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stevemcconnell

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Dec 30, 2006

Date Joined

Dec 30, 2006

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Who I am and What I do
G'day! and welcome to my 100 day challenge video log. I grew up with the old story of get a good education, get a good job and you will be set for life, I had all that from the age of 18 and some 20 odd years later I found myself out of work, in another country, with a young family to support. Being the sole wage earner let me tell I was devasted and the pressure was overwhelming at times.

I found out through the school of hard knocks that I was lied to, that everything I was taught was meaningless. I had just learned a tough lesson, that the only way to achieve financial independence had nothing to do with working for someone else. Frankly I got angry and I made a promise to myself that I was going to find a better way to bring to my family the lifestyle they deserved and never ever put them in that position again.

Since that time I turned to Network Marketing as the vehicle to achieve the financial success I was after. I had to learn, albeit the hard way how to tell the scams from the legitimate oppourtunities but beyond that I was searching to learn from those who already possesed the knowledge and experience I was seeking.

I can't tell you how many late nights I would spend cold calling people trying to pitch them on something or other and I was becoming burned out and a little jaded with continuously cold calling strangers and receiving rejection on a grand scale. I felt this was the price I had to pay to become successful but I was starting to dread it worse than my day job. Even through all that and the skeptism and ridicule of my friends and family I kept on, I knew there had to be a better way and I was determined to succeed. After all what was my plan B , go back to working for a living, never!

My favorite books...
Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill ( the audio book version )

Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki

Succeed and Grow Rich Through Persuasion - Napoleon Hill

My favorite quote...
You don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going -- Joe Schroeder

What I like to do for fun...
Family time is important to me and is the driving force behind my pursuit of success in this industry. So I love spending time with my wife Wendy, and our kids Kris, and Kayla.

Age

Hometown

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Country

United States

Occupation

Entrepreneur

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