Not many multimillionaires can begin their story with i was once a crack addict, but lindell can and often does when talking about his colorful rehabtoriches background to inspire others. Lindell told him he was an excrack addict and that he established a recovery network to help addicts. My pillow guy was addict for decades, turned life around. But yet, he was able to create fame and fortune by following his dream of achieving the american dream through developing his dream of a pillow and by trusting in the lord.
Mike lindell at a manufacturing summit, sitting next to president donald trump. I felt a sudden sadness, he writes, describing a moment of clarity that lead him down the path of sobriety. He was a severe crack addict tom 2 years ago admittedly it might be kind of a surprise to realize that the mypillow guy on tv, mike lindell, was a severe crack addict at one time. From crack addict to ceo and how to purchase your copy can be found here. Why mypillow creator mike lindell is target of a boycott. From crack addict to ceo paperback december 27, 2019. Mikes inspiration for the mypillow company came from god through a dream of a pillow. Add mike lindells memoir and your entire order ships free. Trump talked about how he was going to bring jobs back to the u. On january 16, 2020, mike lindell announced the release of his new memoir, what are the odds. In 1982, mike became addicted to cocaine and alcohol which progressed to crack cocaine in the late 1990s. Mypillows mike lindell to launch nationwide network to. The truth about the mypillow guys drug addiction nicki swift. Mikes gripping narrative transports readers from his smalltown tavern with its colorful cast of regulars to mexico and a drug deal gone awry.
From crack addict to ceo, an account of his entrepreneurial journey from battling addictions, hardships, as well as failures to becoming ceo of mypillow. From crack addict to ceo shares new details about his past and describes his remarkable journey through addiction to recovery and prosperity. From crack addict to ceo, the story of how he overcame addiction to build one of americas most. Mike lindell attended this meeting with 21 other privatesector and nonprofit partners. By spring 2008, his drug use had gotten so bad that his three crack dealers got together and. As with all things mike lindell, i like this intro to his book very much. Still, god continued to chase lindell, planting seeds of faith along his path to get his attention. From crack addict to ceomike lindell mike lindell had a dream.
Mikes gripping narrative transports readers from his smalltown tavern with its colorful. During this time, mike was hiding a horrible secret, he was addicted to crack cocaine. This gripping story reveals a loving god rescuing a man from the selfdestructive grip of cocaine, crack, and gambling addictions. Lindell abused heavy drugs much of his life, starting with cocaine in 1982. Mypillow, the company of crackaddictturnedchristian mike lindell, has announced the manufacture of face masks for hospitals the latest corporate body to fight coronavirus from a private. Founder of mypillow mike lindell went from crack addict to ceo. Mypillows mike lindell opens up on his battle with addiction. From crack addict to ceo by mike lindell in what are the odds. Once considered so bad that even his drug dealers cut him off, mypillow inventor and ceo mike lindell has done the impossible and turned his life around. A few years later his life began to fall apart because of his dependency on drugs. Against some pretty stiff odds, mike lindell, the infomercial star and former crack cocaine addict, has sold 41 million of the pillows he invented. As an excrack addict who established a recovery network to help addicts, lindell is widely known for his testimony of becoming sober after years of addiction, starting mypillow out of his. Mypillow is the brainchild of gregarious crack addictturnedentrepreneur mike lindell, a selfprofessed inventor and sleep expert. And now, to help other addicts achieve what mike has achieved, mike is working on his platform, the lindell recovery network lrn.
Mike lindell from crack addict to ceo of my pillow joins. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In fact, it got so bad that he once had so much crack cocaine pounding. Mike lindell also announced a new website and program that will soon be launched called the lindell recovery network that will match drug addicts with stories of hope designed to motivate addicts to get help. Mikes book is the reallife account of the trials and. Mypillow founder mike lindell almost lost everything to his drug addiction before he turned it all around to achieve incredible success. From failed rehabs to his 20year marriage, an ideal union decimated by addiction. He told them, if some crazy white guy with a mustache.
Lindell left the meeting thinking, wow, this guy has such common. Mike lindells fitful journey from crack addict to mypillow magnate how the once bankrupt, twice divorced mypillow peddler quit crack, found god, befriended donald trump and became minnesotas. In 2004, lindell invented mypillow, but it was slow to take off. The founder and ceo of chances are good youve seen one of his infomercialsnever dreamed pardon the pun that his longtime crack addiction wo. Mike was a cocaine, then a crack cocaine addict for almost 20 years. Finally, lindell s primary drug dealer staged an intervention and ordered others to cut him off. An utter embarrassment to my home state of minnesota. Lindell stated that he achieved sobriety through prayer in 2009, and, since then, has been clean. Mypillow founder details overcoming crack addiction and. He has overcome a crack addiction to become a successful businessman. Mike lindells addiction brought him to the brink of. Mike lindell, the founder and ceo of mypillow, stars in one of the brands famous infomercials. Mike s gripping narrative transports readers from his smalltown tavern with its colorful cast of regulars to mexico and a drug deal gone awry. His dealer picked up lindells phone and snapped a photo of the addicts face.
