Today we’d like to introduce you to John Gaber.
Hi John, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I love helping people and back when I was 18 years old, I ate one meal a day for a year, grabbed people’s leftovers out of the trash can at work for a little extra food, struggled to not commit suicide weekly, about to be evicted from my apartment. I’ve been at rock bottom pacing back and forth babbling crying on multiple occasions with a bottle of vodka and a handful of pills ready to end my life at 18yrs old. However, I made up in my mind I was NOT going to put that burden on my friends and family. I got myself into the situation and I was determined to get out of it myself. I knew I’d be unstoppable and limitless in life if I could. I didn’t accept help from anyone and just put all my effort/ focus into becoming positive, optimistic and changing my mindset to figure out how to become successful, gain internal peace and be in control of my life. I have such fire and passion within me to share it with the world.
I created C9LYFE which stands for Cloud 9 LYFE (Live You; Forget Everything) to show others how to get to their OWN individual version of a C9LYFE. Everyone deserves to experience their dreams but so many people are stuck in their own way and they just need the tips/ tricks I’ve created over the years. I’m going after the life I deserve and I’m going to take it! I didn’t have a day off in 10+ years working 80-110hrs every week while building my businesses to accomplish my ultimate dream of working for myself being able to do whatever I want when I want.
I went from eating one meal a day and wanting to end my life while at rock bottom; to having a house in Kansas and an apartment in Florida, founder of multiple businesses and making my first accumulative million at 27 years old. I show people I’m living for myself. Most don’t understand why I work all the time and don’t go hang out at bars and do average things like that. It’s because I’m living for me and doing what makes ME happy! Too many people in this world aren’t and they are going to regret living for friends, family, haters and “society”. LIVE FOR YOU AND FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Nothing is ever smooth or goes according to your plans. I faced self-doubt, insecurities, negative thoughts, bad people, impulsive deals, COVID changing how we operate and many other unforeseen obstacles I had to navigate around, adapt and prevail through.
We’ve been impressed with C9LYFE LLC, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
C9LYFE is about instilling self-confidence and teaching people how to shut out the noise of “societies standards”. You have to: Live You; Forget Everything that’s how you get to your version of a Cloud 9 LYFE. Motivational speaking has come naturally with a gift of being able to articulate impactful messages in a unique and raw manner. I’m going to give you what you need to hear not always what you want to hear it’s because sometimes self-growth is painful but always rewarding in the end. I care and want to see others living better lives and growing their internal peace/ happiness.
The most proud I am of C9LYFE and the impact I’m making is all the messages from people telling me they were going to commit suicide before they found me/ my content and now they are living a completely better life mentally, physically, emotionally and financially. Changing people’s lives is the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done and is my purpose.
Motivational/ Inspirational speaking at seminars, events, schools, guest/ keynote speaker, starting to create our own clothing line and zoom personal help sessions are all a part of what C9LYFE offers to the public.
The biggest difference and what sets me apart is my “look” being heavily tattooed from the back of my head to my toes. My whole body is tattooed except for my face (I won’t ever do) and right leg from my hip to toes (I’ll eventually do)
Hearing the announcer list off my accomplishments, serving in the military, etc. You expect a guy comes out in a suit and looking all “proper” not a heavily tattooed muscular guy that wears comfy clothes and hates luxury/ designer brands. It shows people right off the bat that you don’t have to look a certain way to fit into what society deems successful and the appearance that goes along with it. However, there is a lot of thought and preplanning that goes into all of my actions and mentality behind what I do as my three keys to success are PPC (Patience, Persistence, Consistency).
We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
Luck comes down to what I believe as more of timing or also as a manifestation / The Laws of Attraction. The more you do all of those the “luckier” you seem to become. It’s because you’re planting those seeds now for your future self to reap later on and they always seem to come at a “lucky” or convenient time.
Contact Info:
- Email: Info@C9LYFE.com
- Website: www.C9LYFE.com
- Instagram: www.Instagram.com/c9lyfe
- Facebook: www.Facebook.com/c9lyfe
- Twitter: www.Twitter.com/c9lyfe
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCVoTxkH9kfsZX9-kh3oDrEg
Image Credits
Jennifer Bohlander Kyle Fedrizzi
