Will never get over the fact that Michael is 70. If I look that well at 70 I’ll be very happy!

Currently 20 years old and I watch all of your videos Mike. You’re a great inspiration and always help me feel motivated! Thanks for the advice.

I have thought of this question often. My advice to my 20-year old self would be: 1) don't take everything so seriously, 2) everything isn't about me; 3) the decision comes first, the commitment comes after; 4) don't let fear rule your life.

My mom used to say..."Tell me who you walk with and I'll tell you who you are" It always spoke to me. Michael thank you for your wisdom.

I'm not a good man but I try hard to be one every day... Today Mr. Michael Franzese, a former mobster made me cry with his kind words of faith... God bless you Mr. Franzese

You can’t become old and wise without first being young and dumb. Thanks for sharing your experiences with all of us. God bless

I could never have imagined such a great video being recommended to me at the RIGHT time. Much love Mr Franzese!

Unfortunately, If Michael had listened to his father, we probably wouldn't be listening him today 😁

Guy is a real role model especially for those of us who come from poorer backgrounds and are prone to a life of crime, because of those around us. Some people will never understand how that life can become a way of life, and kids will try to emulate their local versions of “goodfellas”. Love you Mike.

GREAT advise, I'm 60 and I learned something new today, you're never too old to learn!!

I'm only 27 and I've been through a fair bit of pain and anguish in my life, My Dad died when I was 21, I dropped out of school at 15. I still believe that God has a plan for me. He did for you when he found you. When I saw that video about you reading the bible in prison and being able to leave an impossible situation with your life, I knew you were saved. That was enough for me to put my trust and faith in God.

Sammy also said recently he is pro law enforcement and against defunding. Great to see former criminals understanding the need for law and order.

crazy how fast your channel grew, i remember subbing to you when you were at like 98K subs . good for you!!

"Be educated in the area of life you want to pursue." Such wise words.

Michael, I never tire of your stories. God bless.

I was an ARMY RANGER for 22 years and I am now a 58 year old man with a 10 year old son and I think every dad should watch this video it is very important for men to hear this !! Thank you sir for a very important message ! 🇺🇲🇺🇲

This is one of Michael’s best videos.

Excellent advice on education. Unless you're going to graduate with honors don't go. Regardless of what you do, be on time, be organized, and communicate. Also, don't get too frustrated because you will have a dead end job or two. Just keep grinding, and don't throw anyone under the bus.

I said once I said twice: I think Michael did so little mistakes back then , that's why he is maybe the only person who still alive and not in prison.... I personally think he is most successful mobster in the last 100 years.. peace and respect

Yes Michael, fantastic. I remember watching all these old mafia documentary whilst locked up in UK 🇬🇧 years and years ago. Now im free I didn't expect to be able to have an opportunity to connect with you. I will be joining the inner Circle Mike.

Loved this… Mike would love to see a sit down with your sons and one with your wife ? I am reading her book, would love to see a sit down with more of your family. Loved seeing the ones with your beautiful daughters

This has got to be one of my favourite, all-time Michael Franzese KZfaq videos.

Thank you, sir, for this video. I've got a 17yo son presently in Juvenile Detention stemming from a drug charge, and I think he'd benefit from hearing this message as he figures out what road he wants to take. I appreciate your straightforward approach and the transparency with which you talk about your faith in the Lord! Praying for your ministry.

Michael is so right about education. So many people think going to college or university is the be all and end all of life but it really isn’t. I know people who have wasted money going to university only to end up doing something completely different to what they were educated in.

Looking back on when I was 20, if I had listened to advice from my Dad, my life would be totally different today. Thank you for this video. Great advice! Have a good day!

I think this video is my favorite so far.. @Michael Franzese

Listen to your mother ,momma said don't go and in the end she went with you to watch over you . From my mother to my wife and daughters have helped me to get this far . Thanks Mike for the great conversation about life.

I’m 22 and I’m still lost in life and on what i want to do, this was some really good advice that i needed to hear Thank you Michael God bless

I'm only 37 and what I would tell myself at 20 could fill a book. I can only imagine how much wisdom I would have at 70

This man has so much wisdom, knowledge, and life experience its crazy. I would be a fool to not pick from this man's brain.

Thank you Michael for speaking the truth, we all want to speak to our former selves. You provided a great example of being confident (yet humble) yet again. Proverbs 11:28

Mr.Franzese, its a true honor hearing your words of wisdom as a 20 year old man himself currently in this moment in time . Id always pass on the chance to speak or communicate on your channel but with all honesty it be such a blessing right now for whom is asking if you can make a video about the reasons & evidence you obtained through the time spent researching on the Christian faith, & what was the occurrences that showed you why you should ultimately end up becoming a man of the lord . I see that you have honestly became a soul that was once divergent from your true purpose which you are now fulfilling with upmost prosperity, it must be God because in my eyes, how are you are the only one whom is living freely & surrounded by blessings when being from the life which unfortunately has been surrounded by suffering & the embodiment of pain itself . Your guidance + wisdom feels true to the heart with no facades felt on giving the realities & perspectives of the nature behind what you experienced through out the decades, a true sense of inspiration in the realm we inhabit in my mind . Anyways to whoever is reading this, your more then what you thought possible & even if i don’t know a face to the person currently, just know that im thinking about you & truthfully hope nothing but prosperity + serenity to yourself, loved ones, & whoever you come into contact with wherever your seeing this from & remember please that for a dark night there is a brighter day . 🌙 🌎 ☀️

You know Michael it is a pleasure watching your show...I watch some of the other ex Mob guys shows,but by far you are # 1

Thank you soo much! I am a 20 year old young adult who posted a video yesterday. I felt like I was drowning in quick sand, I couldn't stop thinking about what I'll do in life and continually blamed myself for the position I am in today. But, I thank god that I came across your video today. People may not take my comment as seriously as I am taking it but I assure this video will be the reason I smile in the future.

Michael, you're living legend! Huge respect to you. Greetings from Turkey.

I'd like to see Michael look at the "rules" other criminal organizations follow (Hells Angels, Yakuza, etc.) and compare them with his experiences in the Mafia.

I must say, Im glad the intro was updated to say "capo" rather than "mob boss". The intro music is also 10/10. So happy and glad to see this channel being a huge success. Well done again Michael.

What excellent advice, for anyone from a teenager on up. Listen and learn, friends. From your heart and head, great wisdom. Thank you, Michael.

I've watched every single video of yours, this one is one of my favorites.

Holy cow Michael. You look great for 70! Talk about aging gracefully.

Michael your the best keep up the good work 👍 Great Content

Hi Michael, I just started following your KZfaq channel . Great content, excellent advice. I look forward to your videos now. Hope to visit your restaurant soon. Thank you.

Absolutely right about who you hang with. You can fall into something that you wish you didn't. But found out to late.

Damn, this is some of the best and most honest advice I've ever heard. I wish you gave me this advice when I was 20!

I'm 68 now real good advice Mike love your job do what the boss says two more years it'll be 50 years for me and the boss.

First👍And its downloaded to my phone ready for my trip😎 Thankyou Michael, Kurt, and the team👌

Excellent message. No worries on the preaching, everyone needs it!Continue to trust in God and be his vessel.

Thanks for becoming an honest man. The gas tax you stole in Fla where I live paid for roads. Late for work because of traffic jams and busted tires because of pot holes. That dough came out of my pocket. Another 70 year old. Bless your heart.

Coming here as soon as the notification pops up! Following you all the way from india 🇮🇳! Great video Mike! Very excited to see who's the next sit-down guest will be! 🤩

Great advice I took young “wanna be gangsters “ on my brother grave so they could see how it look smelling roses from below. All of them now have good honest life’s and kids. Thank you all the best mr Franzese

Thank you so much for this video Michael🙏🏾 As a 20 year old, this is extremely helpful and refreshing to hear! From advice on education, making the right decisions, Christianity, etc. it's powerful. God bless you

Mike is an excellent father figure for those who didn’t have a father growing up. Did much more for us as a father than as a mob boss. Love you Michael 🤙!!

Good video & message Michael. When I was young I was arrested once & that was enough for me. I am much calmer at 60 than I was at 18 or 20. Although once in a while I still get hot headed with somebody. Then I remember I am older now & take a nap. LOL

Could listen to you read the phonebook. Such a captivating character Michael. Massive fan from Ireland 🇮🇪

100% agree on the college thing. College is a racket and a joke.

I have enjoyed listening to Michael speak over the years. I was introduced to him through a good friend who attended a church where he was speaking. I’m so glad I found this channel. Thank you Michael for doing this. Michael would you do a video talking about what your children or doing these days? I realize that you’re such a proud father.

Thankyou for the video Mr Franzese. I'm 37 and I would tell my younger self to listen more in school..

You’re videos is always helpful in a positive and Encouraging .

This is why I follow you! I can not thank you enough for your honesty God bless, Sir.

He is radiating very positive energy, it changed me quite a bit in the last 2-3 months since i'm following some of his video content, which is surprisingly fast. I never thought a few videos could make such difference. At first i accused him of not being honest and similar nonsense in comment section. After a few days it somehow dawned on me it was not right thing to do so because i was noticing my pretty aggressive attitude and comments towards things i didn't like (US government, corruption, scandals...) became much softer. It also made me a lot more understanding and relaxed. I feel sorry about those comments and inappropriate approach to problems. I'm grateful for what this guy is giving and wishing him and others all the best. Thanks Michael.

Awesome video Michael

Best content in youtube history.

keep up the great work mr franzese you’re impacting the world in an amazing way

Micheal this video hits a spot 😔

I like your pearls of wisdom Michael near the end of this video.

Michael is the perfect person to get good advice from in life.. Thanks Michael and God bless! 👍🏼

Hey Michael! This should be a great video!! Have a fantastic weekend my friend. God Bless from The Bronx 👊🙏🇺🇸

Wow this guy is 70 years old Michael seems like a really good guy and looks good for his age i really enjoy listening to him such a switched on guy

Michael I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you talking so candidly and taking the time to give such solid guidance. Your words are gold. I had my son sit down and listen with me for a second time. Your advice is priceless. And I agree, your dad was set up. Hopefully the truth will rise to the top someday. I posted a longer comment on your crew site. I really believe if you took a different road, the world would have been lacking a great voice today because of it. Be blessed Michael, you are a blessing to me.

