Originally Posted by
gdmoore28
No, this is not an advert for some get rich at home scheme. It's prompted by one of our drumming brothers here who is experiencing severe financial problems right now, and everybody has been giving him great support. I've been there, too, totally broke with a family, and digging out is hard, hard work.
But that thread made me think - what if I got into that situation again? How would I make extra money to pay off my debts? And it made me think of the example of a young friend of ours who took this problem head on. We live in a VERY small southern town, so jobs are almost non-existent. So this young, uneducated man began asking neighbors to mow their yards - yards so small that the established mowers would not mow them. Over one summer he had to hire four people to help him keep up with the demand.
But winter came, and the yard mowing disappeared. He began to ask local banks and businesses to do errands and jobs that nobody else would do. From cleaning storage buildings, to clearing foreclosed properties, to painting storefronts, to moving their personnel to new locations, even taking important documents to the next town. Anything. He would find a way to get the job done, regardless.
And he never hesitated to charge well for his services, totaling his expenses and doubling or quadrupling his costs as his fees. And nobody complained. They were willing to pay very well for the privilege of asking that something be done, and then being secure that the job would be done correctly every time. In other words, he was strictly honest, and utterly dependable.
Last year, after fifteen years of being a "go-fer," this young man told me that he just deposited his first million dollars. He has a crew of fourteen employees, a fleet of twenty trucks, and tons of trailers and other gear. And he and his family live a very solid middle class life.
And his business in this small town? He tells me he could easily double his crew if he could only find somebody he could depend on.
I tell this story as a beacon of hope for anybody who needs a way up. No education needed - just a huge dose of self confidence, go-to attitude, honesty, and complete dependability.
GeeDeeEmm
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