Khalil Rafati on How to Develop a Millionaire Mindset| Wealth Starts in Your Mind| Motivational

Justin Donald: Alright, Khalil, I'm so excited that we have the opportunity to get together today, and this has been a long time coming. We've actually been trying to do this for a while and I'm glad the schedules have aligned. So, welcome to The Lifestyle Investor podcast. We are very excited to have you and learn more about you and

your

story. Khalil Rafati: Impressive. Thanks brother. I'm happy to be here. It's funny because you said we're still good and I said yes. And then I ran to SunLife and then I ran back here and then I was going to go back to SunLife and get a match to be a little more alert, get that feeling and have a little caffeine in me.

And I realized I didn't have

your

address. And then I said, "Where's your address?" And I arrived in the middle of the street. You say, "It's a Zoom." I say, "Oh, of course it is." Then turn around. I can get Zoom on my phone, but I couldn't get Zoom on my computer. Finally, I guess what I want to say is, and you certainly know me well enough to know, that this is not feigned humility. What has come to me recently is part of the message I need to tell people: you don't have to be smart to be successful, and I mean that sincerely.

And a big part of what held me back most of my life was believing that I was stupid because I was told I had learning disabilities, I was told I was a problem child, I was told I was an instigator. And for the first 33 years of my life, I accepted that narrative that was imposed on me. And I was broke, I was a drug addict and a loser and I had a horrible life. And my life is so amazing now. And I think the most important thing I can tell anyone, especially young people, is don't believe what anyone tells you about yourself.

Go inside your heart, ask God to give you the courage and wisdom to know who you are and what your capabilities are because, as you know, coming into my business all the time, what I have accomplished by the grace of God is quite incredible. And it's something that both you and I enjoy every day. I mean, I left there an hour ago and almost went back there to look for something else. Justin Donald: I love it. So, for those of you who don't know, Khalil is the owner of SunLife Organics, which is truly the premier smoothie bowl acai bowl fresh-squeezed juice and matcha place anywhere in the world.

All the products he uses are of the highest quality. It's just amazing. And in fact, I think learning how we met could be a lot of fun. And I don't even know if you remember this, Khalil, but I remember being in your store. It had opened. And we love acai bowl smoothies in general. I mean, this is our world. This way, most days of the week we have vitamin X, we love vitamin X, we make our own smoothies. That's why every time a new smoothie place opens, we love supporting them. And when we went to your house, we were captivated.

And you had just moved here and I didn't know you at this time. You used to live in Malibu. You have a bunch of 12 locations, I think, in Malibu and the Los Angeles area. Khalil Rafati: Yes, everywhere. Justin Donald: All over California. And then, I see this guy in line, there's a long line and it looks like the work staff is kind of busy. And I remember you said, "Hey, take your time. I'm fine. I have time. Don't rush." And I thought you were a client. And then, there was something else that seemed like one of the girls who was working was a little nervous.

And you say, "Don't worry. I'm fine. Take your time." And I remember walking up to you and I didn't know who you were and I just said, "Hey, I think it's great how you're treating the staff here." I think that's very useful. And I think being an understanding and easy-to-work-with customer is a great thing. And her response was, "Well, I hope so because this is my place. I hope to be good and kind to my people." And so began this wonderful conversation, this dialogue that, I mean, we talked for probably an hour to an hour and a half the first time and we got along well.

And that's why I'm so glad to have you here. I'm so happy to share this great story, this great restaurant, but I want to learn more about you. And I know our audience wants to know how SunLife Organics got started. Khalil Rafati: Well, that's a trick question. And I have to go back... Justin Donald: It depends on how deep you want to go, right? Khalil Rafati: Yes, I have to go back momentarily because I think his wife was waiting in line to go to the bathroom. And then when she came over, that's when I realized, like, my God, this guy must be really important to have such a hot wife.

