Act One

Although he had no place to stay, Steve walked around all night with a bag that held everything that he owned. He later called his mother and said, “I’m coming home. ” That night, before calling her and asking if he could stay with her, he checked his voicemail. The Apollo Theatre wanted him to perform! He was so excited about the opportunity and considered calling his mother just then to tell her the news. But something bothered him-he did not have enough money for gas to get from Tennessee to New York. He prayed about it, as he did not want to ask his mother for money. The next day he had a message from a club in Florida saying that the audience loved him so much they asked Steve back for a second night. The gig provided him enough money to fly to New York City. Although he had no place to stay, walking around all night with a bag that held everything that he owned, it did not get him down. In his new book, Think Like A Success, Act Like A Success, Steve explains this as a “Pushback Push Forward” moment.