Hop2It Solutions

06/18/2026

One of the central claims of my book A Boss Called Dream is this:

"Students with dreams behave differently. A dream is not just a wish, it is a compass and a compass changes how a person moves."

This was not a theory. It was something I observed firsthand. The students who could articulate a dream, a direction, a goal, a vision of themselves in the future were measurably less present in high-risk behavioral environments. The ones who could not articulate one were disproportionately over-represented in those spaces.

That observation became action research. That action research became this book. Available now on Amazon — link in the comment section.

06/14/2026

Yes, it is officially out. Both editions.

A Boss Called Dream: Equipping a Generation with Tools to Thrive, Win & Become is now available in Kindle AND print on Amazon.

I started writing this book in February 2024. I finished it while carrying the weight of 25+ years in classrooms, hallways, and the lives of young people who needed someone to believe in them before they believed in themselves.

This book is for the student who thinks their story is already written. For the parent who is trying to pour into a child with an empty cup. For the teacher who stays late because they believe the kid in the back row is worth it. For the mentor who shows up even when it is inconvenient. For anyone who has misplaced their dream and needs permission to go find it again.

The link is in the comments. Grab your copy. Leave a review. And share this with someone who needs it today.

06/10/2026

One of the lines I wrote in A Boss Called Dream that still stops me every time I read it:
"Students with dreams behave differently. A dream is not just a wish — it is a compass. And a compass changes how a person moves."

I watched this play out in real time. Students who could name where they were going managed themselves differently. They made different choices. They showed up differently. A dream is not soft. It is one of the most practical tools we can give a young person.

This is just one of the ideas explored in the book. If it resonates, grab a copy. The link in the comments. What was the dream that changed how YOU moved? Drop it in the comment!!!

06/07/2026

In 2001, I walked into my first middle school classroom and created a sign on a stick. One side read THINK RIGHT. The other side read DO RIGHT.
During hallway transitions, cafeteria duty, and every high-risk moment of the school day, I held up that sign and pointed. No words needed.

Years later, I sat in a graduate classroom at UNC Charlotte and learned about the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala — and I realized what I had been doing all along: frontal lobe engagement. I was doing brain science before I had a name for it.

That story and the tools it gave birth to is in my brand-new book, A Boss Called Dream. Available NOW ➡️ https://a.co/d/07D3xwOB

Middle schoolers, high schoolers, young adults and those who love them, this one is for you.

06/03/2026

✨ Something big is coming.

I have spent 25 years in classrooms, hallways, and barbershops learning what happens when young people have a dream — and what is lost when they don't.

A Boss Called Dream is the story of every tool that kept me climbing when I had every reason to stop — and a guide for anyone who wants to help the next generation do the same.
🎓 For students. For parents. For educators. For the dreamers who almost gave up.

Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you're ready. Available June 4th through Amazon!!!

05/29/2026

My mother, Sharon Elizabeth Hopper, passed away a few months before my sixth birthday. My dad, Leonard Larry Hopper, passed my freshman year of high school. I carry enough memories to last a lifetime. They believed in me before I had done a single thing worth believing in.

On June 4th, 2026 — her birthday (June also being the month we celebrate Father's Day)— the print edition of, A Boss Called Dream: Equipping a Generation with Tools to Thrive, Win & Become, will be released.

There is no date I could have chosen that would mean more.
The Kindle version is available RIGHT NOW on Amazon ➡️ https://a.co/d/00GUMPPW

Every word in this book is the fruit of seeds she and my father planted. I am still climbing. I have not set down on the steps.
Share this with someone whose parents believed in them before they believed in themselves.

Official book launch party coming October 2026!!!

05/28/2026

In 2023, several months before defending my doctoral dissertation, my wife and I were walking through a mall in Charlotte. I spotted a T-shirt that stopped me in my tracks. It read: Always D.O.P.E. — Dreaming. Overachieving. Planning. Evolving. I had to have it because that shirt said in four words what I have been trying to live my entire life.

I believe we are all born D.O.P.E. But somewhere along the journey, the high fades. The dream gets quiet. The mundane takes over. And too many of our young people never get the tools they need to reignite what was always inside them.

A Boss Called Dream: Equipping a Generation with Tools to Thrive, Win & Become is my answer to that problem. It is part memoir, part research, and part practical toolkit — and it is available RIGHT NOW on Amazon Kindle. The print edition drops June 4th, 2026. https://a.co/d/07sXUgyH

Tag someone who is still D.O.P.E. — even if they have forgotten it.

05/25/2026

This is for any young kings interested in the medical field!!!

The Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund is in need of candidates who are interested in pursuing medical and dental professions.

05/18/2026

“Dreams are not a luxury reserved for the privileged few. They are the fuel that powers focus, the anchors that steady self-discipline, and the quiet force that refuses to let potential go to waste.” © 2025

05/17/2026

Coming soon!!!! A Boss Called Dream: Equipping a Generation with Tools to Thrive, Win & Become is the book I wish someone had handed me when I was a kid navigating loss, uncertainty, and a future I couldn't see yet. It is also the book I have spent 25 years in education preparing to write.

If you are a teen, a parent, an educator, a mentor, or simply someone who has misplaced their dream somewhere along the way, this book is for you.

Stay tuned for the release date. In the meantime share this with someone who needs to be reminded: you were not meant to merely survive. You were built to thrive, designed to win, and called to become. 🙌🏾