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From my book.....
Environment
“Emptiness is the starting point. In order to taste my cup of water, you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all of your preconceived and fixed ideas to neutral. Do you know why this cup is useful? Because it is empty.”
-Bruce Lee
Project Scottsdale
The view of our balcony was a clear view of what would surpass any high end beach resort: Palm trees, year-round sunshine, a pool with a waterfall, an outdoor clubhouse with a bar and big screen TV, cabanas, and a volleyball court all directly below our third story balcony view.
Our apartment had golf carts that picked us up and took us to some of the most luxurious nightclubs of Scottsdale, Arizona. Still being in the 80s in November, taxi cabs weren’t needed.
If you haven’t been to Scottsdale, it is a hidden gem in the middle of the desert. Hollywood style nightclubs, upscale dining, exotic cars a common sight, and high end living, at the fraction of the cost.
If you wanted to be surrounded by success, you couldn’t ask for a better place.
A six month lease for this luxury living in a three bedroom condo was $1,500 per month, split between myself and two other aspiring entrepreneurs.
While this type of living might sound like the end of my journey, it was far from it. With total living expenses being just above $1,000 per month, it was only the beginning of our ascent.
Six months of building our online businesses, going out to nightclubs, attaining the wisdom of millionaires, and expanding our network was the goal.
How much can we grow in just under six months?
We named our place Project Scottsdale after reading the book The Game by Neil Strauss. Him, and a group of pickup artists rented a place together years ago and they called it Project Hollywood. That experience turned him and his roommates into some of the best pickup artists in the world.
With our goal of becoming some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world, and also surrounding ourselves with success, we found Project Scottsdale to be a fitting name.
Six Months of Success
Contrary to the views from our apartment being a paradise, the inside was far from it. By traditional standards at least...
·Where most people had couches, we put our computer desks to do work.
·Instead of putting up a television to watch, we had a classroom-sized dry erase board on the wall.
·The only television in the entire apartment was not for entertainment. It was hooked up to my laptop as a second monitor to do work on.
·Between the three of us, we had 16 computer screens, three laptops, two tablets, and three computers.
The condo was filled with books, camera equipment for recording online training courses, and only things that would support us with reaching our goal. The people we networked with were a mix of positive-energy social people, millionaires, and others like us pushing full steam ahead on their personal journey to success.
A couple of times, one of our millionaire mentors flew into the city for business and stayed with us for a couple nights at a time. He gave us guidance when we were facing failure, helped us navigate obstacles, and overall gave us a kick in the rear to stop procrastinating and make something of our lives.
And then things started to take off.
By the end of the first month living together, one of my roommates made $12,000 in sales from his online business and was able to quit his 9-5 job, achieving our goals of financial independence.
It’s one thing to read stories of people making lots of money and being very successful, but seeing someone else in my shoes rise up from where I am in life really allowed me to realize that this type of success is possible for any of us.
Not even a month earlier, we used to send each other pictures of Ferraris, talk about the girls we were dating, and dreaming of one day making it ourselves. By the end of the second month, he is now raking in more money in one month than I did in my entire year at my day job.
If he can do it, so can I.
In December alone, he did $45,000 in sales. My other roommate made $20,000 in the first week after releasing a course he created. Inspired and motivated by seeing other normal people, just like myself, get results like this, I began working away to catch up.
By January, the app I created surpassed 60,000 downloads.
After two years of dreaming and feeling stuck, it was Project Scottsdale that brought us together and set us free.
The work done in these six months resulted in over $300,000 in revenue, 925,000 app downloads, and the belief…no… the knowing that it has always been possible for all of us.
When the six months of upscale Scottsdale living, and business growth were over, we parted ways. My two roommates moved to Albuquerque New Mexico to continue their mentorship from one of the millionaires that has helped us on our journey, and I left my corporate job to live in Boulder, Colorado for the remainder of the year, living out my dream of making passive income and enjoying life.
…but that’s not where it all started.
The thing that changed us was when we finally chose to let go of the old, and finally make room for the new.
All too often people try to hold on to what was, while trying to bring in what will be…
It doesn’t work like that. We left our old environment behind, and took that leap into the new...into the unknown.
Every journey to greatness, including ours, begins in a very different place...
