Aug 28

Inspirational success stories - Part 1

Posted in: Business, Inspiring you, money making ideas

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Ever wanted to start your own business but never went ahead due to lack of inspiration? You are in the right place. At the end of this “business success stories” series, not only you will be inspired to start your own business, I will cover every little detail on how you can start it, and will even go to the extent of giving you new and innovative ideas which you can eventually turn in to a profitable business.

Lot of people gives the excuse of lack of capital as their major reason for not starting their own business. Do you consider $700 in cash and an old pick-up truck is enough to start a $100 million worth business? That is all Brian Scudamore had when he started his summer job back in 1989. See how far you can go with innovative ideas. His job is cleaning up junk. Do not laugh; his business is now spread over 4 countries and in 100 cities with an estimate value of 100 million. With the aim of becoming the Fedex of junk removal, this young Entrepreneur is setting standards for all other established ventures.

He dropped out of college with only one year left to become a full time junk man. With limited capital, but equipped with abundance of dedication and a clear firm vision, he started out his business ““The Rubbish Boys” with the slogan “We’ll Stash Your Trash in a Flash!”. Today it has become a successful international company and goes by the name 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

How Brian pulled this thing off? His business model is unique. There are no major competitors as most companies are not interested in junk removal as their business model.

And all his marketing is in the business name it self. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Is printed on his shiny trucks and they act as mobile billboards. The name itself is responsible for 90 % of his sales.

This is one thing you should pay attention to when deciding your business name. When people see these trucks on road, they know what this is all about. And there is no need to remember the company name and their phone number separately. Just the image of truck in your memory will prompt you to call that number when you are in need of removing your garbage. More calls mean more business to the company. More business means more trucks. More trucks mean more business again. This cycle keeps on going and breaking Brian’s bank account records almost daily.

We live in year 2008. That does not mean we have to follow all the new business rules and theories to become successful. In fact, most of the successful business owners are not even aware of business theories. In this Era most companies tend to recruit people on contract basis or out source all the work. But Brian hires people. Make them part of the company. A classic business model which is still successful. This makes employees work as a family.

And like most traditional companies they maintain their own company culture. They call their head office “Junktion”. Call their email “junk mail”. And most importantly they do all their business operations solely out of cash flow. Which is very rare in today’s business world. All these concepts has helped “1-800-GOT-JUNK?” to come to the status where they are now.

This business did not start with a huge capital. No one believed there will be enough business to sustain in the long run. Not even Brian’s father. This is of course a simple business. Their recipe for success is simple. This proves that you do not have to do outrageous things to become successful. You do not have to have huge amount of capital. Clear vision and the belief in yourself can take you to the sky limits.

You might have a brilliant idea for a new business .But the idea itself will not improve your bank account. But the actions will. Brian came up with the new business idea of “cleaning up junk”. I bet your business idea is better than that. Brian’s idea made him $100 million richer.Only God knows how much you are going to make. But if you sit here and do nothing, even I can tell you how much you are going to make. And that number is not pretty at all.

I am finding it difficult to update my blog everyday as I am bit busy with my offline business. I have been doing major price cut downs as people do not have much money in their hands these days. Did you notice that shop owners are more nice to you lately. They seem really happy to see you walking in to their shops? Same story here in Sri Lanka too :-)

I will get back to you with part 2 of this “business success stories” series in the next couple of days. If you want to get them as soon as I hit the publish button, Please do subscribe to our spam free email updates.

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Jun 25

A life changing Blog post ! Don’t read this if you are a loser !!!

Posted in: Money

Everyday I meet people who want to make it in their lives.

Everyone wants to be Rich , Successful , and live happily ever after , but don’t know where to start.This post is dedicated to all the young and energetic creatures who want to become winners. And before going any further I must tell you Why you should listen to me.

I consider myself successful. Without getting a cent from my parents ,at the age of 23 I am running a business which gives me a net profit of RS150,000 - Rs200,000 every month. And I managed to start it with only Rs 18000/= in my bank account and I know if I quit university studies right now , My Net income will boost by at least 300% . Even if you do better than me, It is worth reading the post below since it will definitely boost your morale and you will end up earning more than you are earning right now.

Let’s face it. You will not become rich by doing a job. Yes, it is much secure. Yes, it has benefits .Yes, Everyone in their life should do a job at least once . And yes, There is a slight chance that you will do okay by the end of your career. But the only way your bank account gets filthy fat is when you giving other people jobs. When you ARE the BOSS the opportunities are Endless!!!

Most people don’t want to be winners.
I know that sounds absolutely stupid but people are so obsessed with the idea of staying in their comfort zone, (Doing the job. ) winning isn’t really an option.

Psychologists say that the strongest human trigger is survival. People want to survive, as soon as someone comes along and offers them an opportunity to leave their comfort zone they clam up and make a million excuses.
I want you to immediately commit to winning. Most people in life are losers. Face it.

Most of people absolutely hate working for the other people, and dream of running their own business and becoming financially independent.

Unfortunately they never get around to that point. They are far to busy dreaming about success… to actually put in the necessary steps to winning.

That’s why you need to declare right now.
I’m going to build my business… Whether I have to stay up to 2am everyday… I WILL do anything ethical to get there!”

