PLEASE - just let me set the record straight
Leo - does NOT - NOT - live in Fairfield county Conn.
Leo - gets to VISIT - there.
I am NOT - of that caliber --- nor will I ever be
I also owned a Mr. Handyman franchise business for a few years.
That is NOT a Leo in a van doing handyman sort of business.
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That franchise teaches and encourages you to seek and learn how to cater to that crowd.
I got work in house in the 2-3 million dollar range with the franchise business so I got the see how they decorate their houses and I got to talk to some of the people. Part of doing business is socializing with the customer. Many handyman sort of guys don't socialize - they just do the work and scoot. Building business is a social event.
In Fairfield County Ct, - my son lives there and his inlaws are business owners that do well. His inlaws are VERY frugal people and would never even think about buying the wall art - they would say - a sucker every minute. However - not all the people they associate with think that way. When I visit my son we often times go on socials in the neighborhoods they live in and get to see other peoples houses and talk about the very things they do to decorate. My daughter in law grew up there and I talk to her and to her parents about these things.
There is NO DOUBT in my mind that the wall art would not sell for $600 in Fairfield County Ct. I am just itching for the day I can go there and get into an arts festival to sell some stuff.
Sooo - Though I am NOT a 1%'r --- not by any imagination -- I have had the opportunity to meet and talk to people in the $250k to $500k income bracket. I've been in their homes and talked to them. Most are NOT snobby or dumb. They live within their earnings and that just happens to allow them to have thing that people like me just cannot afford. I have met some REALLY nice high income people.
I am a VERY VERY VERY perceptive and inquisitive person and not at all afraid to ask questions about why someone would hang such a thing on the wall.
I just do not see the way most people see. Perhaps it is a fault of mine.
EVERYWHERE I go and everything I do - I see as opportunity - how can I get there?
HOW and where can I get to the point where I can sell wall art - signs - cabinets - anything that I can make a buck on.
Problem is ---- I have not made it there yet.
BUT - I keep trying - I will try till the day I die.
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Winners never quit - quitters never win
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