at that time. Until then, she suggested that I just write it down and work on it as much as possible until then. Now this may have been the best she had to offer, but of course if I was talking to an actual business owner it may have been a tad bit different. Anyhow, I have no regrets with the things I've been through and opportunities that may have passed me because at the end of the day I love where I am now with my relationship with God. I'm pretty sure if He would have blessed me beyond my means back then, I would have not come to know Him like I do now.

So from this young age I continued to think outside the box on ways of making money and different business ideas. I would grow up gaining three different sets of education which were sports, school, and my own personal wealth principles. At times the other two dominated my wealth principles simply because that's the way my environment designed it and I would eventually come to realize this, and find out that's what made me the 3%.