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“My Vision is to positively impact 1 billion lives before I die. It stems from the limiting beliefs I’ve had to break inside myself. Those lessons and breakthroughs lead me to realize there are so many people who have been through things just as bad and worse than me. I choose to live my life in a way that helps as many people as I can. I want to free others of the burdens I’ve been freed of. To have their minds freed to believe in themselves, to promote love and self-care, to educate\u00a0 on the importance of mindset and safeguarding our thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My\nname is Nick Craig born in 1989 to unwed parents who were no longer together. I\ngrew up in a split family and at 3 my mother met and married my stepfather who\nis a con man. My step dad went to prison when i was 9 and got out when i was\n11. He decided to become a \u201cpastor\u201d while in prison. That was how i wound up in\na cult. He used his position to rule and dominate people with troubled pasts\nand would literally equate disobeying him to disobeying god. We were required\nto give everything to him and rely on him to take care of us.(anyone in the\ncult). While in Highschool i was not allowed to date. I couldn’t go out with\nfriends. I was only allowed to go to school or \u201cchurch\u201d or outings with said\nchurch. There was also physical abuse along with the constant degradation and\nmental attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The turning point from bad to worse came when I was 22. I will never make excuses for my participation but, I honestly didn’t know any better at the time. A single mother in our \u201cChurch\u201d caught her son (age 13) raping and sodomizing her daughter(age 7). Me and another member I faced a life sentence over the situation. No, I did not murder or even physically hurt anyone. Through a miracle and 2+years of court dates, I was ultimately sentenced to probation and 333 days with an ankle monitor. I met my wife several years before all of this happened. And she made up her mind to get me out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I chose to leave I was on my own. Which I had never been alone before. I had to struggle to make ends meet and It was a long road that I now help my dad as a project manager in his construction management company. We also started a Real Estate Investing company that is one of the vehicles we are using to impact lives with a focus on serving families in less than ideal circumstances. Whether it’s helping stop foreclosure, owner financing properties for families that can’t qualify for traditional lending or simply being a friend to someone who is going through a tough time. I am also Authoring a book chronicling my experiences and the lessons I have learned from them. My Social media is dedicated to sharing with others and helping anyone I can to grow and have an advocate which I hope will eventually translate into more interviews and public speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Billion Lives Before I Die<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rain or shine by your side<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through struggle and pain<\/p>\n\n\n\n My hope for you remains<\/p>\n\n\n\n Free to love, Free to be, <\/p>\n\n\n\n wholly you for all to see<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Billion Lives Before I Die”<\/p>\n\n\n\n