Environment
“Emptiness is the starting point. In order to taste my cup of water, you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all of your preconceived and fixed ideas to neutral. Do you know why this cup is useful? Because it is empty.”
-Bruce Lee
Project Scottsdale
The view of our balcony was a clear view of what would surpass any high end beach resort: Palm trees, year-round sunshine, a pool with a waterfall, an outdoor clubhouse with a bar and big screen TV, cabanas, and a volleyball court all directly below our third story balcony view.
Our apartment had golf carts that picked us up and took us to some of the most luxurious nightclubs of Scottsdale, Arizona. Still being in the 80s in November, taxi cabs weren’t needed.
If you haven’t been to Scottsdale, it is a hidden gem in the middle of the desert. Hollywood style nightclubs, upscale dining, exotic cars a common sight, and high end living, at the fraction of the cost.
If you wanted to be surrounded by success, you couldn’t ask for a better place.
A six month lease for this luxury living in a three bedroom condo was $1,500 per month, split between myself and two other aspiring entrepreneurs.
While this type of living might sound like the end of my journey, it was far from it. With total living expenses being just above $1,000 per month, it was only the beginning of our ascent.
Six months of building our online businesses, going out to nightclubs, attaining the wisdom of millionaires, and expanding our network was the goal.
How much can we grow in just under six months?
We named our place Project Scottsdale after reading the book The Game by Neil Strauss. Him, and a group of pickup artists rented a place together years ago and they called it Project Hollywood. That experience turned him and his roommates into some of the best pickup artists in the world.
With our goal of becoming some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world, and also surrounding ourselves with success, we found Project Scottsdale to be a fitting name.
Six Months of Success
Contrary to the views from our apartment being a paradise, the inside was far from it. By traditional standards at least...
·Where most people had couches, we put our computer desks to do work.
·Instead of putting up a television to watch, we had a classroom-sized dry erase board on the wall.
·The only television in the entire apartment was not for entertainment. It was hooked up to my laptop as a second monitor to do work on.
·Between the three of us, we had 16 computer screens, three laptops, two tablets, and three computers.
The condo was filled with books, camera equipment for recording online training courses, and only things that would support us with reaching our goal. The people we networked with were a mix of positive-energy social people, millionaires, and others like us pushing full steam ahead on their personal journey to success.
A couple of times, one of our millionaire mentors flew into the city for business and stayed with us for a couple nights at a time. He gave us guidance when we were facing failure, helped us navigate obstacles, and overall gave us a kick in the rear to stop procrastinating and make something of our lives.
And then things started to take off.
By the end of the first month living together, one of my roommates made $12,000 in sales from his online business and was able to quit his 9-5 job, achieving our goals of financial independence.
It’s one thing to read stories of people making lots of money and being very successful, but seeing someone else in my shoes rise up from where I am in life really allowed me to realize that this type of success is possible for any of us.
Not even a month earlier, we used to send each other pictures of Ferraris, talk about the girls we were dating, and dreaming of one day making it ourselves. By the end of the second month, he is now raking in more money in one month than I did in my entire year at my day job.
If he can do it, so can I.
In December alone, he did $45,000 in sales. My other roommate made $20,000 in the first week after releasing a course he created. Inspired and motivated by seeing other normal people, just like myself, get results like this, I began working away to catch up.
By January, the app I created surpassed 60,000 downloads.
After two years of dreaming and feeling stuck, it was Project Scottsdale that brought us together and set us free.
The work done in these six months resulted in over $300,000 in revenue, 925,000 app downloads, and the belief…no… the knowing that it has always been possible for all of us.
When the six months of upscale Scottsdale living, and business growth were over, we parted ways. My two roommates moved to Albuquerque New Mexico to continue their mentorship from one of the millionaires that has helped us on our journey, and I left my corporate job to live in Boulder, Colorado for the remainder of the year, living out my dream of making passive income and enjoying life.
…but that’s not where it all started.
The thing that changed us was when we finally chose to let go of the old, and finally make room for the new.
All too often people try to hold on to what was, while trying to bring in what will be…
It doesn’t work like that. We left our old environment behind, and took that leap into the new...into the unknown.
Every journey to greatness, including ours, begins in a very different place...