Odacava

My next friend I’m featuring on ODACAVA is Terry Zulit (alias). Terry used to be a very unsatisfied employee. He worked night shifts and realized his income would be limited forever if he continued on that path. He had just started a new relationship, and he felt happiness and emotionally safe for the first time in a long time. This feeling was the spark in knowing he could succeed in self employment.

Terry had been thinking about how to become self employed for quite a long time, but the final push was when he was laid off May of 2003. Rather than being petrified, he was incredibly excited about his future. Terry’s goal was to utilize the internet to find an online based income from home with no employees. He searched for 2 weeks before deciding what model to use. He decided to create online content solely for the purpose of advertising.

Becoming wealthy, was never part of the equation for Terry. His initial financial goal was to make a reasonable $1500 a month. As well, his goals consisted of providing his business the ability to grow, providing his wife the opportunity to not work unless she wanted to, and providing the freedom to travel 4 months of the year. Terry also says his goal is to do nothing (makes me laugh every time I hear him say this), however his ultimate goal is to live a stress free life.

Terry was frightened to turn his back on a steady income. He explained to me, “Being self employed; some times are good, some are bad”. Ironically, the bad times have turned out to be what Terry loves most about being self employed. He finds the troughs of his business are the most challenging and exciting as adrenaline kicks in during these stages of uncertainty. Terry has learned to embrace the uncertainty of self employment. Uncertainty is not scary to Terry, it is exciting.

Terry’s new goals are to scale back on lifestyle expenses and reach a financial income of $20,000 a month.

Terry’s words of advise and things he live by:
Dream big and be totally accepting of not achieving it
Mind like water
Learn to be happy with no money and let go of urges to control
Seek spiritual balance to learn acceptance
Be grateful for what you had in the past and what you have now
We are born with nothing and we will die with nothing, things/bojects don’t matter at all

Terry’s Background (Q & A):

Where were you born? Prince Rupert British Columbia, Canada. Small fishing town on the Pacific Ocean. Northern British Columbia.
Where did you grow up? All over British Columbia
Did you have siblings? I’m the oldest of 2 kids
What were your partents like? Extremely Conservative with an employee mind set. Didn’t take risks. What did they do? Mom, homemaker, Dad – telephone co. One younger brother
What kind of education do you have? Grade 12, went to school to gain my aircraft engineering license. I went to a tech college for one year after highschool.

What/who do you love? My wife, dogs, Canada, my parents, my family. I love the freedom of not being told what to do or someone expecting me to do things on a schedule
What kind of food do you love? seafood, pasta, and salads
What do you do for fun? Watch old movies, golf, basketball (but I don’t play anymore). I like driving and stopping in the middle of no where that seems foreign and different. I also love watching politics for its view into the flawed socioeconomic world we coexist in.

What makes you laugh or smile? human foly, or when people take things so seriously. The insanity of the uncertainty. Human ego. When we laugh at it, we are laughing at ourselves. Anchorman, Big Labousky, Anti hero, ironically, his dream is the same one I have. You can be very poor and at the same time be very free and happy.

What is your proudest accomplishment? My business with my wife. My proudest moment was when my music was on much music, on the radio, and my band was playing live.