Jacob: So exercise has really become part of my life. I mean, I remember days when I
used to come home and I was like, I couldn't move. I just feel so tired. And I decided
that I'm going to… just like I ate lunch or dinner or need to go to work, exercise
is now part of that routine. So, I decided to take it to the next level. I hired a personal
trainer, I said this is part of my… just like going to work, paying the bills. Trainer:
At the office, he's the boss. But when he comes over to me, I’m the boss and he has
to drop [inaudible], drop it down a notch. I'm going to knock them down, but when I leave
them, when I'm done with them, they’re going to be feeling good. He's going to walk back
in the office and get the job done. So today, we are going to go into calisthenics. We're
going to hit the battle ropes. We're going do a little Bosu and the thing that he loves
the most is boxing. Real Deal. Real Deal. Good, good. 10 more seconds. 9, 8, 7, 6, 5.
4, 3 Jacob: I can't emphasize how much, this is important to my life. Right now, I'm sweating.
I’m ready to [inaudible] the day. Every single day, we’re together or when I do
it, but I do it as part of my life. And this has changed me forever. Tarik: Jacob called
me over. I'm not sure what it's about. So I'm a little bit nervous. I don't know if
he had some questions or… but it's coming close to… I know it's coming close to the
filing and just hope he and his team have put together the work, the filing. So, it's
a little bit tense for me right now but we'll see how it goes. Jacob: What's going to happen
is that we're going to be finalizing the forms. We're going to copy the file, we're going
to put it together into two copies, the government gets one copy, and then one copy is kept here.
And remember, we talked about the lottery concept, right? Now, you understand that even
if you file this case, there is no guarantee that you're going to be selected in the lottery.
Tarik: It's not the best situation. I just have this like… when he's talking to me
there, I just had this sinking feeling my stomach. Feels like, oh, man, is this going
to work out? It’s less like 100 left the other. I just didn't want to express a lot
of disappointments. But, man, it's like, I know. I just have to go with the flow.: Jacob:
I'm having these conversations with employers and employees [inaudible] every day and I
think it's like, these next two weeks, is the same conversations. It’s like, “What's
going to happen? Am I going to be selected? What am I going to do here in the meantime?”
So, it's just stuff. We're dealing here with the government, we're dealing here with immigration.
This is very uncertain. We don't control it. And so when you're dealing with an agency
that they have the control, it's very difficult to predict what's going to happen. And it's
very important for him to understand that I want to make sure that he does know that.
Tarik, how are you today? Tarik: Doing good. Jacob: This is the day [inaudible] I know
they called you from the office. The answers are here. So, we're here today to discuss
the results of your visa process. You become a friend to the office, we learn from you,
we value what you share with us and what we're able to achieve together as a team. And I
always tell my clients, clients who are valuable clients and who really make a difference in
my life are the ones that touch my heart and become part of my own story and then you're
one of those people. So, having said that, I want to share the results of your visa application.
:Tarik: I cannot express the emotions I feel right now I'm like, Ah, man… Jacob: They
put the results here in the, in your evaluation report. Pull it out. Further. Tarik: This
means it's… it's… Jacob: What it is? You did it. Tarik: At first, I thought it was
going to… not going in my… in the way I wanted it and then he pulls out this envelope,
he gives it to me, I look at it I see “approval” and it feels like a weight has been lifted
off my chest. I am just so elated. I just held back tears. I told him like a lot of
gratitude. Jacob: Three years, my friend. Amazing, amazing. We did it. We did it. Congratulations.
Welcome to… The joy that giving this person the ability to work in the US, to make their
dreams come true is something… there's no price to it. And for me, when I saw Tarik,
with the happiness in his face, the quietness that he knows that now the possibilities are
endless. And to me, this is priceless.