Happy New Year !!! 2011

Yes I confess, It's been a whole year since My last post. I think of posting often but never get around to it. I guess it’s not a big deal since I have no followers LOL!!! Well it is January 15 2011 and where doo I begin? So much has happened in 2010 I feel bad that I didn’t chronicle it regularly. I’ll attempt of give a synopsis of the past year. I decided not to continue starting THC primarily because I feel that it was a distraction and I needed to focus on building my Child Placement Agency. I was fired from my job in May, 9 months after I started. I didn’t see it coming, I was asked to come into the office one day and I was fired, I wasn’t even given an explanation. Internally I wanted too flip the table and curse them out, but I had another objective. I felt that If I remained calm and professional I still may contract with this agency when my CPA gets started. The people that fired me (my supervisor the manager and the director) were interesting They gave me the opportunity to quit in lieu of being fired. After weighing the benefits and costs of my next move I chose to get fired. I felt at least I could collect unemployment insurance while I looked for another job or figured out my next steps. I finished my day and casually left the building at the end of my shift. I was somewhat concerned about how getting fired would affect me getting another job but I figured it would be okay. I really did not like the job anyway. Before I got fired I was literally trying convince myself to try to last at least a year. I convinced myself to stay because I was determined to focus on developing relationships with key people in the agency that I would later approach to contract with once my CPA started. To come in contact with those people I attended trainings (that I didn’t Need) and facilitated trainings to get them to notice me. It worked, I met, and made an impression on all of the people that I needed to know, but more importantly the people that needed to know me, now knew me. This all happened before I was eventually fired.

The next day I went to the Unemployment office and filed unemployment for the first time in my life. The next several months were spent building my business while searching for employment. Despite all of my efforts I was not able to find a job, but the irony is that not finding a job gave me the time (and motivation) to focus on building my CPA, but focusing on building my CPA made it difficult to find the time to look for a job.

The process of building a CPA was tumultuous, I paid $627 application fee and submitted a 144 page application. The process was difficult and frustrating, and the State worker assigned to make sure my agency was in compliance with all of the state rules and regulations, was dragging her feet. She would not respond to voice mails or emails. Ultimately after about 10 months of dealing with her she finally emailed me and said that since the process has taken over 6 months than I would have to submit another application and another application fee of $627. I was outraged! I began an email campaign against her and included her supervisor on all of the messages. Eventually I called a meeting with her and her supervisor. We actually meet 6 weeks later and resolved all of the issues. I’m happy to say that On December 22 2010 I obtained my License as a Child Placement Agency. The process that Started in 2009 and was ultimately was the reason the I began this blog was accomplished! Now what? Now since I actually own a CPA, It’s time to make money. I have to obtain county contracts and recruit foster parents. I approached all of the major counties in the state metro area and all except one were on board to make referrals to my agency so that I may place children in the foster homes that my agency certifies. The county that fired me was the first agency to contract with my CPA. Boy am I glad I didn’t flip the table and curse them out when I got fired. I even considered suing them for wrongful termination, but my inner voice told me to let it go, I’m grateful that I listened. Now begins another chapter in my journey from $0 to $1,000,000. After overcoming thousands of obstacles I was still able to open the agency. I even hired a placement supervisor (State requirement) but I’m still broke. In order to save my house I need money fast. The next phase in my million dollar journey is to develop a great business operating system and to recruit 5 foster families a month. How am I going to do that? I was in contact with a local university and they will have their students developing a marketing plan for my business free of charge.

Lesson 2010 was a very stressful and difficult year. In the beginning of the year I had no idea how the year would turn out. I started the year with I job that I hated, and ended the year with a business that I love. I don’t know what 2011 has in store for me but I expect challenges and setbacks. But I will continue to build. I will attempt to update my blog weekly this year. My agency will have to revise my deadline I anticipate that It will take me 3 years to go from $0 to $1000000. I will NEVER become so discouraged that I will ever consider quitting. The night is always darkest before the dawn. Enjoy the ride!!!

