Aaron grew up in Neasden, North West London, and had a pretty decent childhood.
“When you're a child, you don't really realise that things are bad because you're in your own bubble.”
It wasn't until he got older and was in high school that he realised that money was scarce. This led him to start selling sweets, crisps, and Lucozades from his Nike duffle bag. This got him through high school. Because of selling, he was able to eat every day after school. When he was in years 7 and 8, it was a blessing to even have as much as £1 - £1.50 to buy 3 wings, chips and a drink.
Fast forward a few years, Aaron ended up in college because his dad applied in his name without him knowing. He then dropped out 6 months later. In college, he was still broke, recycling outfits and mixing and matching tracksuits. He kept on applying for jobs, but nobody accepted him. He did everything he could to avoid the illegal route.
One day he got an interview invite and said to himself,
“If I don't get this job then I'm taking the illegal route because I genuinely tried.”
He managed to land the job, it was a kitchen porter role, washing dishes in a Japanese restaurant in Paddington. What story would we be telling today if he hadn’t got that job?
Fast forward a few more short years, money was still low, he realised that he was in this never-ending cycle of making money and spending it. He was in deep depression, just came out of a toxic relationship, and his head was all over the place.
“I asked myself what I could do to try and make things better, so I started reading.”
He had heard of the book, ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’, so he put an end to wasting money and bought it. After reading the book he went through a mental reset - one might refer to this as a paradigm shift. Until this day, it was the fastest he had ever read a book, finishing it in about a week and a half.
Slowly, as Aaron began to dive deeper into the books, his mindset changed also. Then he began attracting like-minded people that were similar to himself. They all wanted the same thing: to be as successful and wealthy as possible. He found his purpose through continuous learning and self-analysis. He matured with time and started watching wealthy people speak on YouTube, as well as consuming productive content on other platforms like Snapchat - here Aaron was specifically inspired by a man called Flomsie.
“I managed to meet him too, he changed my life.”
Fast forward to today, Aaron helps people through personal growth, guiding them on their journeys to become the most efficient versions of themselves. His aim? For people to reach their highest potential, because potential means nothing if it isn't reached. It's just a fantasy, an illusion even.
Who better to guide you through unknown waters than someone who has sailed them already? Learn how to optimise your mindset with Aaron himself, at our final Change Your Mind, Change Your Life webinar - tomorrow at 6pm. Only in THE N3TWORK.
Thank you for reading. I hope you can relate to Aaron’s story, use this as a reminder that we are all human.