Uno, Dos, Tres...SUCCESS!

Andres Lara better known as “The Cuban Guy” paid a visit to Frostburg State University on September 17th 2009. The intention of his visit was to enlighten students of the University the key to success. Audience members could not ask for a better individual to give a motivational speech on success. Andres is a highly successful individual in many aspects. At the age of sixteen, he escaped from Cuba and came to the United States. Having grown up in Cuba, Spanish was the only language that he knew. No family of his lived in the states either. This lead Andres to be stranded in the United States. No family, no shelter, no understanding of the English language and no money. Ten years later, Andres was a millionaire. Currently, he is the CEO of A. Success Training, an author and a world renown motivational speaker. At one point he was also the president of Inspiration Magazine. He has been the feature in numerous radio shows and newspapers as well.

The atmosphere upon entering the ARMAH was mellow. Music was playing while Andres was making rounds to students and other audience members. Calmly and confidently he approached different people and struck up conversation. By glancing at him, one might think he was a college student dressed up for a formal occasion. His whole aura was that of a strong, confident, successful individual, though he was not intimidating. Approaching him before his speech the question, “what do you think the key to success is?” was presented. Calmly and without a bit of hesitation he answered, “I will tell you in the first five minutes of my seminar, it will hit you, one word. You don’t even need to write it down.”

That one word was “goyaata”. Immediately after revealing the word of truth he announced, “Get off your ass and take action.” That is exactly what Andres did. He decided he needed to better his life and leave Cuba, even knowing the risks that it entailed. Only having been in the states for ten years, he had already took action to learn English, find a home and become a successful young man. Andres provided books to the audience members that he is the author of. The Finish Line includes a series of motivational quotes, insights and inspirations. The book is categorized into different types of messages, for example complaining, remain focused and rise above to name a few. On the opposite page are quotes that obtain to the message. Andres gave specific instructions to audience members as to how to use the book, “It helps, it really does” he stated to members of the audience.

Audience members has rave reviews of Andres. Emily Fucello, a junior at Frostburg State University stated, “I was anticipating the greatness this gentleman had to offer. After hearing him speak it was everything I hoped that it would be and more.” Genesis Martinez, a sophomore at Frostburg State University stated, “I see exactly why this guy is a millionaire!”