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University of Hard Knocks Degree
1. "Universityof HardKnocksDegree"
I have startedworkingveryyounginlife.Atthe age of 10 yearsoldI wasalreadya small
entrepreneur!Ihave hada Successful EggBusinesswithafew chickeninmyparents garden.The
eggswere eitherconsumedbyme andmyfamilyorin manyoccasionssoldto our neighbours.Atthe
age of 11 my businessskillsmoveddirectionandIstarteda businessproducingcarpetswithbottle
caps, veryinnovativeatthe time!Imade some good cash!
At the age of 12 I decidedtobecome anemployee,andIaskedina small cornershopinfrontof my
house if theyneededahelper.Theydid,andaccommodatedmyskillsworkingforthem.Iwasnow a
the age of 12 dealingwithmanycustomersdaily;inthisjobIhave learnedabouthow to make
money,organisational skills,teamworkskillsandespeciallyhow totreatcustomerswell!
Ps.I was inschool too!
At the age of 13, no joking!Iapproachedmyparentsand askedpermissiontolookfor a jobin a big
company.Permissionwasgrantedbymyparentsand the local judge of the town.all documents
signedformally.Istartedmyjobhunting.Onthe 9th February1984 I beganmyfirstjob here asan
'office boy'working48 hrs a week ( http://www.gerdau.com.br/default.aspx?language=en-US)
Ps.studyingsecondaryschool inthe evening!
At the age of 18 yearsold I leftGerdau,andstartedmy ownsmall restaurantwithafriendand
partner.I spentall mysavingsand 'lostall'.The businessfailed! Butmanylessonswere learned!
I completedmysecondaryschool andeventuallydecidedtogetawayfrommy comfortable zone,
and movedtoEurope.I didnot knowanyone inEurope!Ifounda job ina shoesshopin
Portugal....andformanyyearsIwas happylivinginPortugal andtravellingaroundEurope.The
ownerof the shop eventuallyintroducedme tohissonwhohas a shoesimport/exportcompany.I
startedworkingwithinhiscompanyand wastravellingtoSpain,Brazil andArgentinavisiting
manufacturesandnegotiatingatthe age of 21 yearsold!Lots of lessons....duringthistime!
Lots more have happened......includingmydesiretoreadbooks( up to now read more than 3000
booksand articles),andeventuallytogetback to educationandstudiedforformal degreesinthe UK
withAmericanandBritishUniversities.
While inPortugal Ihave decidedtolearnEnglishandSpanish.TodayIam fluentinthree languages.
Today,I am a lecturerinStrategy,EntrepreneurshipandSmall Business,InternationalBusinessand
Global Leadership,travellingtoseveral countriesincludingBrazil,Singapore,HongKongandMalta.