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HOW TO GET RICH

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By AYOBAMI EDEKINPublished about a year ago 5 min read
HOW TO GET RICH
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I've dedicated my entire life to figuring out how to become wealthy. I was born on may 8, 1997, to a hardworking dad who did his best to save as much money as he could. he worked from 9 to 5 every day, had a side business, and I don't even remember seeing him sleep, but no matter how hard he tried, we were never wealthy. We moved from house to house and couch to couch until we finally got our first crib. My dad discovered a government program which promised to give us one house for free if she built 100, so she put on her boots and helped build a small city. We bought our first house less than a year later, and everything was wonderful. However, after about a year, we ran out of money once more and lost the house because the math never added up. She worked her entire life, but we were still unable to pay the payments. When I was 18, I got an Xbox and I found the solution I was looking for. I'm going to go pro because this wasn't just a game; these kids were making millions. I also got my first camera and started making videos right away, without any structure or game plan, just trying to make it the best. I didn't realize it at the time, but this was the first time I was chasing something reasonable.

When I met these kids who needed a video editor for their little trickshotting Clan, they offered to pay me $20 for a video. Say less, I illegally set up a PayPal account under my mom's name and began getting paid after making a few shady edits. After I made my first hundred dollars online, everything clicked, and I vowed to myself that day that I would never work a 9 to 5 job again. This became my life's mission: get rich online or die trying.

I subsequently spent the next five years of my life attempting every possible side business, including clothing brands, sneaker resale, wedding photography, and more. None of them worked, and I graduated from high school with less money than any of my friends. I was the broke businessman. I had to start the worst year of my life at Community College because I was the failed YouTuber and the dummy with the 2.5 GPA who thought he was going to make a fortune online. I detested going to school and the fact that I had to take Business 101 after having a business. In addition, my ex cheated on me, and I started smoking marijuana daily to get through that summer.

I took $11,000 from my student loans to start a drop shipping store because I had reached my breaking point and wanted to give it one last go. Somehow, it worked; in my first month, I was earning over $1,000 per day, and by the end of that summer, I was earning over $50,000 per month. I left college, moved into an apartment with my boys, and locked myself in a gym where I read smoke run ads repeatedly. 51,000 September 72,000 October It felt like the money would never come. In November, I made $68,000 in a single month. A few months later, at age 22, I earned my first million dollars. Naturally, I went to stupid crib and La for first-class flights, five-star restaurants, and private parties.

I felt wealthy at last, but as they say, all good things must come to an end. After becoming sidetracked, everything dropped to zero in less than a year—well, less than zero—and my dropshipping business began to decline, so I tried some different things. I tried selling a course and becoming a Drop Shipping Guru, but that didn't work. I also tried becoming a vlogger like my boy DDG, but that didn't work either. I started a few more drop shipping businesses, but to my surprise, none of them worked either. I was so depressed that I even thought about giving up everything to oversee my boy's rap career. Ultimately, I decided to start a software company, but it was the final nail in the coffin.

I became distracted, and within a year, everything vanished—well, less than that—and my dropshipping business began to decline, so I tried other things. I tried selling a course and becoming a Drop Shipping Guru, but that didn't work. I also tried becoming a vlogger like my boy DDG, but that didn't work either. I started a few more drop shipping businesses, but to my surprise, none of them worked either. I was so depressed that I even thought about giving up everything to manage my boy's rap career. Ultimately, I decided to start a software company, which was the final nail in the coffin because it was ten times more expensive than anticipated, and without any revenue, things quickly went south. I'm 22 years old and addicted.

This was the lowest point of my life. I had to take a close look at myself and figure out where I went wrong, and you know what I figured it out 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 want to get rich listen carefully focus on one thing I went broke because every time I had something that worked I was looking for something better. I'm 22 years old, addicted to drugs, 3,000 miles away from my family in LA, broke my lease, sold my car, moved to my mom's couch, and started over from scratch. Drop Shipping: What kind of business was I attempting to run?

You need a legitimate business if you want to earn millions. I was living as if I had already closed the seven fig exit and never got rich because I spent everything I had. Up until that point, my journey had been an endless cycle of gaining and losing, no different than growing up with a mom like her, but now it was evident that these experiences weren't failures. Drop shipping was cool, but what I needed was to build a brand that could be sold for the big bag. My tale wasn't finished; I realized my mistakes and had one more opportunity to succeed.

I didn't depress the accelerator. Then, a few months ago, I received a text message that would change my life forever: We want to buy your company. After a few weeks of negotiating, I sold my failed software project in a multi-seven-figure deal. Once that wire hit, everything I had spent my entire life preparing for finally paid off, and I became rich for real. I turned up harder than ever on YouTube and blew past a million subscribers, which sent my software company through the roof and brought in over $200 million a month in cash.

I finally understood how much a dollar is worth. Finding what you're good at and doing it as well as you can, not for the money or the views, but just because you enjoy it, is what matters most. I got rich, bought everything I ever wanted, and traveled the world, but somehow it just left me feeling emptier than when I started. You know, the best ERA was when I was a kid doing it all for fun, making things without any agenda, learning through trial and error, and just creating for the sake of creation. I miss it. The musicians that perform in front of three or more people in local venues—not the well-known ones—are the ones who inspire me the most.

Don't give up, on my next article ill be talking about systems and what systems to adopt for success.

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