Justin Donald: You are very kind. I remember you saying something like, "I think you thought I was flirting with her," and you said, "Oh, good job. It's nice to flirt with that one of hers." And I was like, "Oh, that's my wife. I'm glad it looks like I'm flirting with her." Khalil Rafati: Yes. So actually, how did SunLife Organics come about? Well, for the first 33 years of my life, I was very unhealthy and growing up in Ohio and in a rural town in Ohio, I lived on Doritos, gummy bears, McDonald's, illicit substances, I started smoking cigarettes and marijuana when I was a kid small just to fit in with the older kids, drinking heavily when I was 12, really, really got into alcohol initially just because it gave me some chemical courage and gave me beer muscles.

And it made me feel less worthless and a piece of shit. There was something about the alcohol that made that go away temporarily. And at first it was quite pleasant. And then as time went on, more and more problems started to arise with that, because I think he was pre-wired or predisposed to alcoholism. So junk food, shitty American diet, really bad at school, I was held back in kindergarten and then I was held back again in 6th grade and like I said before, I was told over and over again that I was all of these things.

And so, junk food, drugs, alcohol, smoking cigarettes, not living a very healthy lifestyle, womanizing, cheating, all that, until I moved to California to get away from problems because I was in a lot of trouble. . back there. I was arrested three times before I turned 16, and the last time for a pretty serious charge. And I left Ohio to get away from trouble. And I went to California. And in a very short time I found many more problems. There were some good moments at the beginning. I definitely did some really interesting things and found some success because people in California, most of them, don't want to work.

And I did, I was hungry, I had a voracious appetite to prove everyone wrong at home and my parents and all that, but I started doing very, very strong drugs, really. At first, some not-so-heavy stuff, ecstasy and ketamine and all that, but eventually I got into heroin and crack and cocaine and ended up being an intravenous drug user, and he went completely off the rails, lost everything, gave up, and ended up. homeless. And unfortunately, because there was so much drug use, I started to

develop

mental problems and a sort of self-induced psychosis set in and I really, honestly, ended up really, really suffering from the high cost of poor living.

I mean, just dehydrated, 109 pounds, teeth rotting, head falling out, emaciated, committed another felony, kept getting arrested, kept beating me, started having seizures. And I'm paraphrasing a lot. If anyone is really interested in the horrible downward spiral, they can read my book, I Forgot to Die, which fortunately has become a bestseller. And it is done very, very well. And now it's in several different languages. Those are my memories, I forgot to die. I gave you a copy, right? Justin Donald: Yeah. And I want to say your book is amazing. So there's a lot of things where there's this dark side and the struggles that you've had.

And so much so that it's like, hey, it can't get worse than this. And then it dies, but then it plays 10 times more. And 10 times ago I thought it couldn't be worse. And it's just amazing that you were able to get out of this downward spiral. I mean, I didn't think you could dig yourself deeper into the hole. And you did, somehow miraculously finding a way to keep going down this spiral. And it's really a testament to your character and who you are, the way that you've been able to get ahead and build an incredible company and great relationships with people because most of the people who were where you were didn't get ahead.

Khalil Rafati: Yes, and I appreciate you saying that and I think because of my heritage, my mother came from Poland, my father came from Palestine, I definitely have a strong disposition, but I have to say it because I would. I would be dishonest if I didn't say this: I am here and I am alive and I am as successful as I am today because of the power and grace of a living and loving God. I have to say, I kind of don't like using the word disclaimer, but that's the fundamental truth. And I'm not a guy who goes to church on Sunday banging on the Bible.

I'm not that guy at all. In fact, I rarely talk about religion with anyone because I don't want to falsely represent any religion and I don't claim to have any religion, but I have an incredible, deep relationship with a living and loving God, not my father's God. , not my mother's God, but God. And the only thing I did right after having done everything wrong, everything wrong, and having caused such a horrendous mess in my life, was to kneel and surrender to God. And that may seem silly to some people, and if it is, that's okay. I don't need anyone's approval for that.