Seriously remember that, and say it over and over again in your mind.

Heck, stick the damn thing on your computer screen or on your fridge.

I want you to see it everyday. Constantly saying it and being reminded of your commitment will help you achieve it.

From a very early age we had people poison us with their restrictive thinking.

“Oh you’ll never be a doctor, we’re simple farmers… don’t get your hopes up.”

“You? Going to start a business and become a millionaire. Ha…Ha…Ha. Stick to your day job buddy”.

Then after a while we begin to wonder whether we deserve success. Why do I deserve to be making RS 100,000 a month? I’m just me.

Damn it. You deserve success if you’re willing to work your butt off to get it.

Listen most people are losers. Stay away from people who put you down, they are negative influences in your life.

Those putting you down are just looking for a way for them to feel okay about themselves and their boring and average lives.

In fact if you don’t have anyone you know who will be excited and optimistic about your upcoming life as an Entrepreneur. Don’t mention it to anyone.

Seriously the last thing you need is someone playing Devils Advocate.

You need to surround yourself by Winners

This is the exact opposite. Seriously go and find some people who are already successful and introduce yourself.

Join my goddamn blog and befriend with me :-).

Like I mentioned before you want to stay away from the cynical “ground based” losers who ain’t going anywhere fast.

Don’t Dream… Imagine…

Alright I know this sounds like B.S. But Envisioning Success before it happens is PROVEN to give you the motivation to succeed.

You see I want you to imagine what your dream life would look like when your business is successful.

Imagine the car you’re going to drive.

Your house.

Your Friends and the people you’ll hang out with.

What you’ll do with your spare time.

And what’s more I want you to write it all down. When you write things down they become 10x more powerful. I’ve heard this called the “Law of Paper”.

Write down everything you ever wanted. Keep adding to this list, if you ever see anything you want… Write it down!

And whenever you get in a difficult spot in your business you’ll get the instant motivation you need to achieve success.

Do it, it works.

Setting Goals. (This is not your CIMA lesson )

This is important. This challenge is about building a Rs 100,000 a month business in just 90 days. That’s a realistic goal.

However that shouldn’t be the end of your business.

No way! Staying at that income level would just mean you were stuck in your comfort zone again, and we both know that’s a BIG no-no for success.

Set goals of what you want your business to look like after 4 months… 6 months etc…

Get Serious

Listen, the next 90 days won’t always be fun. But business isn’t always fun. It’s often long and hard work. That’s why you need to get serious.

Most people I run into trying to make money and doing it for the “entertainment value”.

Dreaming about making money is just something they do in their lunch breaks and weekends. But if Prison Break comes on… Wow, forget internet marketing… There’s more important things in life.

Well listen, if you’re not willing to skip television and start burning the midnight oil… perhaps you should consider setting up a lemonade store or delivering pizza.

Most people spend way to much time complaining. Way too much time checking their emails. Way to much time on face book and swaying from one porn site to another porn site.

It’s time to Get Serious people.
We’re building a business here, it’s not a game. Get serious or go and wear a dress.
Only the strongest and most serious will survive.

Boast your Confidence and Self Esteem

Having High Self Esteem is about being comfortable about who you are.

No matter what you look like, whatever your sexuality, whatever your race or whatever your social class.

This is important because insecure people usually make bad decisions, at the best!

And I mean at the best, because the majority of the time they’re too insecure to make a choice.

I once saw a metaphorical story on internet about a man who wanted to change the world, but died a stranger.

On his death bed he said,

“Since I was a young boy I wanted to change the world, first I tried to convince the country… Nobody listened.

Then I tried to Change my City… The same happened… Then finally as age caught on I tried to change my family. Now on my death bed I realized my mistake.

If I had of changed myself from the inside, maybe I could have changed my family and with their help… the City… And with that support the Country.”

I’ve no idea were I heard that, but the point it still as clear as pure water. You need to work on yourself first before you can motivate anyone else.

Without believing in yourself, you will never be able to convince anyone to buy your products, joint venture with you, lend you money or anything else!

One of the most powerful ways to gain confidence is to know that what you are doing is improving the world.

You must honestly feel good about what you’re selling, don’t ever sell anything your ashamed of.

You could probably make a ton of money lying to your market, but eventually you’ll grow to hate yourself. And you’ll be just a shell of your former.

Also whenever you get down about something remember. Your special, nobody else is like you. You have something unique to offer to the world even if you don’t know it.

Another thing that’s proven to build self-confidence is silently repeating “I like myself” over and over. Try it; you won’t believe how much it works. You all have the ability to do something.You all should be winners. START NOW !!! There are endless business opportunities available for you to grab. When you make it and if you come back and share your story here , May be in 3 months, May be in 6 months, May be in 2 years ,I ll be the happiest creature in the world. Cheers to all your Success.

This post is getting longer and longer .So I think I should stop for today. But if you encourage me I will go even further with some business ideas I have in mind and will post in my blog. May be some readers here can get together and start developing the ideas to real work.But only if you encourage me to do so by participating in the comment section below.If you like this post, bookmark my blog if you haven’t already done so. It will worth it. I guarantee.

I warmly invite you to join my community.

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