{"id":2,"date":"2010-03-28T17:27:15","date_gmt":"2010-03-28T21:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/addictionwithpurpose.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2018-07-08T13:55:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T20:55:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/addictionwithpurpose.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Way more than you need to know \u00a0…<\/h3>\n

I am an individual who at an early age escaped death. Hit by a drunk driver, while crossing the street, I developed a strong sense of self and self purpose. I was convinced I was left on earth to to do great things. Not just great things, I was going to be Gene Simmons. Not “like” Gene Simmons, but I believed I would one day become the man himself. See for yourself. Gene 1<\/a><\/span> | Gene <\/a><\/span>2<\/a><\/p>\n

For a great many years, this conviction drove me to accomplish a great many things. By the time I was in my mid-twenties I had done more than many people twice my age. I do not say this to brag, in fact quite the opposite. It got to the point, that I was not comfortable discussing my accomplishments. I still continued to burn the candle at both ends, but I became more private about what I was doing.<\/p>\n

Why Addiction with a Purpose?<\/h3>\n

First let me say, I do not in any way wish to belittle the difficulty of addiction. The name simply came to me as I looked back on my life. At a very early age I became addicted to music. Not just your typical teenage crush on all things loud, but absolutely infatuated with all things to do with music – it was my absolute passion . . . you could say I was addicted. Like many, as I got older and the money started coming in, the dream of musical conquest seceded to career and family.<\/p>\n

I have found several definitions of an addict.<\/p>\n