Hi All,
From what I’ve read on this forum, there seems to be some interest in Brad Sugars and a certain amount of curiousity surrounding his $10K course. Having attended it personally with my life-partner in June 2003, I thought I’d contribute my personal experiences and hopefully put some of those uncertainties to rest.

Firstly, I am 25 year old and have only been in the investing game for 3 years (my partner is new to the game). In that time, I have pretty much been to every “free” investment seminar there was available regarding shares and property. However, after attending Brad Sugars’ 3 hour presentation, I knew that his approach to investing was the right one for me. You see Brad’s approach isn’t just about making money but is about creating a life which is enriching; physically, mentally, spritually and financially. Coming across this information for myself was like discovering the Holy Grail, the answers to all my questions. You see, for the past 3 years, I was searching for the right investment strategy that was going to make me my millions so that I will never have to work again but at the same time, I wanted that information for free hence attending every “free” seminar. Please understand that with investing, there is no right or wrong way to make money but only the one that is right for you. I found that Brad’s approach was the right one for me.

Brad covered many great concepts in his 3 hour seminar but the one that stood out for me and will never forget is that “Time” is our most valuable asset. Knowledge can be retained, money comes and goes, however knowledge or money can never get us more time. To achieve this, Brad uses business as a channel to produce passive income. Unlike property which may require many properties to produce a suitable amount of passive income (not that there is anything wrong with this strategy) and with the know-how, you can do this with just one business. Now that you have your time back, you are free to utilise your time to search for more businesses, properties and even dabble in the share market.

And that is basically what is covered on the 5 day financial “boot camp”: business, property and the share market. The other benefits from attending the course are the things that cannot be learnt from a text book. Volleyball taught me teamwork, tai-chi at 6am taught me discipline, meditation and a new understanding about how I interact with the world, chiropractic care, massages and a vegan diet were provided during the course to keep my body in optimal condition to endure the 20 hour days. The networking value was priceless as I met like minded investors who not only wanted to play the same game in life, but also became friends. I was fortunate to have a 27 year old NZ guy on my volleyball team who happened to already be a millionaire. So in my opinion, $10K was definitely very little in comparison to what I got out of it.

So what has evolved in the 3 months since having attended Entrepreneurs training I hear you ask. Well following Brad’s rules, my partner and I are currently negotiating a no-money down deal on a business producing a nett income of AUD150K. This will definitely replace my $40K job nearly 4 times over.

(to be continued below….)