Adel Sajan
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No, I believe in the fact that you can't just be like, hey, I'm going to sit at home all day and I'm going to be get lucky. Yeah. You got to make, you got to set yourself up for luck. Yeah. So yes, luck plays a big role. But then you got to also work your ass off and you got to set yourself up for luck.
No, I believe in the fact that you can't just be like, hey, I'm going to sit at home all day and I'm going to be get lucky. Yeah. You got to make, you got to set yourself up for luck. Yeah. So yes, luck plays a big role. But then you got to also work your ass off and you got to set yourself up for luck.
And then when it comes, it comes.
And then when it comes, it comes.
And then when it comes, it comes.
So we come back to Dubai and he gets a very low salary, $500 per month with commission. And he's working for this guy and he starts earning about... $3,000, $3,500 a month because of commissions, which is okay. And he goes back to him and he's like, look, he tells his boss, the new boss now, that I know this business about plywood and timber, which he learned in Kuwait.
So we come back to Dubai and he gets a very low salary, $500 per month with commission. And he's working for this guy and he starts earning about... $3,000, $3,500 a month because of commissions, which is okay. And he goes back to him and he's like, look, he tells his boss, the new boss now, that I know this business about plywood and timber, which he learned in Kuwait.
So we come back to Dubai and he gets a very low salary, $500 per month with commission. And he's working for this guy and he starts earning about... $3,000, $3,500 a month because of commissions, which is okay. And he goes back to him and he's like, look, he tells his boss, the new boss now, that I know this business about plywood and timber, which he learned in Kuwait.
You know, give me four or five people and give me like a 10% profit share and I can make it big. And, but unfortunately that guy was very conservative. He's like, no, this is too risky. I don't want to do it. And then my dad's like, look, I don't see my, my growth potential too much. So I want to part ways.
You know, give me four or five people and give me like a 10% profit share and I can make it big. And, but unfortunately that guy was very conservative. He's like, no, this is too risky. I don't want to do it. And then my dad's like, look, I don't see my, my growth potential too much. So I want to part ways.
You know, give me four or five people and give me like a 10% profit share and I can make it big. And, but unfortunately that guy was very conservative. He's like, no, this is too risky. I don't want to do it. And then my dad's like, look, I don't see my, my growth potential too much. So I want to part ways.
And that's when he went to my mom and he's like, so wait, this guy rejected the 10% profit share. He rejected the idea of doing this new business of plywood and timber. So he was doing a hardware business, which is a smaller business, door handles, hinges, um,
And that's when he went to my mom and he's like, so wait, this guy rejected the 10% profit share. He rejected the idea of doing this new business of plywood and timber. So he was doing a hardware business, which is a smaller business, door handles, hinges, um,
And that's when he went to my mom and he's like, so wait, this guy rejected the 10% profit share. He rejected the idea of doing this new business of plywood and timber. So he was doing a hardware business, which is a smaller business, door handles, hinges, um,
For sure. For him. Yeah. For sure. Wow. So he said no. I mean, he's still in Dubai. He knows we're still there. Yeah. He's kicking himself. And it's okay. I mean, he's doing all right. And like I said, it's a little bit of destiny, a little bit of luck.
For sure. For him. Yeah. For sure. Wow. So he said no. I mean, he's still in Dubai. He knows we're still there. Yeah. He's kicking himself. And it's okay. I mean, he's doing all right. And like I said, it's a little bit of destiny, a little bit of luck.
For sure. For him. Yeah. For sure. Wow. So he said no. I mean, he's still in Dubai. He knows we're still there. Yeah. He's kicking himself. And it's okay. I mean, he's doing all right. And like I said, it's a little bit of destiny, a little bit of luck.
So it was that rejection was a perfect, you know, because if had it not been or had the war not happened or had so many things that happened, you know, maybe things would have not been the same for us. Maybe I would have not been at Harvard. Who knows, right? So, yeah.
So it was that rejection was a perfect, you know, because if had it not been or had the war not happened or had so many things that happened, you know, maybe things would have not been the same for us. Maybe I would have not been at Harvard. Who knows, right? So, yeah.
So it was that rejection was a perfect, you know, because if had it not been or had the war not happened or had so many things that happened, you know, maybe things would have not been the same for us. Maybe I would have not been at Harvard. Who knows, right? So, yeah.