I just know that I fell so low that my ego took away all challenges, I guess that's a better way to say it. And when I was truly left with nothing, convicted felon, high school dropout, penniless, homeless, mentally ill, unable to do anything to support myself, I gave up. I was taken in by a charity called the Musicians Assistance Programme, or in my case by a failed Musicians Assistance Programme. A guy named Bob Forrest, who later in his life became famous on that show. I think it was called Celebrity Rehab, but he helped me get into this charity because I don't know if the words homeless or homeless, but completely, I was on welfare, I was on food stamps.

They took me in, put me in primary care for a couple of months, and then put me in a rehab center for three more months. And they gave me $40 a week, which sounds crazy because it seems like I spend that much on coffee nowadays, but not literally, but you know what I mean. It's like if we go to a restaurant, we go to dinner at Peacock or we go to dinner at Aba. And I mean, I think what you spend on bottled water is $40 a day, but they gave me $40 a week to live on. With that I had to buy my cigarettes and feed myself with that.

Then I gave up. Help has arrived and in the process of surrendering and asking God for help and building a relationship with God, we're starting to feel like, okay, we're going to put one foot in front of the other and we're going to keep surrendering and we're going to keep asking God for help. . And it's like, again, I know this may sound trite to smart people, but for someone who's not smart to continually ask God for help, and Justin, when I say ask God for help, I mean literally white-knuckled, how to squeeze My fists together, my prayer hands together and literally saying, "God, can you please help me?

Can you help me? Could you hold my hand? Could you walk with me today? I'm scared. God." , could you take my hand and explain this situation to me?" And it seemed like there was an endless supply of help. The more I asked for it and the more willing I was to do the footwork, I would just put one foot in front of the other, I kept asking God for help. , and suddenly the job appeared, and suddenly, another job appeared. And then, I mean, and when I say job, I don't mean I got a job at Charles Schwab.

I mean, when I say work like a. guy hired me as a laborer for $100 a day, which was a huge amount of money for me. Lou Gossett Jr. hired me as a dog walker. This Mrs. Sherman hired me to wash dogs at her grooming center called Sherman's Place. The work kept coming, more and more work. A woman named Pietra hired me. She used to be married to Billy Bob Thornton and had two beautiful children with him named Willie and Harry. And at first she hired me to clean the house. pooping his dog and walking his French bulldogs, and then finally hired me to teach his kids how to boogie board.

And she paid me like $40 an hour, which was just

mind

-blowing. So I had my little job in rehab. I had my little job cleaning apartments. I had my little job washing cars. I kept praying and asking God for help and everything just kept getting better and better. Justin Donald: That's amazing. And just the transformation, it's great that you can recognize that you weren't able to do this on your own power. Just like you needed help, you needed God's grace. And that was it. And you were willing to surrender to it and just give up all ego and put everything aside and say, "You know what?

My way is not right. Let me do this again." Khalil Rafati: Yes, well, clearly, mydifferent businesses, and I don't look at their numbers, but I've been there enough to know how many people were there in March. I know how many people were there in April. I know how many people were there in May. And it's great to see this explosion of people. And I love how healthy all the ingredients are. In fact, I would love for you to share it, so that people understand the high quality of the ingredients that you use, because you and I are very committed to our health and we make sure that what we feed our bodies is not just eating for pleasure , is eating for fuel and making sure we are fueling up with things that will allow us to live a long and healthy life.

So I think if you can elaborate on that, that would be really cool, I mean, it would even be like learning from you what rescue honey is. I didn't even know what rescue honey was. And now I do know, but he describes it much better than I can. Khalil Rafati: Yes. I mean, whether it was honey, protein powder, acai or whatever, the base was organic. Everything has to be organic, and 99% in most places is not organic, which is really unfortunate because it is very, very important to be organic. And I don't want to go into a whole rant about that, but I mean, people are starting to wake up to the fact that our soil here is dead.

