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It started with an older customer calling me and saying she wanted some trees. I replied with the usual, “come out to the nursery and we can pick some out

together” She responded with “I’m 81 years old, do you still want me to come out and

walk around with you?” I laughed a little bit and set up an

appointment to meet her at her house.

Usually when I go into a home they greet me by my first name and act as though we’ve known each other for

years but we’ve never met. This time was no different but the person on the

other side was a very special lady.

The 81 year old woman was a shrewd business person. Over

the past 50 years she had owned and run 5 different businesses

and had made quite a bit of money. She told me she wasn’t afraid to spend it now because

she had earned it, and she certainly had. At 81, she still had

some great business ideas.In my short 30minute

conversation, here were 10 things that she said about business that would apply to ANY business, and relates very well to domaining as

well.[domaining = buying, selling & developing]

There’s only one person that if they don’t believe should make you think twice and

that’s your spouse. She said women back in the 50 s and ′

60 s, women were not usually ′business owners and she took a little heat. Her husband told here to “do whatever the hell

you want” and she did, opening a feed shop and a

local grocery.

1.  You have to believe in what you are doing whether any one else

does or not.

Building a business takes time. When I talked about a new business we opened last

year she replied with something to the affect. “You can tell if a business is going

to bust within months but you don’t know if it’s a success for

years”

2. You have to have patience.

She sold all her businesses but always

kept the land and rented it to the

businesses.

3. When you sell, try and keep a

piece.

Her accountant said she was spending too much money on her kids and

grand kids. She told him that’s why she made the money, to

spend it.

4. Have fun spending your money.

The only reason she closed The only reason she closed her last business is she her last business is she

wanted to start spending wanted to start spending more time with her more time with her

grandkids. It came across grandkids. It came across that she loved making that she loved making

money and she enjoyed money and she enjoyed the long hours (she even the long hours (she even misses it) but your body misses it) but your body

can only work 12 hour days can only work 12 hour days so long.so long.

5. It takes LONG hours to get your

own business going.

““If you do a good job, If you do a good job, they’ll find you”.  She they’ll find you”.  She

bought lots of land right bought lots of land right outside town and now that outside town and now that land is worth a fortune.  land is worth a fortune.  Meanwhile, she was still Meanwhile, she was still making money on much making money on much less valuable land for all less valuable land for all

those years.  I compare it to those years.  I compare it to buying a dot net and setting buying a dot net and setting

up a great site.up a great site.

6. Sometimes it’s a better idea to buy land and let the

town come to you.

She said her and her husband never missed card night. They

even built a cabin with no phones just so they could play

cards with their friends without anyone bothering them. She

said she figured that if the business couldn’t run itself for

an evening without her, she didn’t have the right

employees.

7. Take time to get away and enjoy life

and don’t worry about the business. 

It’s something my family has It’s something my family has always told me and she always told me and she

emphasized it once again. She emphasized it once again. She says she sold when it was high says she sold when it was high and bought more when it was and bought more when it was

low but she said the exact low but she said the exact words of my grandpa. “God words of my grandpa. “God makes more people but he makes more people but he doesn’t make more land” doesn’t make more land”

8. Land is the best investment you can

make.

I asked her what she thought about the I asked her what she thought about the Internet and she told me that she uses Internet and she told me that she uses it to find cheap plane tickets, email and it to find cheap plane tickets, email and

that’s about it. that’s about it. I do notice that her generation would I do notice that her generation would

much rather see a smile, shake a hand much rather see a smile, shake a hand and do business face to face and in and do business face to face and in

many ways I agree. The Internet can many ways I agree. The Internet can be a big scary place. I stayed away be a big scary place. I stayed away

from the story about me getting from the story about me getting scammed out of $500 last week so I scammed out of $500 last week so I

didn’t frighten her any more.didn’t frighten her any more.

9. The older generation doesn’t

“trust” the Internet. 

There is invaluable information in There is invaluable information in people that have been where people that have been where

you’re heading. It may be a you’re heading. It may be a different business, a different different business, a different

time but when it all comes down time but when it all comes down to it. It’s all the same just a little to it. It’s all the same just a little

different.different.

10. There is a lot to be learned from those that have

walked the walk. 

Click this site and Click this site and learn how learn how Gurbaksh

Chahal became a Millionaire at the ripe

age of 18years.

http://gopak.co.cc/world-2/gurbaksh-chahal-millionaire-at-18/

Oh Yes, there is a lot to be learned from those that have

walked the walk, this guy is one living example.