This morning i received an interesting question from one of my followers/friends on twitter, a single parent of two based in the US. After thanking me for the continuous motivational and inspirational quotes I post on twitter & FB, she wanted to know my Avenues to Wealth story.
Hence I decided to give you a peek of who the person behind the persona of Vuyisile S. Khumalo also passionately refered to as Sbu, KHUMAVU Consulting Services, Avenues to Wealth distributor & since recently the Vuvisto blog (the latter was actually inspired by a facebook friend "Her Royal Highness" aka Louisa Soole) really is.
In this article, which which one of four I'm only going to focus on how I became involved in Avenues to Wealth (A2W).
The short answer is; I was at the right place and the right time. But I'm sure you expect more than that, right?
Firstly, I think you should know that apart from being an Aveneues to Wealth serial-entrepreneur I'm actually a down to earth, shy guy with a mind of his own and healthy sense of humor.
I'm also a father, activist for social change, a loyal friend and even though I'm based in the EU, Belgium I'm proudly South African.
Being the third of 4 siblings raised by a single parent (thanks Olady for everything), I had to step up at a very young age and do odd jobs after school and weekends to supplement my pocket money and at times to help keep the family afloat. Today, I'm so grateful I did. See now I know that work is not designed to make you rich but business is.
Driven by my love for nice things I knew back then already that I need to find other ways than work to make money. My love for business & money started.
Yes, I said it; I love money and it rates up there along with oxygen in my books.
See, I don't believe that money is the root of all evil. It's all about what you do with your money or how you acquire it that can be evil. So if you running an above board operation and is a blessing to those around you... I see no evil.
Anyway, let me get back to the topic at hand.
It was 3 going to 4 snowy Belgian winters ago, while waiting for a friend at Belgium's International airport Zaventem that a guy who spotted me while waiting for his son walked up to me and introduced himself. It was not long before we started talking business. He explained the Avenues to Wealth business to me while illustrating it on a napkin. As a business man I was impressed by his courage to walk up to a total stranger and start talking business and the enthusiasm he explained the concept to me with.
To be honest, at first I had my doubts, I thought it was a scam, something like a pyramid or 419 scheme. So, I listened to first presentation (which was online) with a critical ear. After which I went on and do some research. After googling keywords like 'network marketing and mlm I discovered that;
10% of new millionaires in the US over the past ten years have done it by building businesses through network marketing.
Even well known authors and business people such as Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad Poor Dad), Donald Trump (Trump University) and Tony Robbins (Robbins Institute) have all stated that Home Based Businesses and particularly network marketing, direct sales and MLMs will be the biggest growth industry of the next decade.
The highly respected Forbes Magazine forecast that an incredible 79,000,000 new home based businesses would start over the next three years. That’s over 500,000 a week – and just in the U.S.
Now that’s certainly not to say that the MLM business model suits everybody. There is always a rather large drop out or failure rate, but then that holds true for pretty much any business, online, offline, MLM or whatever. but out of the tens of millions that are started each year, there are plenty that do succeed.
Entrepreneur Magazine estimates that the US home-based business industry may be worth over $420 billion a year; that’s more than pharmacy; food; and consumer goods combined; with an average home office household earning of 65,000 US dollars a year.
So i thought; if this is what network marketing has done for the US, can the same be done for Africa?
My research continued... Now I wanted to know whether Avenues to Wealth (then Holidays and Cash) can be of business significance to Africa. This is when I really scrutinized the company. Instead of finding flaws I came across the impressive testimonies of Sipho Njiva (South Africa), John Morley (South Africa),Adeolu Akinyem (Nigeria)to name just a few. Ordinary people living extraordinary lives.
About a two and half weeks later, I realized the loss I had made by not taking this business serious. People had started earning in US dollars and I had myself to blame.
So, with the help of Jeff (the guy at the airport) I got onboard followed the marketing plan. Not long after that I started receiving one of my great loves (imali/money) and got invited to a fully paid luxury holiday in Spain (7 stars and I thought 5 stars were the highest) where I basically got more inspired after meeting some of the industry leaders.
To date I have not only made a bunch of new friends but also helped and continues to help people change their lives for the better.
Looking at the world economy today with its increasing financial uncertainty, job lay-offs etc. I'm glad I joined A2W because now i'm in control of my financial future.
I strongly encourage you to work towards OWNING YOUR LIFE and that of your family by getting onboard and start laying the foundation for a better life for you and your loved ones.
Make time this week and join our next online presentation... every Tuesday & Thursday at 12h30 noon or 19h30 in the evening via www.a2wonline.com or contact us to find out whether there's a presentation in a town near you.
I wish you excellent health, loads of success and hope to see you at the TOP soon.
To your success,
Vuyisile S. Khumalo
FOR INFO or TO JOIN OUR BUSINESS CONTACT US TODAY ON:
T: +32 499 255 061 Belgium | +27 79 719 1090 South Africa | F: +27 866 12 77 36 |
E: khumavu@gmail.com
W: http://avenuestowealth.com/vuvisto | Skype: KHUMAVU | Twitter @KHUMAVU
"Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision" - Drucker
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