Christina grew up in a factory town where smoke filled the sky, the river was so polluted it once caught fire, and every portion of food had to be carefully rationed. One day, while walking to school, she saw a silver bicycle with pink streamers and immediately fell in love with it. She told herself she could never have it because her family was poor.

After receiving small gifts of money for her First Communion, she believed she had finally saved enough to buy it. Her parents placed the money in a glass container in the kitchen cupboard, but one day it disappeared. Christina excitedly thought they had purchased the bicycle, only to learn the money had been needed for food.

Heartbroken, she began to believe that poverty was simply the future she had been given. Then Aunt Lil came into her life. She took Christina downtown, bought her a dress, treated her to a meal, and told her stores about successful people in the tall buildings.

Years later in California, everything fell apart in a single month. Christina's apartment was broken into, her car was repossessed, and she lost her job. Christina broke down, believing success would never happen. Then, she heard Aunt Lil's voice in her head, "You have to create a revolution of achievement in your life."

Christina began seeking advice from successful people, applying what she learned, and building a career in financial planning. She eventually grew her business to more than $250 million in assets before selling it successfully.

Today, Christina helps leaders and organizations create their own revolution of achievement, proving that where you begin does not have to determine where you finish.