
Do you think that you can fulfill your dreams by just willing it to happen? Or by a stroke of luck? Or by the fruit of many sacrifices?
I have just achieved my 4 year dream but through many sacrifices. I hope this story will encourage you to never give up, to believe in your dreams and to achieve them no matter what.
When I sold my house and my car in 2006 to buy a motor home, a bigger trailer and a second motorcycle, my ultimate goal was to settle down in California. I have been a business woman since 1995 but in 2007 in order to get a Work Visa, I even considered of finding employment in California. However, after 2 interviews, I quickly realized that it was impossible for me to work for others as I enjoyed too much my freedom as a business woman, my flexible schedule and my own employment security.
Another solution to obtain my US Visa was to get married but that went against my principles. I really wanted to get into the USA but through the front door. I, therefore, decided to invest in Real Estate investments, to start my own business and that at a the beginning of that financial crisis, interest rates were low, the Canadian dollar strong and where housing market investments were in a spiraling downfall. Everybody was telling me that I was crazy but I know in a few years, that would be the best decision, despite everyone’s opinion.
In December 2007, I took one of the best courses (almost 300 hours) possible in the US with Nouveau Riche (www.nouveauriche.com). I thus learned the ‘’how to’’ from A to Z, learned from the best, became a member of this community and established many contacts toward the success of my new Company. Less than 3 years later, I am now in the middle of 5 other transactions. So far, I have completed 14 such transactions since my first one in June 2008 in the worst timing ever in the loan history; in May 2008 all Foreign Investment Loan programs were cut! Why couldn’t I be better? I had to learn really quickly other ways of finding financing other than conventional ways.
On top of all these obstacles, I had to fight with the American Immigration Department who refused my Visa application twice before accepting it on April 27, 2010 on my third try. Just imagine, every time I applied, it meant a pile of papers a foot high and I had to do this 3 times. What a waste of time! But I finally got it. It was very frustrating and discouraging because I was bringing in money, contacts, an entrepreneurial mind, I was hiring Contractors, Real Estate Agents, Property Managers, Lawyers, Tax Attorneys, etc... I was bringing revenue in at a time of economic crisis but I was refused for almost 2 years.
Do you think dreams come true easily? What are the obstacles you are facing? I cried for days and nights, I looked for solutions, I consulted many specialists in their field, many friends encouraged me. I thought several times of giving up and dropping it all. I felt misunderstood, I was alone in my misery, and no one understood what was going on.
Thankfully, it is not my style to quit in the middle of something, I persevered, and I took the matter in hand head on and on. And you, which kind of person are you?
To follow…
Part 2: The sacrifices in living in a motor home for 4 years
Nadine Lajoie
http://www.nadineracing.com



