Comments on: Featured Finalist – Ryan http://7m7y.com/2008/07/06/featured-finalist-ryan/ Learn how to make $7 million in 7 years ... a NEW guided learning experience. Join now! Tue, 01 May 2012 03:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The lament of the middle-class millionaire …. « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™ http://7m7y.com/2008/07/06/featured-finalist-ryan/comment-page-1/#comment-411 The lament of the middle-class millionaire …. « How to Make 7 Million in 7 Years™ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:07:59 +0000 http://7m7y.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-411 [...] Ryan (who is one of the Final 15 in my 7 Millionaires … In Training! ‘grand experiment’) sent the link to me saying: About 6 months ago I did a similar exercise to determine how much I would need to “retire” and live the kind of life I wanted to (travel, philanthropy, golf, bigger house,activities, etc.). Although it seemed like a stretch to even write down, I settled on $10 million in 10 years. After watching a show on cnbc, in particular this clip, http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=768292103 , I think it’s time to revise my estimate!!! And to think that a couple of years ago I thought if you had a million dollars you could do anything you wanted. [...] [...] Ryan (who is one of the Final 15 in my 7 Millionaires … In Training! ‘grand experiment’) sent the link to me saying: About 6 months ago I did a similar exercise to determine how much I would need to “retire” and live the kind of life I wanted to (travel, philanthropy, golf, bigger house,activities, etc.). Although it seemed like a stretch to even write down, I settled on $10 million in 10 years. After watching a show on cnbc, in particular this clip, http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=768292103 , I think it’s time to revise my estimate!!! And to think that a couple of years ago I thought if you had a million dollars you could do anything you wanted. [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://7m7y.com/2008/07/06/featured-finalist-ryan/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Ryan Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:09:07 +0000 http://7m7y.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-410 Di- I did go the for profit route, but was not involved in fundraising. I was in charge of an outreach program that helped people who had recently lost their sight. When I realized I needed to make more money I didn't want to half a%# it. I saught out people that were making the kind of money I wanted to make and asked them how they did it. I found that without going to school for many, many more years I would have to go into sales. Medical Device sales in particular really interested me. So, based on the advice of the individuals that were already doing it, I got a job as an entry level copier salesman. It sucked! But I'm really glad I did it because it built character in me that I would otherwise not have found. I also was able to parlay my experience/success (I ended up specializing in selling copiers to doctors and hospitals) into a Medical Device job and am now starting a distributorship. Heidi - You're right, California living is VERY expensive and $250K doesn't go nearly as far as I had hoped! Lee - My pleasure! Di- I did go the for profit route, but was not involved in fundraising. I was in charge of an outreach program that helped people who had recently lost their sight. When I realized I needed to make more money I didn’t want to half a%# it. I saught out people that were making the kind of money I wanted to make and asked them how they did it. I found that without going to school for many, many more years I would have to go into sales. Medical Device sales in particular really interested me. So, based on the advice of the individuals that were already doing it, I got a job as an entry level copier salesman. It sucked! But I’m really glad I did it because it built character in me that I would otherwise not have found. I also was able to parlay my experience/success (I ended up specializing in selling copiers to doctors and hospitals) into a Medical Device job and am now starting a distributorship.

Heidi – You’re right, California living is VERY expensive and $250K doesn’t go nearly as far as I had hoped!

Lee – My pleasure!

]]> By: Lee http://7m7y.com/2008/07/06/featured-finalist-ryan/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Lee Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:14:40 +0000 http://7m7y.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-409 Ryan you have shared a very intersting story. Thank you. I always like to hear what others have done and are doing. It motivates me to be some day to be able to motivate others in the same fashion. Ryan you have shared a very intersting story. Thank you. I always like to hear what others have done and are doing. It motivates me to be some day to be able to motivate others in the same fashion.

]]> By: Heidi http://7m7y.com/2008/07/06/featured-finalist-ryan/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Heidi Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:55:53 +0000 http://7m7y.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-408 I'm with Di, spill on the 35k to 250k! I managed a much more meager increase - 25k to 75k. Ehhh well, you are in Cali so I suppose the wage disparity isn't as much as it would seem! I’m with Di, spill on the 35k to 250k! I managed a much more meager increase – 25k to 75k. Ehhh well, you are in Cali so I suppose the wage disparity isn’t as much as it would seem!

]]> By: Di Eats the Elephant http://7m7y.com/2008/07/06/featured-finalist-ryan/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Di Eats the Elephant Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:22:31 +0000 http://7m7y.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-407 A new day, a new dollar! So tell us, Ryan, how did you go from $35K to $250K? Sounds like you went the "for profit" route, but also were able to translate your skillset from the non-profit world to the for-profit world. Were you doing fundraising and switched into sales or marketing? That sounds like a story worth hearing as well! A new day, a new dollar! So tell us, Ryan, how did you go from $35K to $250K? Sounds like you went the “for profit” route, but also were able to translate your skillset from the non-profit world to the for-profit world. Were you doing fundraising and switched into sales or marketing? That sounds like a story worth hearing as well!

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