Steve Harvey has an empire estimated at $100 million. However, before he could get these riches, Harvey went through difficult times, including being homeless and poor.
The American TV host opened up about his transformational journey and success, which he attributed to trusting God, integrity, hard work, ingenuity, and never giving up.
Harvey was born in a coal mining town in Welsh, West Virginia, where he grew up with his four siblings. Their father was a coal miner who earned $5 a day.
The “Family Feud” host had to work at his uncle and grandfather’s farm until he was 16. “I grew up very poor; I flunked out of school,” he confessed.
Despite these difficulties, Harvey had set his mind on a goal ever since he was young. He said that when he was 10, he wrote on a piece of paper that one day, he would be on TV. However, before he got there, the TV host had to be patient and resilient.
Harvey revealed that when he quit his job as an adult to pursue a career in comedy, he and his wife separated. The TV host became homeless and lived in his Ford Tempo. At this time, he was living on only $50 a week.
The comedian went through several low periods and was tempted to give up. He recalled hiding in a hotel restroom to wash up, breaking down, and feeling so devastated:
“…but a voice said, ‘If you keep going, I’m going to take you places you’ve never been. It was like God said, ‘Don’t quit, you’re almost there.”..CONTINUE READING