It came about as I realised most people don’t achieve the results they desire in their personal and professional lives.
And I wanted to succeed.
So if most people zigged, I was going to Zag!
You see most people struggle financially, don’t really understand why or what they can do about it.
And maybe worse than all the financial bankruptcies around the world are the millions of people who are time bankrupt.
Working in jobs or un-leveraged businesses, the average person swaps their day chasing an amount of money which they know barely covers their bills and will never pay for their dreams.
Uncertain what to do about it, feeling trapped and helpless, the majority succumb to distractions like tv, alcohol or drugs and resign themselves to a life of quiet desperation.
Taught to go to school and get a good education I too was zigging.
I zigged into a New Zealand Law school and then into a litigation job in a city law firm. Unhappy with the stress and politics I did what most people don’t.
I quit… and escaped to the North American ski mountains.
Now, I was having fun!
But little did I realise I’d zagged right into poverty.
A few years down the track the thrill of the mountain lifestyle wore off and I was left with the uneasy feeling I was wasting my life.
Surely I was destined to do more than flip burgers and wash dishes so I could afford to ski?
Returning to New Zealand I realised Zagging was good but being paid by the hour meant I had very little leverage and therefore a limited income.
I had started to develop the Zag Leverage philosophy.
Ignoring the temptation to go back into Law, I looked at other ways to make money.
My first exploration was into share trading and options trading…
This was zagging but not without it’s challenges because you can make money fast and lose money fast unless you really know what you’re doing. To apply leverage here I’d need to borrow from the bank. This worried me because it wasn’t a sure thing I’d make money on a trade.
Learning more and more about leverage I applied it for the first time with property investing and later by partnering in and starting up traditional businesses.
Property was great however it takes a long time and doesn’t generate a lot of cash flow.
Business I found to be the best way to generate cash flow although it’s not without it’s risks like start up capital, staff and other overheads.
So over the next 7 years I honed and developed my philosophy of Zag Leverage to the point where if conventional wisdom suggested one thing I’d do the opposite.
It was at this stage my business, professional and personal life took off.
My wife and I applied the principles and harnessed the power of Zag Leverage and I went from struggling entrepreneur at the age of 37 to self made millionaire by the age of 40.
And really what I want to say is if I can, you can too…
My objective with this website is to share my philosophy or point of view around money, health and happiness and challenge you to consider yours.
I’m really looking forward to getting to know you more, share ideas and strategies and walk this path together
Live long and flourish!
-Chris