the mindset: my journey from janitor to silicon valley millionaire in five years  at the age of 22, bowers was thrown the biggest curveball of his life. he was forced to choose which path he was going to take: continue the cycle of family poverty or break it. <br /> <br />the mindset is an inspirational memoir of ace bowers’ personal transformation from janitor to millionaire. bowers began his journey uneducated, overweight, addicted to cigarettes, in debt, and depressed. <br /> <br />revealing the skeletons in his closet for the first time set the scene for how he got to the point of cleaning a motel for $6 an hour. bowers’ detailed accounts of his turbulent and traumatizing childhood illustrated what it is like growing up in a poor, alcoholic, and abusive family. <br /> <br />the metamorphosis began as soon as he changed his mindset. within five years, bowers was able to completely turn his life around, going from trash to technology. this memoir illuminates step by step his unconventional path to wealth, health, and happiness.