Kiwi Frank
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- Jan 14, 2015
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Hey everyone,
I just read Millionaire Fastlane after a friend recommended it, really good book.
Bit of background on me:
I went to university and studied astrophysics and renewable energy. I ended up working as an engineer designing buildings for a few years before I finally cottoned on to the fact that it was seemingly impossible to get seriously wealthy in any job.
Pissed off one night and looking for a new career, I typed "How to get rich" into google. It came up with a review for a book by Felix Dennis. I was too stingy to buy it but I found that the local library had a copy, so I borrowed it. Suffice to say it completely changed my mindset about careers and making money.
So fast forward two or three years. I'm now fully self-employed, I own a software business that provides GPS tracking systems for managing vehicle fleets. I have customers nationwide who pay me a monthly fee to use the website. I've also got an online jewellery business - I import things from overseas, people buy stuff from my website or online auction sites. People as far away as Norway and the UK have bought my stuff.
I feel that I'm on the right track as far as passive income streams go, but I'm still only making enough money to survive. I've got some of the ingredients right, but I haven't been able to put all the components together yet to build a really scalable, successful business. I'm currently trying to set up a company to put LED lights into commercial buildings. I've got some friends on board to do sales work, we've had a positive response from all the companies we've spoken to so far.
What I've found toughest so far is that even though all the 'experts' say "don't be afraid to make mistakes, that's how you learn" it sucks when you're screwing everything constantly. Mistakes cost time and money, and it often takes a long time to figure out that you've made a mistake. It's difficult to learn entirely by trial and error, but I've never been able to find mentors to learn from. I've never really met any other entrepreneurs at the same level as me. I go to lots of networking events, and I meet lots of of the "Yeah, I want to start a business but just haven't got around to it." types of people.
It might be that I live in a small(ish) country, population 4 million. I've considered shifting to another country, although there are obvious costs involved with that and it would be tricky to move my existing businesses. I'm interested in what other people think about living in the right country, sometimes I think the markets here are too small but I could be wrong.
Anyway, I'm interested to meet other people, I've been looking for a forum like this for a long time so I'm keen to contribute!
I just read Millionaire Fastlane after a friend recommended it, really good book.
Bit of background on me:
I went to university and studied astrophysics and renewable energy. I ended up working as an engineer designing buildings for a few years before I finally cottoned on to the fact that it was seemingly impossible to get seriously wealthy in any job.
Pissed off one night and looking for a new career, I typed "How to get rich" into google. It came up with a review for a book by Felix Dennis. I was too stingy to buy it but I found that the local library had a copy, so I borrowed it. Suffice to say it completely changed my mindset about careers and making money.
So fast forward two or three years. I'm now fully self-employed, I own a software business that provides GPS tracking systems for managing vehicle fleets. I have customers nationwide who pay me a monthly fee to use the website. I've also got an online jewellery business - I import things from overseas, people buy stuff from my website or online auction sites. People as far away as Norway and the UK have bought my stuff.
I feel that I'm on the right track as far as passive income streams go, but I'm still only making enough money to survive. I've got some of the ingredients right, but I haven't been able to put all the components together yet to build a really scalable, successful business. I'm currently trying to set up a company to put LED lights into commercial buildings. I've got some friends on board to do sales work, we've had a positive response from all the companies we've spoken to so far.
What I've found toughest so far is that even though all the 'experts' say "don't be afraid to make mistakes, that's how you learn" it sucks when you're screwing everything constantly. Mistakes cost time and money, and it often takes a long time to figure out that you've made a mistake. It's difficult to learn entirely by trial and error, but I've never been able to find mentors to learn from. I've never really met any other entrepreneurs at the same level as me. I go to lots of networking events, and I meet lots of of the "Yeah, I want to start a business but just haven't got around to it." types of people.
It might be that I live in a small(ish) country, population 4 million. I've considered shifting to another country, although there are obvious costs involved with that and it would be tricky to move my existing businesses. I'm interested in what other people think about living in the right country, sometimes I think the markets here are too small but I could be wrong.
Anyway, I'm interested to meet other people, I've been looking for a forum like this for a long time so I'm keen to contribute!
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