When you start from nothing, you have nothing to lose – and that is what can give you the grit and ambition to continue. Starting from nothing, Shaahin Cheyene dropped out of high school and went on to discover that you can’t learn the principles that make you wealthy in this economy at any school.
Starting his work at the age of 16, he made over a billion dollars by the time he was 18. Shaahin is the serial entrepreneur who invented Herbal Ecstasy, The Vapir Vaporizer and is now a leading Amazon seller and top consultant for people who want to make millions in sales. He is also the author of the new book Billion: How I Became King of the Thrill Pill Cult.
Let’s dive into Shaahin’s incredible story and experience and learn how this top Amazon consultant and seller made a billion dollars in sales.
Things you will learn in this episode:
[00:01 – 06:54] Opening Segment
- I introduce today’s guest, Shaahin Cheyene
- Shaahin gives us some background on his story
- Immigrated to America from Iran
- Everyday is survival
- The pressures of cultural expectations
- Stories from upbringing
[06:55 – 18:05] Breaking a Billion in Sales
- Shaahin talks about carving his own path in life
- Not fitting in as a kid
- Finding a culture to fit in
- Who is making the money?
- The idea to sell a legal pill
- Success using a drug dealing format
- Breaking a Billion Dollars in sales
- Distribution is key to everything
- The experience and after effects
- Dealing with the adversity
[18:06 – 35:31] The Relentless Drive to Keep Going
- It’s easier to sell success than work for it
- Shiny object syndrome
- Staying relentless even when you don’t need to
- Driven by excitement
- The importance of tunnel vision
- Making money doesn’t have to be a struggle
- Chase excellence and money is a byproduct
- Developing and cultivating the mindset
- From me to what
- From what to how
- Find the distribution
- Come to the table with excellence
- How to become bulletproof
- The 4 pillars
- 1. Build a foundation
- 2. Have other investments
- 3. Real Estate
- 4. Have an ecommerce business
- A word from our sponsors
[35:32 – 44:42] Shaahin Cheyene on Building Your Network
- Getting into ecommerce
- Resources below
- Who you know or what you know?
- In the absence of performance it’s all networking
- The example of Basquiat
- Network amplifies what you know
- Building your network
- Share opportunities and bring people up
- Knowledge, courage, and action
[44:43 – 55:17] Closing Segment
- ThE RanDoM RoUnD
- How to engage with Shaahin
- Links below
- Final words
Tweetable Quotes:
“I started to learn that, hey, you know, if you know how to deal with people, and if you can think outside the box that things are possible beyond what other people believe – they are!” – Shaahin Cheyene
“We had created a distribution system that nobody had ever seen before and dominated an entire industry… First thing I realized was that distribution is the key to everything.”- Shaahin Cheyene
“When you start from nothing, you have nothing to lose. And it’s that mentality for me that has given me the grit, the drive and the ambition to continue.” – Shaahin Cheyene
Resources Mentioned:
- Billion: How I Became King of the Thrill Pill Cult
- Think and Grow Rich
- BILLION podcast
- Hack & Grow Rich
- Free Amazon Mastery Course
- The Trick to Money is Having Some
- How to be Unreasonably Successful
Connect and engage with Shaahin on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out https://www.shaahincheyenne.com/ and become a master at selling on Amazon.
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