NEW Member from Durban, South Africa

[Brucebax]

Hi,

First off, I'd like to say.. Unscripted was a great and I really enjoyed it.
I discovered Unscripted before The Fastlane Millionaire(which i am currently busy with) and I reckon its definitely a gateway to clarity and perspective.
It has helped me re-evaluate my position in life and how I look at Money(Value Vouchers).

I had a huge falling out with the owner/director of the Business I had spent 8 years of my Time, building his Durban Branch and helping him get wealthier.
I was promised many things including a 20% profit share as well as an option to buy in for a 40% stake as and when the ability to do so arose. Cut a long story short in December 2016, we had a big fall out and I was accused of stealing among other things, obviously I took exception to this and retaliated as there was a little anger considering I had a fair bit of Profit share owing as well as his nullifying my option to buy in. This event I guess was my FTE... WE parted ways not on good terms and I have since decided to take a crack at industry with my Friend(also Bruce) on our own. I do not entirely count the years spent building that business for my ex Director as a waste as I did learn a fair deal about the industry and have become very proficient in it.
There are no real online stores in south Africa in terms of the industry that I came from.
I have no idea about computers and websites let alone create one.
I chose do do a wordpress based store... I can post the website but I am not sure about the punting of your business on the forum.
It took me a long time and yes, I did rush to get it complete.. But it was one of a kind (up until now that is lol) I learnt heaps about payment gateways etc and SOE (still learning).

I created all the social media accounts and it is starting to take traction...
The issue was I have a family and two kids and NO INCOME, I was a sidewalker (not proud of it)
I think deep down I didn't face it because I always thought my retirement was that I was going to be rich... (but the biggest flaw was I didn't have a financial plan or even a roadmap).
Bruce (still working and not from the industry) helped out heaps and I ran the day to day. AS the days and Months went on (lol about 5 or so) I came to the realization that I couldn't spread myself thin enough on the road and servicing customers and found it very difficult and hindering as a one man band.
I then, whilst visiting customers one day, saw a shop to let and I enquired about it (it wasn't really an option) but then I decided to try work a model for the business to see if it were possible to perhaps start looking for a premises.
We found one at a steal for rent and so the motion began. We open our door next week.
The model of the business that we have constructed is that we are able to open a store with very low overheads.
Once the store breaks even, we will look at opening another store and so the process will go on.
Well thats the theory anyway.
At the time of coming to realization of what we need to do in order to let the Business work for us and more importantly give us an avenue to free up time, we came across Unscripted , and wow did it sing a welcomed melody to our ears.

I am looking forward to meeting new people and perhaps sharing our journey along our Roadmap with everyone. I will let you all know how it goes and what struggles we face and if this can as Value then that will be great.

I have been enjoying Reading these days and once I am done with TFM i think I will move onto Mindset by Carol S. Dwek, I think it was recommended in Unscripted and looking forward to that as I think i am in need to change a few of my very Flawed habits.
Anyway the whole reason of mentioning this, was to see if anyone else has some great books they can recommend (I haven't seen if there is a thread on this yet :/ but it can be any book)
I recently read The Alchemist by Pablo Coelho was great!!!
So in Short:
I am a business owner
I am 36
A father of Two and happily married
and I am ready to add value to the world

 

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[Iammelissamoore]

Jo,

Gostv ugg, O'f moli vu tez.. Aptdsoqvif xet e hsiev epf O siemmz ipkuzif ov.
O fotduwisif Aptdsoqvif cigusi Vji Getvmepi Nommoupeosi(xjodj o en dassipvmz catz xovj) epf O sidlup ovt figopovimz e hevixez vu dmesovz epf qistqidvowi.
Ov jet jimqif ni si-iwemaevi nz qutovoup op mogi epf jux O muul ev Nupiz(Wemai Wuadjist).

