#46: You Can’t Change Your Circumstances with JeVon McCormick

Today we are talking to JT McCormick, CEO of Scribe Writing, where he has now helped over 1700 authors write their story. JT talks about his past, how he grew up with 18 brothers and sisters, who he would occasionally have to steal food for to survive. He talks about how his father’s girlfriend abused and assaulted him and how he went to juvenile detention for fighting back. However, JT didn’t let his environment dictate how he should live his life. He squeezed as many good lessons as he could out of the people around him. JT talks about how he has removed the words: hope, wish, and luck from his vocabulary. Find out why JT doesn’t like to use those words, and how he worked his way out a terrible situation, and bad circumstances!   Links:    Follow True Underdog on IG: www.instagram.com/true_underdog Reach out to Jayson directly at [email protected] Follow Jayson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayson-waller-/ Follow Jayson on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaysonwallerbam Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.trueunderdog.com Apply for a chance to receive a $10,000 business grant: https://trueunderdog.com/underdog-achievers-program/   Links discussed in the episode:   Check out Scribe Writing: www.scribewriting.com JT’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtmccormick/ Scribe Media’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scribe-media Scribe Media’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scribemediaco/ Scribe Media’s Facebook: https://facebook.com/scribemediaco   Timestamps:   3:04 - First Generation Money 4:23 - Scribe Media 5:26 - JT’s Upbringing 8:45 - Early Support Systems 13:53 - Finding a Role Model 17:49 - Pimp Hand 18:54 - Reuniting with Mom 21:37 - Learning Lessons From Bad Experiences 26:19 - Starting at the Bottom 28:17 - Grabbing Opportunities 31:40 - Privilege Mindset 35:43 - Becoming a Leader 41:07 - Intimidation 45:59 - Hope, Wish and Luck 50:53 - Responsibility to be Successful 52:11 - Plugs 53:04 - Finding Pride in Your Name Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices