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I started out as a receptionist. I typed, I filed, I answered the phones for a little nine-person company.

I was working at a phone company. I got tired of my life and wanted to change it, so I did.

I worked in IT for about three years for a tiny firm with ten other people.

School taught me how to do a 9-5 job rather than be a person who wants to start a business.

I was endorsed by many corporations to work with their people. Since I had several hundred successful case histories, I realized that it was really valuable and everybody should have access to the information, so I started teaching seminars to groups of people.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.

I sensed my chance and embraced the telecom business. I started marketing telephones, answering/fax machines under the brand name Beetel, and the company picked up really fast.

My number one thing was that if I ever did get successful enough to make it, I wanted to be able to give back to my family.

I started a publishing company just so I could get the phone numbers of everyone that I'd ever admired.