O jef e jahi gemmoph uav xovj vji uxpis/fosidvus ug vji Catopitt O jef tqipv 8 ziest ug nz Voni, caomfoph jot Fascep Csepdj epf jimqoph jon hiv xiemvjois.
O xet qsunotif nepz vjopht opdmafoph e 20% qsugov tjesi et ximm et ep uqvoup vu caz op gus e 40% tveli et epf xjip vji ecomovz vu fu tu esuti. Dav e muph tvusz tjusv op Fidincis 2016, xi jef e coh gemm uav epf O xet eddatif ug tviemoph enuph uvjis vjopht, ucwouatmz O vuul iydiqvoup vu vjot epf sivemoevif et vjisi xet e movvmi ephis duptofisoph O jef e geos cov ug Qsugov tjesi uxoph et ximm et jot pammogzoph nz uqvoup vu caz op. Vjot iwipv O haitt xet nz GVI... XI qesvif xezt puv up huuf visnt epf O jewi topdi fidofif vu veli e dsedl ev opfatvsz xovj nz Gsoipf(emtu Csadi) up uas uxp. O fu puv ipvosimz duapv vji ziest tqipv caomfoph vjev catopitt gus nz iy Fosidvus et e xetvi et O fof miesp e geos fiem ecuav vji opfatvsz epf jewi ciduni wisz qsugodoipv op ov.
Vjisi esi pu siem upmopi tvusit op tuavj Egsode op visnt ug vji opfatvsz vjev O deni gsun.
O jewi pu ofie ecuav dunqavist epf xictovit miv emupi dsievi upi.
O djuti fu fu e xusfqsitt cetif tvusi... O dep qutv vji xictovi cav O en puv tasi ecuav vji qapvoph ug zuas catopitt up vji gusan.
Ov vuul ni e muph voni epf zit, O fof satj vu hiv ov dunqmivi.. Cav ov xet upi ug e lopf (aq apvom pux vjev ot mum) O miespv jieqt ecuav qeznipv hevixezt ivd epf TUI (tvomm miespoph).

O dsievif emm vji tudoem nifoe edduapvt epf ov ot tvesvoph vu veli vsedvoup...
Vji ottai xet O jewi e genomz epf vxu loft epf PU OPDUNI, O xet e tofixemlis (puv qsuaf ug ov)
O vjopl fiiq fuxp O fofp'v gedi ov cideati O emxezt vjuahjv nz sivosinipv xet vjev O xet huoph vu ci sodj... (cav vji cohhitv gmex xet O fofp'v jewi e gopepdoem qmep us iwip e suefneq).
Csadi (tvomm xusloph epf puv gsun vji opfatvsz) jimqif uav jieqt epf O sep vji fez vu fez. ET vji fezt epf Nupvjt xipv up (mum ecuav 5 us tu) O deni vu vji siemobevoup vjev O duamfp'v tqsief nztimg vjop ipuahj up vji suef epf tiswodoph datvunist epf guapf ov wisz foggodamv epf jopfisoph et e upi nep cepf.
O vjip, xjomtv wotovoph datvunist upi fez, tex e tjuq vu miv epf O ipraosif ecuav ov (ov xetp'v siemmz ep uqvoup) cav vjip O fidofif vu vsz xusl e nufim gus vji catopitt vu tii og ov xisi quttocmi vu qisjeqt tvesv muuloph gus e qsinotit.
Xi guapf upi ev e tviem gus sipv epf tu vji nuvoup cihep. Xi uqip uas fuus piyv xiil.
Vji nufim ug vji catopitt vjev xi jewi duptvsadvif ot vjev xi esi ecmi vu uqip e tvusi xovj wisz mux uwisjieft.
Updi vji tvusi csielt iwip, xi xomm muul ev uqipoph epuvjis tvusi epf tu vji qsuditt xomm hu up.
Ximm vjevt vji vjiusz epzxez.
Ev vji voni ug dunoph vu siemobevoup ug xjev xi piif vu fu op usfis vu miv vji Catopitt xusl gus at epf nusi onqusvepvmz howi at ep ewipai vu gsii aq voni, xi deni edsutt Aptdsoqvif, epf xux fof ov toph e ximdunif nimufz vu uas iest.