I'm 75 and I think Michael Franzese's advice is very good.

Crazy to see how much this channel grew in a year

Great advice Mike. I enjoyed listening and you speak from the heart. It is so true to surround yourself with the right people. It is so easy to fall in with the wrong people who can take you down the wrong path but if you keep the right people around, you can live long and prosper. Good people will keep you healthy.

Brilliant. Thank you. Our young ones need to educate themselves in how to cope emotionally. Life skills. For me personally at the age of 32 it was getting educated in God and his word. A spiritual foundation. I'm 43 now. God was the best thing that happened to me.

I’m 58 my wife left me after I had. spinal surgery and doctors telling me I’ll never walk again. At my bedside she left me after 20 years of giving her a nice life. I have contemplated suicide many times but after finding your KZfaq thread you have given me reasons to keep going. I do walk, but barely with a cane but that’s more than the doctors ever gave me it is your videos that gave me the inspiration to carry-on.

"Do not, get caught. Ever." That's the advice.

Every young person needs to see and HEAR this video!!!!!!!!! You are a phenomenal speaker and interviewer, but, I personally, believe that our destinies have already been .mapped out. While we want to think/ believe that we are totally in control of our lives and, we have been given a brain/mind to commandeer our way through life, if, you live long enough, and reflect about where you are presently, one has to wonder about predestination. Look at your life story and who you are now. Wishing you and your family the best.

Even though I wish I heard what Michael said in this video from my parents, or even from a pastor back in the day, I'm grateful for hearing it from him and grateful to God for finding his KZfaq channel. Great work, God bless!

Mr Franzese came to speak at our church a few years back. What a powerful testimony! Such a great man who is grateful for God's grace.

Wise words that come from life experience. You're a true gentleman ..

Michael Franzese, I really enjoyed this video. Watched it a few times over again. I thought about what I would tell myself at 20 and there are a number of similarities in the advice. GOD Bless.

Never thought I’d develop a man crush on a 70 year old ex mobsta mr franzese but here I am man crush activated

Love the videos! This channel has been a blessing to discover this year!

Love the videos

You are who you surround yourself with….and who you choose not to or at least keep at arm’s length. People will either be assets or liabilities to you…and that changes over time. Hold your assets close and treat them well. Weed out the liabilities.

Another thing i gotta say Mr.Franzese i seen a show about your family and absolutely no question know you have found your peace brother. It was when John jr rolled on your own Dad. And you basically said nothing you can do about it now but john has niece's he needs to meet. I know your Dad may have been upset but im telling you that not one Father couldnt be more proud of what you did. after all that you gave him forgiveness thats huge. Im not in the family and i was heated over what he did. No way could i ever roll on my Dad or anyone thats Family its just protocol. Thanks for everything love the videos.

The best looking 70 year old i have seen in a long time. Great speaker and you give advice from the heart. You are the real deal, a man's man cut from the old cloth. They don't make men like you anymore. Your so much like my father it's crazy.

Mr . Franzese, You are an inspiration in my life. I watched some of your content and I am a huge fan. You mentioned some good points about failure and confidence. Don't be afraid to fail. Always have confidence in myself. Find your moral compass. Thank You. You are the greatest I'm in medical school myself and it's rough but somehow someway I tend to keep going, keep pushing, because I learned that I can't give up I can't back down. If I fall, I will get back up 10x harder.

I like how so genuine and real u are not like i tell us what we need to hear not what we want to hear

The word charisma was made for Michael Franzese

I read this in your book Blood Covenant. Punching that cop I mean. Great read.

I always tell my students that they need 2 things to be successful. 1) have the courage to step out of your comfort zone and 2) when (not IF, but WHEN) you fall down, have the confidence to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, figure out what went wrong and how to correct it, and then go out and do it.

You're 100% right, the extreme push to go to university is ridiculous the past 20 years. I followed the trend, went to college broadcasting and film. Graduated and didn't really use it. Ended up rethinking things took a few night courses and now have been an HVAC mechanic for 10yrs. Was a much better decision

Awesome as always Michael. I could have used this when I was 20 and getting into bad things. Hindsight is indeed 20/20. God Bless You Brother... J. D'Urbano, RRT-Retired

I’m going into college in a few months, this video will be a great sort of guide for me, I appreciate you Mr. Franzese👏👏👏 Thank You.

it's 8:40 CST on 7/23, have an overwhelming feeling to pray for you and your family. Be blessed, I appreciate your ministry.

Michael, what you said in this video is what a lot of young men who didn't have fathers need to hear.

Pay heed! These are words of WISDOM from a WISE man!

I'm in my 50s,but still finding new mistakes to make.I honestly find this channel a comfort.You should have gone into psychotherapy.You definitely missed your calling.Keep up the good work It's not just informative, it's entertaining.All the Best.

Last day as a 20 year old tomorrow I'm going one step closer to the best man I can be ✌️