the power of vision.

I truly believe that anything I want for myself and my life is available to me. Throughout my life, I could never understand limits, boundaries and rules. Unfortunately, people are in agreement that a every person has it's limit, depending on where they start their life; in Harlem or Manhattan. I am pretty sure that this kind of limit is a fallacy. This fallacy was created by people who could not handle the thrill of the potential victory. I know I can and I will!!!

What I already know:

I know that I will have a prosperous business which will make a difference in the world. My company will be helping kids in Harlem get the education they want, the education of their dream! It's not their  fault that they are born in a low performing areas in the Bronx and Harlem. Those kids fight for a place in a Charter school where they can get a better education and a better life. To get to a charter school they have to win a lottery where there are 3000 applicants for 495 places. For this lottery thing couldn't get higher. They change their vision once they get into a charter school. With the vision comes a change in their value and change in their life.

One of the most immediate business goals for me is to sponsor Charter Schools and provide proper training for the kids. I want to give money to someone as powerful as Eva Moskowitz, who is the founder of the success academy.

 I believe that a gift of reading should be given to kids at an early age so that they will  enjoy doing the homework. From loving their school they will go to loving themselves and their lives.

My next goal is to create multiple educational programs for children and adults focusing on different subjects like personal finance and idea management.

 My next personal goal is launching a marketing campaign that will create a strong brand with strong personality. My own idea is to make reading and speed-reading in particular appealing to the people. Make them believe that it is not a gimmick and make it real for them.

My third goal is to turn IRIS Reading into an international community of people for whom surpassing themselves is a part of DNA.

One of the dreams I have is to transform the college environment  in Russia. Being a college student there I used to get a nice stipend from the Potanin’s Fund.( He is one of the Oligarchs there) Having good grades wasn’t enough to get the stipend, you had to have A+ for at least a couple f classes, in addition to a complex multi level elimination. There was no topic or subject; it was an IQ and communication skill check. Money is a great motivator, so it made me go an extra mile with my learning and now I am so grateful to Mr.Potanin, but not for an extra cash he provided monthly to the winners, but for making me read so much and get involved in the student life.

To qualify for the program I went to Germany and served in a Nazi concentration camp there in Dahau for the whole summer. When I saw one in the movie about vision, it spoke to my heart. I realized the connection between the vision and survival. Only those who had something at stake managed to go through the camp. Only they had something to lose.

I know that if Harlem kids will get a vision that college is possible for them, they will go extra two miles and do the best they can in school and in life.