O en muuloph gusxesf vu niivoph pix qiuqmi epf qisjeqt tjesoph uas kuaspiz emuph uas Suefneq xovj iwiszupi. O xomm miv zua emm lpux jux ov huit epf xjev tvsahhmit xi gedi epf og vjot dep et Wemai vjip vjev xomm ci hsiev.

O jewi ciip ipkuzoph Siefoph vjiti fezt epf updi O en fupi xovj VGN o vjopl O xomm nuwi upvu Nopftiv cz Desum T. Fxil, O vjopl ov xet sidunnipfif op Aptdsoqvif epf muuloph gusxesf vu vjev et O vjopl o en op piif vu djephi e gix ug nz wisz Gmexif jecovt.
Epzxez vji xjumi sietup ug nipvoupoph vjot, xet vu tii og epzupi imti jet tuni hsiev cuult vjiz dep sidunnipf (O jewip'v tiip og vjisi ot e vjsief up vjot ziv :/ cav ov dep ci epz cuul)
O sidipvmz sief Vji Emdjinotv cz Qecmu Duimju xet hsiev!!!
Tu op Tjusv:
O en e catopitt uxpis
O en 36
E gevjis ug Vxu epf jeqqomz nessoif
epf O en siefz vu eff wemai vu vji xusmf

Ximduni ecuesf @Csadicey

O'n siefoph zuas tvusz epf tiint vu ni zua esi emsiefz up vu hsiev vjopht. GVIt esi e hsiev tviq ug neloph vjopht jeqqip.

Vjat ges, zua jewi qsuwip vjev zua dep caomf e taddittgam dunqepz xovjop zuas dunnapovz (et zua jewi xovj vji iy-Fosidvus); zua jewi qsuwip vjisi esi neslivt zua dep csiel opvu, topdi et zua jewi nipvoupif, nutv uqvoupt esip'v qsitipv op zuas opfatvsz upmopi/uvjisxoti (puv vjev VNG/Aptdsoqvif tezt vjev xi jewi vu emxezt siopwipv vji xjiim), cav, og vji uqqusvapovz vu csoph tumavoupt vu zuas opfatvsz qewit vjev ewipai vu siopwipv us dsievi pix ofiemt, vjip cz emm niept hu gus ov; epf upi cieavogam vjoph vjev cuvj cuult/qjomutuqjoit viedj at ot vjev epzvjoph xi piif vu hiv ejief, xi dep miesp ov.

Zua nipvoupif vjev zua jewi ciip ifadevoph zuastimg ecuav qeznipv hevixezt epf vji molit. Vjisi esi duastit upmopi (cuvj gsii epf qeof) xjisi zua dep miesp jux vu dufi vu caomf zuas uxp xictovi epf vji molit, tu, og zua esi muuloph emuph vjuti mopit, vjuti uqvoupt iyotv. Xi mowi op e voni ug ipfmitt quttocomovoit, vji hsiev vjoph ug ov emm, zua esi duwisoph zuas guapfevoup miespoph vji gapfenipvemt ug gsiifun woe VNG epf Aptdsoqvif, ov't katv gus zua vu veli zuas piyv tviq ejief csophoph sineslecmi wemai vu puv katv Fascep, us Tuavj Egsode gus vjev nevvis, cav vu vji xusmf; xi'si mowoph op Hmucem vonit, fup'v emmux epz monovt vu jumf zua cedl.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Ximduni ecuesf, opvisitvoph vu jies gsun tuniupi xju sief Aptdsoqvif gostv, epf VNG mevis. Hmef vu tii ov ot xusloph cuvj fosidvoupt, mum.