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Episode 178 Timmy the Dreamer


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Timmy Bishop aka Timmy the Dreamer is on a mission to be the first person ever to give motivational speeches to kids at schools in all 50 states.

Timmy grew up in the Twin Cities playing basketball obsessively until he came to the realization in high school that at 5 foot 8 his dreams of playing in the NBA weren't realistic and decided to go to college for business like so many others. While attending UW Madison his mental health slowly got worse and worse as the reality of what his life after school would look like started to set in. He knew he didn't want to be working in an office staring at a computer screen the rest of his life, but he didn't know what to do about it. As his internship came to an end he had a meeting with his boss Dave that changed everything.

He expressed to Dave his longing to build something he was proud of, his dream of traveling the world, and his desire to help people. Dave listened and told Timmy "You can't do that. It's time for you to grow up."

After that Timmy knew he had to make a change. He wrote up a contract with himself promising to chase his dreams and signed it. the following 3 years were a whirlwind that's honestly hard to believe. In search of a mentor he met Charlie Rocket and joined his team traveling the country making dreams come true. Through the power of social media they reached over a billion views, changed thousands of lives, donated millions of dollars, worked with countless celebrities including Oprah, MGK, Aloe Blacc, Gary Vee, Steve Harvey, and many more.

Timmy felt that he had found the secret and won the video game of life, until he got the worst phone call of his life. His close friend Chris, who was also one of the major investors behind what they were doing had tragically died at the age of only 33. It was a wake up call that Timmy didn't know he needed. While he had lived his dreams over those few years, he also neglected his family, his relationships, his mental health, and more. He knew he could no longer work 7 days a week with Charlie and the rest of the team and moved back in with his parents in Minnesota while he figured out his next move.

Since then he has laid the groundwork for Dreamer State University. He's become a youth keynote speaker traveling the country in a van inspiring kids to listen to their hearts and pursue the lives they've always dreamed of. He's already impacted thousands of kids, but he's still just getting started.

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