Just to warn you, he swears.
And when she brought his techniques to the classroom to connect with the hard-to-reach student, it was clear, his Lessons aren\'t for the Addict alone..
High school teacher, Sweta Patel, interviewed Rory over two years to capture how building connections with others saved him.
This collection of twelve Lessons from Rory\'s life is a guide to feeling like a disappointment, finding yourself, and then fighting for the life you want.
It\'s about emerging from the shadows of guilt and shame.
Now he\'s a millionaire, but this story is not a rags-to-riches tale.
He had eaten food from the trash bin and starved in ten-degree weather, trying to collect quarters for one more hit.
He had loving parents and was on honor roll lists, but addiction is a switch that can flip inside anyone.
After seventeen years of chasing after Crack cocaine, Rory Londer was crushed by failure.
What?!! No way! How\'d he do that? You\'ll have to wait for his answer.
He turned it into a million-dollar business.
He had a Crack addiction, was living on the streets, and ended up buying the same laundromat he used to rest in.
I prepped my high school class for tomorrow\'s speaker.
A lot.
Just to warn you, he swears