Our soil has been dead for many, many years. And when you use pesticides and insecticides and all kinds of horrible fertilizers, it's just not good. And do you need to have organic chicken? I think so, but are you really going to suffer without it? Probably not. But when it comes to something like a strawberry, if you look at the Dirty Dozen online, there's something called the Dirty Dozen, which is 12 things you should never, ever put in your body unless they're organic. Number one on the list is strawberries. And the reason is that strawberries are the most highly sprayed and toxic fruits that you can put on your body because they grow very close to the ground, they grow right next to the ground, and because they are bright red and because they are sweet, they will naturally attract insects and pestilences.

So, we started organic, but once we got everything organic, we started everything organic, once we had that baseline, then we started looking at, well, everything is organic, but what is the best of the best? better? Where could I find the best maca? Where does maca come from? Maca comes from Peru, it is supposed to come from Peru. It comes from China and you can search for it. I went to Peru and met some of the people who grow maca. I went to all the different markets. I asked a lot of questions, searched, searched and found a traditional variety of maca that is only grown at 12,000 feet elevation.

Not only are our cocoa beans 100% certified organic, they come from deep in the jungles of Ecuador and are also a traditional variety. Our matcha, which for people who don't know, matcha is ground green tea leaves and then you make a drink with it. And we have the most incredible iced matcha latte on the planet. I went to Japan not once, but twice, and I traveled all over Japan trying to find the best of the best. And I finally met the tea master who introduced me to the farmers once I was able to earn it, and they gave me access to this precious, coveted, and most amazing matcha on the planet.

And that's the matcha that we use and that's the maca that we use. The same goes for goji berries, the same for raw cocoa beans. The protein powders, like if we're going to use whey, which we do, we make sure it's from New Zealand and from grass-fed and grass-finished cows. If we're going to use plant-based protein powder, like pea or hemp or whatever, we make sure it's literally the best of the best of the best of the best. And we never stop. We never stop refining that. I think most brands want to establish themselves, use social media, get big, simplify everything, scale quickly and sell for a billion dollars.

We did the opposite, we literally did the opposite. We have never advertised. We have continually evolved and refined and ensured that what we offer people is the best of the best of the best of the best. Now, your daughter, I don't know her very well, but I know her well enough to know that she has discernment. She definitely knows what she likes and what she wants and she probably wouldn't have any problem telling you or me if she doesn't like something or she doesn't want something. Justin Donald: That's right. Khalil Rafati: To take care of your seven-year-old daughter?

Justin Donald: Eight now, yeah. Khalil Rafati: Eight years, not only wanting to eat what's in front of her at SunLife, but also grabbing your smoothie and starting to drink yours, was the cutest thing I've ever seen happen. Either your wife or you, I mean, look, you guys know better. You have the means and intelligence to go out and find the best of the best. And when I see you there, it seems like she more and more, really, she lets me know that we are on to something and that we are on the right path. Justin Donald: Yeah.

And tell everyone about your honey, what rescue honey is. Khalil Rafati: Oh, God. I forgot about that. Justin Donald: This is my favorite. This is great. Khalil Rafati: So I was looking for the best of the best honey. And there are a lot of different honeys and there are a lot of different flavor profiles with honey, but I heard a story about a guy who would go and rescue hives from people's houses or from people's properties or from people's tractors. And I thought, wait, is that real? Don't they bite you? And isn't it scary? And my friend who was telling me about this said, well, no man, like these guys, knows about bees.

And the bees know them and can feel the vibrations of what your intentions are. And I say, come on. I say, you have to be... He says, I'm telling you, I go to the guy and watch him do it. And I said, "I'd love to check it out. I'd love to see it with my own eyes." And he said, "Well, let me ask you." So. He asked him and the guy said, "Shit, yeah. Let him come help us move a beehive." So, on the premises, you have a bee infestation, you call the exterminator, they come and kill the bees.

That's what usually happens. Now there are people who get an infestation for free. They will come to your house or for a small fee, but usually free of charge. And they will come to your house. They will knock down your wall or knock down your tractor or wherever the infestation is. And they will find the queen bee and transfer her to a box. And then slowly but surely all the bees that are infesting that particular place, the attic or the tree or whatever, come and get into this box. And then the man takes the box to his property and sets up all these different hives so that they live in harmony and live together and create this amazing honey, which not only tastes amazing but, just thinking about it, has energy.

