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John had a good home and family life growing up, but when he reached high school, he found drugs and alcohol. Despite the influence of his peers, John applied himself in school and realized that he had a mind for business and a passion for cooking. Through a lot of hard work, he made his dreams come true when he started a successful food cart that grew into a brick-and-mortar business.

Matthew dreamed of becoming an actor. In his early 20s, he was on his way to making that dream a reality as a traveling theater actor. He enjoyed his nomadic lifestyle, securing contracts in new cities across the country, sightseeing, and meeting new people along the way, but craved the stability of a permanent position. Alcohol also played a leading role in this time of his life. As the years passed, Matthew noticed that he increasingly relied on alcohol to comfort his loneliness and anxiety about career prospects.