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Kenny's Story Behind How To Build Your Online Business

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Channel: Helicopter Online Ground School LLC · 2017 · Education

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I want to talk about some emotion. We're emotional here today. I'm emotional, anyway. I have goosebumps about the launch of How To Build Your Online Business! 
I want to tell you a story and I'm going to be transparent. I just have to tell the story. I've hinted about this in my first book, "Helicopter Check-Ride," which is a number one Amazon best seller. I have talked a little bit about this myself, in the beginning. I have talked a little about it in the new book, "Build Your Online Business," that'll be released Monday. I have hinted towards  what's transpired in the last five years. But, I never openly talk about it. I was talking with Steve this morning. We were getting ready to go and I said, "You know what? I want to tell the story."  
  In 2008, life is good for me. I have excellent credit, I have an EMS job flying a $6 million helicopter, and making $50,000 a year. I have good credit, and some money in the bank. I have retirement, and I have some savings. Life is good! All this in 2008, prior to the economy tanking. So what do I do? I buy my dream helicopter! 
  I had flown this aircraft in the past. I thought, "Wow, if I ever buy a helicopter this would be the one that I want." I had no real serious intention of ever buying a helicopter because I ran a heavy-duty towing service for 10 years. I had heavy-duty trucks that were expensive. They cost a lot in fuel, insurance, and they cost a lot for maintenance. It was horrible! 
                                         I was flying EMS. I was also working for a company part-time during my days off from flying EMS. I worked with this company giving rides, and they said, "Hey, go ahead and fly that to work tomorrow if you want." I flew that helicopter to work to go fly for a night shift. It was able to park it inside the hangar. I'm out in the hangar, the next morning, talking to the mechanic. We were looking at that helicopter. I said to the mechanic, "Man, if I ever wanted to buy one, this would be the one that I would want. But I'll never do anything dumb like that!" Along the way, I get flying with some wealthy business individuals. They say, "Oh, you should buy your own helicopter." At first, I'm like, "You're crazy. What is going to happen when the first time I lose an engine for 35 grand, where is that money gonna come from?" You know? I get these wealthy guys their ratings, and they're like, "Ah hey, you should buy a helicopter. You've got good credit. We can help you get the loan. All our buddies will come fly with you. You'll make all kinds of money and life will be grand. We have wealthy partners and you can charge ..." At that time, I was charging $100 an hour for my time. I was 150 per diem to drive there to fly with them and they were writing the checks ... happy to write the checks! No big deal. Here's the check! 
  What do I do? I buy my helicopter!. Well, that's 2008, around summertime. Guess what happens with the economy in 2008? Nose dives! The delivery of the helicopter took months of planning. You know loans. It's like buying a house, or worse. The helicopter arrives. All those guys who are going to fly with me, they say, "Oh, hey. The economy's tanking now. We're not sure. We don't know about this." Here it is! The economy tanks, and I have got an aircraft costing me $2000 month just in a helicopter payment.

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