If we think about it on an energetic level instead of murdering these bees, exterminating them, eliminating them, which, let's face it, if the bees die, we're screwed. And the bees were already dying probably because of the cell phone towers, or I don't know if they ever figured out why all the bees were dying, but since all the bees were dying, these people got the idea to go rescue the hives and Create what we use at SunLife Organics, which is rescue honey. So yeah, I went and did it. You have to be careful not to take off your gloves while doing this, which I did.

I did not care. I took some of the honeycombs, opened them, and was able to eat that honey with my own hands. I never got stung the entire time. Bees really know this. You can see videos on YouTube where people have nothing on. I think this is a very bad idea because if you ever agitate the bees or they think the queen is threatened, they will attack you. So obviously, at that moment, the bees didn't feel that I was going to attack the queen and they allowed me to open a piece of that honeycomb and eat that raw honey straight from the thing.

And so, yes, and buying it is promoting that action to rescue the bees and create rescue honey. Justin Donald: I love it. There are so many things we could unpack here today depending on our time. I mean, you talked about the ground. I don't know if you know Zach Bush, but he is a great expert on soil deterioration and what we need to do to protect it. Another thing he talked about earlier was the poverty mentality or mentality. And I think there's a lot of truth in the

mind

set you have and what you're going to attract into your life.

If you live with this poverty mentality, you will attract poverty and you will attract other people who live in poverty, but as you learn to adopt an abundance mentality where you think about all the great things you can have in this world, you will tend to attract those things and people that resonate with that type of mantra. And I think that's a powerful point that I want to distinguish from the things that you've said here today. I think you've been really blessed on many levels as well with the network that you have. So during your downward spiral, you had the opportunity to hang out with who's who, Hollywood celebrities, people everyone would know.

And I think it's interesting to see how that has manifested itself in your life and then the friendships that you have from that today. I mean, there are some very well-known musical acts and groups that you are dear friends with today because of that season. And it's great to see you get out of where you were, but maintain friendships that were important to you and partner with one of the biggest names, let's call it in the business world, is your business. And I don't know what names you want to share, what names you don't want to share, there's no pressure either way, but you've run in circles of really interesting people.

And I just wanted to point that out. I think your life experiences there have been really interesting. Khalil Rafati: So when I was a kid, when I first went to Los Angeles and I was willing to work and I was a hard worker, I got to rub shoulders with a lot of… I was detailing cars, right? So rich and famous people have fancy cars like Slash for example had a huge collection of cars that had to be taken care of. And he introduced me to Axl. And then I got a job working for Elizabeth Taylor and so on.

And that was great. And some of those relationships, not those particular names that I just mentioned, but some of the other people that I had access to, I eventually started selling marijuana and ecstasy to them and I didn't really cultivate the relationships in the right way. And in the end they fell apart. When I started to turn my life around. Most importantly, when I opened SunLife Organics, a whole new group of people came in. And having been around those people from the beginning, especially working for Elizabeth Taylor and seeing how people were constantly trying to grab a piece of her, grab a piece of her, I knew that the worst thing you can do to someone who is in a position of fame or power is to ask for something.

I mean, the number one guaranteed way to never, ever have a relationship with someone who is super powerful or famous is to ask them for a selfie. The moment you do that, it's over. And yet, I see this happen every day in my businesses. Famous people come in, people run towards them and sometimes they say yes and other times they say no. Someone like Kelly Slater, who is one of my dear, dear, best friends, for some reason, likes to sign autographs or take selfies with people. Rick Rubin never minds taking a photo with someone, which I find really strange, but a lot of other people I've gotten to know and

develop

ed friendships with hate him, they can't stand him.

It really bothers them a lot because it's not genuine, right? If you're really a fan of someone's work, smile at them or just say, "I don't mean to interrupt, I just want you to know that I think you're amazing." And walk away, go ahead, if it really works for you, go ahead, right? But the last thing you want to do is grab your phone and shove it in their face. Serve, nourish, care. So when I opened SunLife Organics and these people started coming in, I did everything I could to leave them alone. It's kind of the opposite of what most people would do, but I did my best to treat them like normal people.

