Thisisthestoryofhow I wentfrom a smallEnglishtowntotherollinghillsofSanFranciscoandthebustlingcityofShanghai, China, includingallthechallenges I facedalongtheway.
I wastall, skinny, and I hadgingerhairand I wasbroke, unfortunately, but I knew I wantedtomakemymarkontheworldandtherewasnoway I coulddothatsittinginlessons, learningaboutthings I wasn't interestedin.
Kickstartingpassiveincomeiscertainlynotaneasythingtodo, buttheideaisthatyoucandosomethingonce, likesettingup a businessorinvestingsomemoneyandthenearnfromitevenwhenyou'renotworking.
Ofcourse, thisrequiressomemaintenance, butinmyopinion, it's a betterwaytomakemoneythanworking a ninetofivejobifyouwanttobesuccessfulwhenyou'reyounger, asyourtimeislimitedandthereforeyourincomeiscapped.
Sowithoutanyhesitation, I closedthedealonModelWorld, therightstothenameandalltheproductstheyhad.
そこで私は何のためらいもなく、モデルワールドの名前と全商品の権利を契約した。
Itwasfinallymine.
ついに私のものになった。
I knewthehardworkwasyettocome, butitwasmine.
大変なのはこれからだとわかっていたが、それは私のものだった。
Thefirstday I openedtheshop, I had a sleepingbagbehindthecounterbecause I knewif I didn't makeenoughmoneythatday, I'd besleepingtherebecause I certainlydidn't haveenoughgastodrivethecarhome.
Whilelotsofpeoplesawtheinternetastheproblem, I alsosawitasthesolutionasitgavemetheabilitytoreachfarmorepeoplethan I evercouldbefore, evenwhile I wassleeping.
多くの人々がインターネットを問題視する一方で、私はインターネットを解決策だとも考えていた。
Soinsteadoffocusingmyeffortsonbuildingmoreshops, I decidedtocreate a bigcentrallocationcompletewithwarehouses, whichcouldbeusedtoservecustomersallovertheworldinsteadofjustinmylocalarea.
Mypassiveincomestreamshasalwaysbeen B2C, meaning I soldfrommybusinesstomycustomers, but I hadalwayshadtheideaofstarting a businessthatsoldtootherbusinesses, whichwillcreateanentirelydifferentincomesource.