You always have to go to it.
“Since 12 years old, I’ve been an entrepreneur.
I’ve never filled out a job application.
Not one day of my life have I had a job I didn’t create for myself.
In 20 years of entrepreneurship, here’s what I’ve learned:
Success doesn’t come to you.
You always have to go to it.”
-Ray Zingler on Twitter
I’ve never had a job working for somebody else.
I’ve never worked at Smoothie King, Home Depot, or that Corporation in the city, either.
I’m 32 years old and I’ve never filled out a single job application or been given a schedule. I’ve singed every check I’ve ever cashed myself over the course of my life.
I’m not saying it’s the right path or the best path, it’s just my path. Nor am I “self-made” either. I’m simply sharing what I’ve learned about success, never in my life being able to rely on “the man” to feed me my tokens in exchange for my effort and time.
When I was 12 years old, I wanted money.
I asked my parents for some and they said no.
So that’s when I learned about this device called a lawn mower.
You put gasoline in it, crank it up, and push it over people’s grass. It chops the grass up, making their yard look nicer and then they give you money for it.
“Wait a minute.. I live in a neighborhood with a ton of grass.. I think I just found out how to get this money stuff I was after.”
And before you knew it, Ray Zingler’s lawn service was up and running.
From 12-16, I was a mowing, blowing, edging, weed eating, and aerating fool. I became a savy businessman too, because I’d just knock on doors telling my neighbors I’m doing ‘x’ for their next door neighbor (whether true or not), and ask if they’d like me to provide the same service.
This got me a lot of jobs.
Then at 16 years old, I got my license. Now, in addition to my lawn care business, I was hauling junk, and moving furniture (did an entire house once with a short bed pick-up, too.)
If you would have looked under my bed at 18 you’d have thought I worked for the drug cartel, but the callouses on my hands would have told the story.
At 18 years old, I started Zingler Strength and never ever looked back.
The overarching lesson that I’ve learned in 20 years of business is that there is an abundance of opportunity out there, but success will never come to you.
You always have to go to it.