From crack addict to ceo, is a memoir written by mike lindell describing his. While dealing with the struggles of building a company from the ground up, mypillow founder and ceo michael lindell had to simultaneously overcome an addiction to cocaine and crack. As so many great entrepreneurial success stories do, the tale of mike lindell begins in a crack house. From crack addict to ceo paperback december 27, 2019 by mike lindell author. April 18, 2020 dave rubin, the host of the youtube channel the rubin report, subscribed to by over one million viewers, interviews mypillow ceo mike lindell in his latest episode. In a recent interview with the minnesota sun lindell said he views addiction as an opportunity, an opportunity to find god, resolve past traumas, and build resilience. Mike lindells journey from crack addict to pillow king. In 2004, the idea for mypillow came to mike lindell in a dream, and he spent hours learning to sew, cutting material, and building a prototype at. Media freaks out on my pillow ceo mike lindell for. Even the drug dealers were counseling mike lindell to. He has sold more than 45 million my pillows and has generously used his manufacturing capabilities to make face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. J bride leaves, says mypillow ceo is a snooze august 12, 20 8. From las vegas casinos, where mike won and lost fortunes as a professional gambler, to a jailcell beatdown. The opening pages of mike lindells new book describe a dark and lonely man in the grip of addiction, long before he became the jovial millionaire ceo of one of americas most visible companies.
Far more than a business memoir, what are the odds. M ypillow ceo michael lindell, a selfmade former crack addict, is going to transform 75 percent of his manufacturing capacity to make 10,000 cotton face masks per day by the end of the week, ramping up production to 50,000 a day in a month. Mike talks to jim polito about his crack cocaine addiction, his recovery through god, and following his promise to god. Under the big white tent across from the dairy building, youd think you were at the mike lindell fair, not the minnesota state fair. Mypillow founder mike lindell may be at the peak of his success with his popular pillow company, but a little over a decade ago, the 58yearold was struggling with an overpowering drug and. Mike lindell lived through intense drug addictions, money issues, and adversity. Mypillow to fight coronavirus with private sector sword. Mypillow founder and ceo mike lindell had a dream about the perfect pillow. Mike lindell, former crack addict, now ceo of mypillow, made headlines recently because he challenged americans to pray and read their bibles during this quarantine. Most people dont know this, but the mypillow guy from tv commercials used to be a hardcore crack addict. The preposterous success story of americas pillow king. How mypillow founder went from crack addict to selfmade millionaire.
This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Woven throughout the book are themes of a what are the odds outlook, as well as. From crack addict to ceo, is a memoir written by mike lindell describing his entrepreneurial journey and how he overcame addiction to build one of americas most successful brands. Mike lindell mike lindell is a first class father, entrepreneur, founder and ceo of my pillow. Mypillow founder details overcoming crack addiction and what. As an excrack addict who established a recovery network to help addicts, lindell is widely. How mypillow founder went from crack addict to self. Through god, he was able to overcome all his addictions. Theres no way mike lindell, this crack addict, is sitting next to the president. How mike lindell went from being a 48yearold crack addict to being the pillow king, with a business generating hundreds of millions of dollars. He also shared details of his personal faith journey, revealing that he was a drug addict for nearly three decades before finally stopping in 2009. Lindell has a soft spot for the salvation army because the organization helps people fight addiction. Mike lindell is the inventor and ceo of mypillow, inc.
The mypillow inventors mustachioed face is everywhere. The pillow salesman had so much crack cocaine pounding through his bloodstream he hadnt slept for two weeks, he would later say. During the 1980s and 1990s, lindell was addicted to cocaine, crack cocaine, and alcohol, leading to foreclosure of his house, and his wife filing for divorce. As mike describes it, it was like a download even the logo for mypillow came from a dream. Former drug addict mike lindells multimilliondollar idea came to him in a dream. Actually, hes had a series of dreams, which have all come true. A raw, authentic memoir revealing his battles with crack cocaine and gambling addictions, hardship and failure that he struggled with for decades all while pursuing his entrepreneurial journey. Mike lindell says there arent many crack addicts whove become successful, but hes one of them. Mike lindell is standing firmly behind laura ingraham.
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