Success Stories
August’s ‘Life on the Fast Track’ Success Story
After years of self employment and experiencing the stress and long hours that can come with this path, I needed a change. So, for the past seven years I’ve been doing heavy industrial construction as a union member. I joined the union because the benefits were good, the pay was great and the pension looked better than anything I’d seen. During this time I married a long time friend and we had three beautiful children – all this while I was living in camps and the homes of strangers in Fort McMurray.
About three years ago, I came to the realization that this job also held a bleak future that clearly fell short of my dreams. Then one fateful day a gentleman attended one of our safety meetings and shared the human decision making process with us. It was all very scientific and heavily backed by studies, but the one thing he said that hit home was, “Your best thinking has got you where you are today!” I’ve always considered myself to be a great thinker, so after hearing this I was disheartened with where I’d put myself in life, and thus began my search for a way out!
Change must have been in the air because my parents were also trying some new things. They attended a Fast Track to Cash Flow seminar where they met and spoke with Darren Weeks. They purchased some Rich Dad books and tools and when I was scheduled to leave for Fort McMurray they handed me the books to read.
I read Rich Dad Poor Dad in three days and Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing in four days. I was so blown away by the content that I badgered my parents about the seminar they attended and immediately signed up for the weekend event. After that I signed up for an evening introduction to Fast Track seminar as well.
After reading the books and finding a community of like-minded thinkers, my wife and I decided to take the leap and face our fears head-on with the goal of living a life built upon our dreams.
A friend and I had an import car magazine idea that had been brewing. In fact, it had been worked on by others, but nobody wanted to take on the project or fund it because it was very time consuming and expensive. My wife and I worked on the numbers, looked at the steep learning curve ahead and decided it would be better to do the magazine than live a life of fear and unfulfilled dreams.
We’re now on our third issue and revenue is starting to roll in. Although we’d never created a magazine before, it was a smash hit right from the first issue. The second issue was grabbed up within the first week of distribution and even after printing more copies; it left many crying readers without a magazine.
The magazine is called Import Only and our website is www.importonly.com. It’s a magazine for import car lovers and enthusiasts; and, we’ve been told by pros in the business that the layout is one of the best and classiest they’ve ever seen. The magazine is a first on many levels. It’s the only high-end car magazine in Canada, the only high-end import car magazine in all of North America, the only import car magazine in Alberta, the only car magazine in Edmonton and Calgary and it’s the first business I’ve created using the BI triangle as a framework (and the first business I’ve started with the B quadrant in mind from the start).
I couldn’t have achieved this without the support of the Fast Track community, Darren and his team’s consistently uplifting events. These events not only educate and bring like-minded people together, but they also create an atmosphere that helps people through the sometimes challenging learning process with support and enthusiasm. I’ve met and spoken with Darren and many Fast Track attendees and I’m always learning. Everyone who attends these events has very good bits of advice to offer, which makes them an excellent starting point for anyone interested in true personal growth and breaking free from the Rat Race.
I’ve come to understand that it’s not really about attaining the actual goal since this is just a marker on the path to continual learning. When you reach that goal you once thought was unattainable, it provides you with valuable insights into how much more you can and need to learn – and how much you need to help others. The magazine is just a magazine; it’s really about how much more life I have open to me now. Anything is within the realm of possibility and now I would like to help others on their journey towards something more.
Thank you to the Fast Track team for continuing to help me on my journey and to Darren for taking the first step on his path to helping others and teaching how valuable free can be – it’s truly priceless.
Sincerely,
Ryan Ossevorth
www.importonly.com
P.S. For all those who have read this, get out there and do it. Act now! You can think and dream all you want, but it’s what you DO that defines you!
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“CASHFLOW® Technologies, Inc., and Rich Dad's office would like to personally thank Darren for his hard work and dedication in promoting the mission of the Rich Dad Organization... ‘To Elevate The Financial Well-Being of Humanity’.”
The Rich Dad Team
Fast Track To Cash Flow is one of the most genuine educational and networking events I have ever attended. The very nature of this event brings together like-minded individuals in pursuit of increasing their wealth intelligence and ultimately their passive income. Darren Weeks inspired me to take immediate action which is truly a remarkable gift when you think about it. I developed a marketing strategy to keep my network in touch with me. I attracted 20 joint venture investors two weeks after the program when I started applying myself to networking. I am experiencing the possibilities and opportunities now that I am taking ACTION.
July Ono
“Before incorporating the Rich Dad® Poor Dad philosophies, I was an employee attempting to become a sophisticated investor. Despite my best efforts, I was unable to break free from the 'paycheck to paycheck' reality that many of us face. After attending my first Fast Track to Cash Flow Event (FTTCF), I saw the need to understand the fundamentals of business building. This is one of the many lessons I learned from listening to Robert Kiyosaki's teachings. Because of Darren Weeks and the entire FTTCF organization's effort, I will be in a position to leave my full time job in the first half of 2004. I would highly recommend to everyone who wants to take control of their financial future to attend one of these amazing events and experience firsthand the importance of playing 'Cash Flow 101'.”
Joe Iannuzzi
“When I first attended the Fast Track to Cash Flow event, I was probably the biggest skeptic of everyone. I thought Akash was insane for making me get up at 6:30 on a Saturday morning (I live quite a distance out of Vancouver) and spend my whole day there. If you remember, when we all introduced ourselves, I did say that the only reason I was there was because 'Akash made me come.'
But during the seminar, I can say that my outlook on the financial aspect of my life had totally changed. I used to horde all of my cash in low-interest term deposits but now my mind is totally focused on building a real estate portfolio and retiring off the income that will be earned. I still haven't bought my first property yet, but have looked at quite a few and made a few offers.....my goal is to buy my first unit by the end of September and hopefully add another property to that by September of next year. I haven't yet found 'the deal' but am looking all the time.
Take care, and thanks for the inspiration!!”
Meena Chima
“Previously to attending a Fast Track to Cash Flow event in Vancouver I was in the “book learning” phase in my life. After attending one of Darren's events signaled myself it was time to take ACTION and learn from those actions instead of just reading. One of the primary benefits received from this event was a Canadian perspective. His content and speakers are local professionals that know how the Canadian environment works.”
“Within 1 month, after attending my first event, I used one of the Fast Track's Real Estate advisors to help me buy my first revenue property in Edmonton. Since that time I have met an entire new group of “like minded” individuals all moving in the same direction. One of my core beliefs is EDUCATION and ACTION are 2 of the most important fundamentals needed to achieve your dreams. These 2 fundamentals are both supplied in Darren's Fast Tracks To Cash Flow Events.”
Thanks
Russell Westcott
Burnaby, BC
“Darren keeps you on your toes with his stories, motivational ideas, and easy-to-understand way of initiating the potential real estate investor in all of us. The seminar feeds you with countless tidbits of useful information that will make you hungry for more. You won't want the learning to end, and it doesn't have to, because Darren points you to enough resources to keep you going all the way to your first million. ”
Kalvin Mizzi
“Having attended Darren's Fast Track to Cash Flow event, I was amazed at what people learned from playing the CASHFLOW® game and working through the exercises Darren had us do. As a financial planner who has seen countless of financial workshops and seminars, I have yet to see a 1-day course have such an effect on people as this one had. Darren is a fantastic facilitator and great speaker. Drag yourself and your friends and family to this event!”
Gavin Radzick
Certified Financial Planner
Apex Financial Consulting
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