And eventually, in our training manual, you'll see that it's a rule that when a housekeeper, a plumber, or a laborer comes into SunLife, treat them like they're a rock star. And when a rock or movie star walks into SunLife, treat her as if she were a housekeeper or a day laborer. It's not degrading, but leave them alone. Leave them alone. Don't bother them. Serve them. They are there for a reason. These people also want to come to a place and get sustenance and maybe have someone smile at them or recognize them without asking for anything. So what ended up happening as a result over time was that those people started coming more and more.

Some of the biggest names in the world would enter. The funny thing is that many times people don't recognize them. There are certain people whose names I'll leave out, but they're literally some of the biggest stars on the planet who come in with a weird hat or a weird turtleneck or something, and people have no idea that that's the guy who was in the highest-grossing movie of last year, or there's a couple of guys that come to one of the Malibu locations and they're literally in the biggest bands in the world, they're both lead singers. You'd think people would immediately say, "Oh my God." And for some reason, I guess because they're so calm, sogreat, they're so normal, they come with their kids, no one knows who they are.

And then, over time, some of those people would say things like, do you want to come to my house and watch the game? Would you like to come with me to a UFC fight? Either I would like to get involved in your business, or I would like you to bring your girlfriend and meet my girlfriend. And so, she's really cool. I've been able to cultivate those relationships and instead of selling them drugs, like I did when I was a stupid kid, I give them health and wellness as best I can. And I think what you were referring to earlier, which is a little ironic because I have the framed piece of paper here, I'm in my office right now and I have a lot of interesting things here.

I was at Soho House in Malibu about a year and a half ago, and a very prominent, amazing, super successful billionaire named John Paul DeJoria, who is one of the kindest, most loving, most incredible people who has ever lived. He came up to my table and started asking me questions and wanted to know if he would be willing to bring SunLife Organics to Austin, Texas. And I just said, I was honest, which is something that most people in a situation like that wouldn't be honest. They would try to falsely represent themselves. And I just said, "Hey, listen, I don't want to misrepresent myself.

I'm not in a position to do something like that." And he said, "Well, how much would it cost?" And I said, "like a million dollars." And he says, "A million?" And I said, "A million or less." And he said, "And what would I receive?" And I said, "You'd get 30% of the business." And he said, "Would you give me more?" And I said, "No." And he said, "No, won't you give me more than that?" And I said, "No, because, again, the profit margins are small. It's incredibly challenging to do one of these businesses." And he said, "Well, what if I donated my share of the profits?" And I said, "Then I'd give you more." He said, "Okay." And he walked away.

And about 20 minutes later, he came over and handed me this handwritten contract where he was going to give me a million dollars and obviously we would give him that money back. And then their percentage of the profits would go to feeding the homeless, building them shelters, drug testing them, and teaching them a vocation, as a real solution to homelessness, which is a hot and controversial topic here in Austin , Texas. How dare we not let them camp? And how dare we not let them sleep in tents and beg? As a former homeless person, if they had let me live like those people who live there by the river, I would still be there because I had to be held accountable for my actions.

What if I was allowed to live in a tent and get high in the middle of the street and go to bed and go to the bathroom in the middle of the street, and people brought me cases of bottled water in the morning and gave me money And I mean, when I see these young people, I'd be willing to bet, Justin, and I know we've talked about this briefly, but I'd be willing to bet on half the people who lived in those tents. If not more so, they are much smarter than me, they are much younger than me, they are much more competent and capable of achieving incredible things, but if you are going to allow someone like that, if you are going to give them food stamps and welfare and allowing them to loiter and do drugs, and I'm not saying everyone because there are some critically mentally ill people who also live in tents, but we have to take in those people and we need to house them and we have to take care of them.