Happy New Years!!! 2010

I have not blogged much lately however a lot has happened since the last blog entry. I have decided to start a small company called "THC" the agency will complete home studies for counties and private agencies that want to certify foster and adoptive families. I found 4 people that want to contract with me to do the actual home studies and two of them are already trained. The system is pretty basic. The agencies will send THC the home study information and THC will send it to a subcontractor that will complete the study and send it back to THC for approval. THC will sign off on it and send it to the county or private agency. Pretty simple and wont gross a lot in the beginning but after 6 months I will approach the agencies for the exclusive contract to do all of their h.s's through THC thus eliminating all other competition. My job will be to convince the agencies that it is in their best interest to work with us as opposed to whomever they are currently contracting with. After a year I will go for the exclusive contracts with all of the major counties and agencies in the state. We will make our money in volume. It is relatively cheap to start and we will profit only about 150 per home study but passive income is passive income. I could also do a few home studies myself for about $700 a pop if I need extra cash. Last week I submitted my application for insurance for the agency. I'll keep you posted on what the quote is. Hopefully it won’t kill me. Progress is slow but progress none the less. My goal this week is to stay away from the TV and spend my time creating an agency protocol and operating procedure. I also have to get an agency to buy into what I am attempting to do and agree to contract with me. Before I do that I will need the insurance and to be put on the State approved vendors list. This should not take too much time. I should have this complete by Friday (you hold me to this). I have to admit I am battling major fears now. I think to myself (why would an agency believe in Me., especially after the first business failure? my reply...Why not? I am smart and a hard worker; I have good contractors and a catchy business motto. If I don’t believe in me... no one will! Failure is reserved for those that quit.
As of now I am broke, I am starting the process of filing bankruptcy, My group home has just been foreclosed on and I have to sell all of the things in the house (craigslist) and the creditors are crawling all around me. I am fine on my mortgage but the foreclosure on the other house is going to kill my credit. I have 7 vehicles and only one is working I cannot afford to get the others fixed. My wife is driving our only working car to get her back and forth to work. Not quite sure how I'm going to get back and forth to work next week but ill figure out something. I realize that my situation seems bad and to some insurmountable. But not me, this trial is going to make success the second time around so much sweeter. This is where I'm, at but not where I'm going. Trust me this will be a great story some day. Thanks for reading...until next time. "Accomplish something next week"

Wow has it been 3 months since my first and last post. Life changes quickly and has no mercy for those that cannot keep up. Today I find myself with a job. I accepted a position as a social worker with a local county, it is considered to be a good job by most good benefits, good security, ok salary, and nice people. But I feel trapped enslaved even not by my job, but by the situation. I tasted freedom I escaped my captures three years ago, and tasted freedom, now I am enslaved again. This blog will chronically my escape from slavery to freedom, not in the physical since but in the mental and financial since. Today I make about $48k a year, this time last year I made about $40,000 a month. I will climb up from this situation and as you follow me, my incite will assist you out of yours. I recommit to my blog I will attempt to chronical my day and my moves and decisions and plan to get to a million dollars in 730 days. Keep in touch.

To understand my present situation you must first understand the situation that led me to this point. I early 2005 I decided to start my own company. After consulting with a good friend and self-made millionaire in Los Vegas for my 31st birthday he inspired me to get started, to jump in with both feet according to him you cannot pursue your dream part time, either do it or don't do it but you cant half do it. It was at that time that I decided to stop giving excuses and go for it. the next Monday I went back to work in Colorado and submitted my resignation. 2 weeks later it was official, I fired the last job I will ever have. Yes it was scary, but It was the most liberating thing that I have ever done. Like a slave escaping from his master and actually making it to freedom. Fast forward time 9 months I have my first contract and Life is good , marriage is great and family couldn't be better, Fast forward 18 months, Business is great making more money than I ever imagined in fact more money that any one else that I knew, moved my parents in from out of state to work for me, moved in my best friend and his wife and son, hired lawyers an HR company to do payroll and HR work, brought in an IT consultant, an accounting company and even hired an Program Coordinator to help manage the team. I celebrated my 33 birthday in Maui with my wife, in a beautiful 5 star resort over looking the Pacific ocean. Fast forward 6 months. the Agency lost its only contract, laid of all of its staff and is out of capital, we are basically broke. This is where I am at today, Looking to create a new agency A Child Placement Agency that I will build grow and make into a national company in 2 years. This is my goal this is why you will follow me. I will be honest with my thoughts, struggles and dilemmas. I have little money and lots of ambition. My contract has ended on 4/10/09 and I have been with out income since then. Enjoy the Ride.

Day 1- Today was a tough day I feel the pressure. I am not providing for my family. I am considering temporarily being licensed by an existing Child Placement Agency (CPA). I have a house on the West side that I was using for a group home and now
I am paying a mortgage in it but not living in it. My mom currently lives there but she worked for me and when the first company folded she became unemployed. so she cannot pay the mortgage. What Am I going to do? Thank you Jesus...I received a check in the mail from the insurance company that I canceled for $1874.00 it is not much but It buys me a few more days of oxygen. I don't have enough to cover all of my bills so I guess I will "rob Peter to pay Paul" I have accumulated a lot of info stuff in the past 2 1/2 years I will try to sell some of it on Craigslist, I hope it sells if not I don't know what I'm going to do. Today My mother and I called several CPA's to see if they will take over the sponsorship of the agency no takers yet but I will keep trying because this house needs to generate some money. I am prepared to call every CPA in the State if necessary. I only have until 5/15/11 to be a millionaire...By the way the county did not even pay me for the work that I did last month, it was only $800 but when you're broke and pinching pennies that is a lot of money, the county is blaming the state and the state acts like they don't know what the hell is going on. apparently they closed the Contract on 4/1/09 instead of 4/11/09 thus not allowing the payroll to be processed. I was expecting payment today...I needed payment today...No payment today...What am I going to do? does the county even care that I am desperate? I doubt it...MY wife is a trooper although is concerned she is really trying to wrap her brain around our present situation.
No matter what I will not quit "failure is only reserved for those that quit"
...pray for me,...until next time...Enjoy the ride!!!