SUCCESS STORIES Mpho Mokobi Daniel Matsapola Steven Musumba Daniel Matsapola Thando Makhoba Daniel Matsapola Gordon Mackay Waldi Van De Merwe Mpho Mokobi Gerrit Geyser Henrico Hanekom Charles Fraser Kobus Portwig Ben Durandt Steven Musumba Premo Sewnunan Daniel Matsapola Johan Stroh Kobus Badenhorst Nicola Blewett Mpho Mokobi Daniel Matsapola Gary Hirson Gerrit Geyser Jolanda Niemann Johan Swiegers Jennifer Hudson Gletwyn Rubidge Francois Basson Heather Pienaar Steven Musumba Sanet Glatz Cindy Labuschagne Thando Makhoba Hendrik Ehlers Ben Durandt Stephan Du Toit Richard Daguiar Rici van Graan Emil Jansen Marius Adams Hannes Gerber Andre Jordaan Andre Nel Petrus Coenraad Bezuidenhout Jurie Steyn Garth Saunders Michael Enos Barry Van Niekerk Carel Hauptfleisch Juhan de Milander Desmond Bann Bryan Paton Daniel Matsapola Jan Cilliers Chiquita van Rooyen Gerrit Geyser Cecilia Lombard   Hi, Hannes Nominally I`m at lesson 48, but in actuality, I`m at lesson 16. Part of the reason for this is being laid off last year and going through a rough patch, especially emotionally. The good thing in all this is that I attended one of your free seminars some time before that, decided to attend the Property Pro course and after that decided to join the mentorship programme. If I hadn`t, I would probably be satisfied with finding a new job, going on with my life, writing a novel on and off (as I had been doing for the last couple of years), and so on, while still being vaguely dissatisfied and not doing something focussed about it. But with the courses and having my mind opened to the possibilities and finally starting to believe that I might actually be able to get myself out of a `normal` financial situation and life, added to the kick out of the nest being laid off gave me, I might just fly. I found a new job, yes, but I also started doing something about making my dreams a reality. Being naturally a bit disorganised and more of a starter than a finisher, I needed a plan and one that I could follow without getting discouraged while always keeping myself motivated to get to the big goals. The result was a daily planner with all the tasks broken up into smaller chunks, ticking off the things I completed, measuring (in a number) how much I get done every day, tracking my progress each day (little by little) to the big goals and actually feeling that I`m getting somewhere. Recognize elements from the mentorship programme lessons? You should :). Guess what the number one goal in the financial area (as per the mentorship programme) of my life is? Becoming financially independent. How? By making my dreams a reality: painting (something I wanted to do for a long time) and selling the paintings, writing and selling what I write (ditto), taking photographs and selling the results. But by selling, I don`t mean once-off, this is one product and I will sell it to one person/ intitution, I mean creating income streams, preferrably passive ones. And that is a difference I learned on the mentorship programme. The first little business isn`t really a business. I like painting from photographs and I like painting something that`s more than just a pretty picture, so I went to my dancing class` rehearsal for a studio show and took as many photographs (digital ones!) as I could. The resulting photos I put on CD and sold the CD`s for R10 to my fellow classmates. No, I didn`t make much money. However, I covered my costs of the CD`s and going to Johannesburg and taking the photographs, and, more importantly, I`ve got lovely material to paint, people that don`t mind if I paint them and a bit of business experience into the bargain. Now the paintings only need to get done and sold, but that`s a story that still lies in the future :). I also decided to rent out my townhouse, instead of selling, and to rent a cheaper place (much) closer to work. This is my first adventure into residential letting, hopefully of many, and I`m learning so much. Point is: before the mentorship programme, there`s no way that even these little stories would have come about. I feel as if I`m on the brink of so many possibilities and wonderfull things in the future and now I know how to start getting there. So thanks for giving my world a paradigm shift. Groete Cecilia Lombard   Gabrie Cillie Levien Smuts Emil Jansen Ben Durandt Philip Viviers Malcolm Cruickshank Marius De Kock Anne-Marie Sevenster Dave Griffin Zahier Dalvie Hein Kruger Shane Ferreira Dawie De Wet Marius Van Den Berg Corne Marais Rehabeam Nangura Gregory Kaylor Koetoe Botha Barend Gouws Roman Konig Gerrit Breedt Santosh Balgobind Corne Liebenberg Gideon Le Roux Gordon Mackay Richard Daguiar Adie Jansen van Rensburg Jes Prettejohn Jans Badenhorst Ian Bosman Massimo Guerini Pieter Bos Cliff Kayat Cliff Kayat Gerhard Hattingh Christina Heystek Mark Balios Gunther Keil Johan van der Merwe Jacques Jordaan Rentia Joubert Christo Tolmay Yves Lombard Lynette Minnaar Don Barrie Leon van Zyl Angela Carlson Angela Carlson Jaco Maartens Paul Lefera Gert Portheine Rakesh Kalyan Chris Venter Cornelius Ukattah Alan Boucher Nic Du Toit Trevor Farley Manuela Patterson Stephen Rademeyer Alan Boucher Hendrietta Mostert Abe Kempen Pieter Enslin Jako Pieterse Philip Viviers Gideon Le Roux Ben Durandt Johan Lubbe Clive Wetherill Nick Acker Pieter Walser Andrew Dumbris Tanya Jansen van Vuren Frikkie Pretorius Gerrard Boulle Daniel Matsapola Susan Nel Martin Jansen Van Rensburg Leon Steenkamp Tertius Gouws William Grimes Gideon Le Roux Clinton Meyer Andre Sterley Ben Groenewald Magda Barnard Lynne Oosthuizen Gawie Vermeulen Malcolm Cruickshank Scott Picken Gerhard Cronje Pia Beukes Andre van der Merwe Petra Coetzee Mpho Gumede Alan Boucher Johan Potgieter Henry Simpson Hermie Visser Leonard Lengton Andy Anderson Gugulethu Dlamini Marcel Delport Arlindo Tembe Leon Janse van Rensburg Xaver Walser Martin Jonker Paul Botha Ian Van Greunen Hannes Oosthuizen Marlene Scheepers Darryl Laing David Leslie Francois Vivier Johan van der Merwe Maryke Herbst Charles Fuller Kobus Portwig Charles Barnard Anton Moolman Roelof van Wyk Teddy Avolo Mark Webber Tseliso Mokeke Arlindo Tembe Mark Byrne Stephan Gilbert Ronel Burger Louis Teixeira Thomas Kromker Jannie Van Der Merwe Flip Kotze Henry Simpson Lindsey Dallas-Orr Hans Van Driel Angela Carlson Angela Carlson Colin Lee Ester Wiid Pieter Walser Susan Warring Paulus Basson Garth Farrant Pieter Koegelenberg Jeanne Maré Ilme Malherbe Andre Myburgh Christina Heystek Mitch Brandt Christoff Gouws Ian Henderson Mark Byrne Lance Woolley Estelle Coetzee Richard Daguiar Jose De Franca Jannie Mostert Ben Groenewald Miemie Van Loggerenberg Gys Van Nieuwenhuizen Lance Woolley Corne Liebenberg Gerrit Geyser Garth Farrant Trevor Farley Hermie Visser Rozanne Le Roux Admin Erna Boswell Willem Coetzer Desmond Bann Eugene Du Plessis JJ Vorster Lynn Oosthuizen