And then, to the other people who do not have mental illnesses and who are capable of working, we have to show them another way of living, that they do not stay there with their handouts, but that they go and work, prosper and be successful, because if they I wouldn't be able to do all the different things that I can do and I wouldn't be able to do all the different things that I can do and traveling all over the world and yeah, hanging out with movie stars and rock stars and all that. Let's be honest, that's cool too.

I'm being a bit of a show-off, a pretentious asshole right now, but honestly, coming from Ohio to be able to travel around the world and go on tour with some of the bands that I have and go see Kelly. win the Pipeline Masters in Hawaii or go, whatever, I've done some really amazing things, but had I been allowed back then? Almost encouraged, I would say, because when I was staying at the Lion Hotel, I would see people bringing them cases of bottled water in the morning, giving them money and bringing them food. And I thought God, man, when I was homeless and living on the streets and doing drugs, if you had done that to me, why would I have stopped?

Why would he have stopped? Do you know why I stopped? Because when I went outside to pee or go to the bathroom outside, they would arrest me and threaten me and say, "Next time, it's indecent exposure." When I was doing drugs or smoking crack on the sidewalk, they grabbed my ass and put me in jail. When I was dealing drugs on the corner, they caught me and put me in prison. And I had to pay bail, and if I didn't, I had to dry myself on a cold cement floor, which is what happened. And it happened enough times that I felt so uncomfortable and I couldn't take one more beating and I couldn't take one more seizure and I couldn't go hungry another day until I raised my hand and gave up.

And many people think that giving up is weak or bad. To surrender is to join the winning team. I give up, I raise my hand, I give up, I join the winning team. I ask God for help. I was willing to get up and go to work, chopping wood and carrying water. And as a result, he became a

millionaire

. I can travel all over the world. I get to meet great people like you. I get to go work out at Cal's house and high-five the MMA fighters, and I like all those cool things that happen because they held me accountable and because I was willing to give up.

Because I was willing to get on my knees and ask God for help, I have this incredible fantasy, a wonderful Life beyond my wildest dreams. Justin Donald: Khalil, thank you so much for sharing your incredible story with us. And I feel so blessed to have learned about this and that so many people can live vicariously through you and avoid some of the mistakes you made. And I love what you've been able to do with your life, with intentionality and just letting yourself go. So, thank you for being open and willing to step aside and even tell us how things went.

And we have to wrap up here today, but where can our audience go to learn more about your book and SunLife Organics? Khalil Rafati: Both of my books are available on Amazon. And I would say start with I Forgot to Die because that's the memoir. What happened to quite a few people at the end of I Forgot to Die, after hearing that heartbreaking story of living in hell, crawling out of hell, and finally finding redemption, a lot of people were like, oh, okay, well, then what? I mean, he must have had family money, or someone must have stepped in and given him some.

So because I kept getting so many direct messages like that, I was like, no, you know what? Then in my second book, Remembering to Live, I will lay out literally line by line how I went from being penniless and homeless to becoming a

millionaire

, and that's the Remembering to Live book, but they're both available on Amazon. I'm on Instagram @

khalil

rafati

, K-H-A-L-I-L R-A-F-A-TI. I'm not on Instagram as much as I used to be. If you scroll down about 40 posts, you'll see a lot of really pretentious, superficial things staring at me, staring at me, pictures of me on private jets and stuff like that, which to me today is embarrassing.

First of all, they weren't my private jets. And even though I said that in the post, this is not my private jet, this is not my penthouse, this is not... What is it about me that I feel so compelled to post those things constantly? It's sad. I don't need to post those things. People who actually own private jets or people who can actually afford $20,000 penthouses don't post pictures of it on Instagram. It's pathetic. And I learned a lot about myself by watching how I behaved on social media, but people can see me on Instagram. Most of my stuff today is about inspirational quotes, about truth and honesty, maybe a little humble bragging too.

Justin Donald: Well, I have to tell you that your vulnerability is very comforting and I appreciate it. And I just want to share with our audience again, take a step, take some form of action and move towards financial freedom and the life that you want to build on your own terms. See you next week.