The Art of Tenacity with John Malott

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 7 a.m.

b'John Malott started in a terrible place. At 15 years old, he was arrested for robbing a movie theater. When he was 17, he had a heart attack for overdosing on cocaine. While on rehab, he met a counselor who told him to stop blaming other people for his choices. Sadly, because of his environment, he continued to struggle and refused to take accountability. His own brother was in and out of jail, while his sister died of a heroin overdose. John went through many other issues with the law and drugs before he had a breakthrough at 24 years old. While he was sitting on his jail cell, he looked at his two-year-old daughter and experienced an epiphany. He told himself to shape up in order to give her a good life. From that moment on, he was determined to turn his life around by making a good living. He believes that once your mind expands, it never goes back to its original dimension. And he is living proof that anyone can bounce back and achieve their dreams. Today, he is a successful entrepreneur, a doting father of 4, and an author. Best of all, he does his best to pay everything forward so he can inspire others who are in rock bottom to slowly climb their way to the top.'