Me 3 years ago :
- 50k debts
- Criminal record
- Can’t get a normal job
- Breakup after 7 years relationship
- Kicked out of house
- Moved back to parents house
- No friends left
- Failed son
I would never become successful if all those things didn’t happen to me.
Let me explain it :
The -50k debts made me realize that I had to make a lot of money and fast. I started to think big and I started taking action immediately.
I started to do my research and I heard that @EcomMatrix & @ecomlegend which are both from my city became rich in a very short amount of time.
I know them both from childhood so I opened my old IG account and messaged them both.
They ignored me and were gatekeeping everything so after asking around I found out that they do dropshipping.
I was mad at them back then but understood them later.
I had to move fast, no time to lose.
I didn't believe in myself so I contacted my childhood best friend, a super smart guy that just finished university and showed him that there is money in this. We decided to start a business together immediately.
Unfortunately everything we tried together failed.. he came to my house at some point and said in a nice way that he wants to stop and is going to work 9-5 again with his degree.
I understood him, thinking back I would have done exactly the same if I was him.
But I was in a situation where I had to make it. There was no other option left.
Meanwhiles I tried to get a job as well but I kept getting refused by every company because of my criminal record.
So I asked my father full of shame if he can help me to get a job in the factory he is working in. He has a managing role so he gave me a job in his team. I started working full-time in shifts like 22:00 until 06:00.
When I came home I made coffee and started working on my business until dinnertime, I slept a couple hours and went back to the factory.
I was still running a unprofitable business. My situation even got worse.
I had literally lost all my motivation, I lost my mind and started punching my wall.
I was about to give up..
I remember me saying:
"Ya Allah, I can't take it anymore”
“Ya Rabbi, show me a way out”
After a while my mother knocked on my door, she brought me a cup of coffee, a sandwich and a small heart shaped paper saying “I love you”.
She looked at me and said, son I know you are in a hard situation now but I believe in you. In a couple years from now we will be speaking about nice things together.
I couldn’t look back at her. I wanted to tell her that my situation is worse than she thinks but no word came out just tears.
Tears are not paying the bills unfortunately.
I didn't believe in myself anymore but my mother did.
I manned up and started grinding again.
Everything changed, I made money through dropservicing and started dropshipping again.
Nothing failed anymore.
I was deep in the grind every single day and ended up in Dubai running 5 different businesses.
I literally reached higher levels than the people I used to look up to without realizing it.
TRUST THE PROCESS.
Allah already had a plan for me. I just had to be patient.
“And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out. And will provide for him from where he does not expect.” - Quran 65:2-3
I heard Samuel Onuha got snitched by “businesswomen” that didn’t get paid.
Now that he’s locked up, everyone suddenly has the guts to talk.
The ecom space is full of nerds who only act tough when there’s no risk.
In my eyes, the ones talking now are no different than the “businesswomen” that didn’t get paid.