International Lifestyle Magazine Issue 51 | Page 23

to sell their items and others
needed money but did not
want to let go of their pieces
as they had sentimental value,
so we expanded into a pawn
shop.
It was important to me that we
did not take advantage, so if
someone could not repay the
loan on the item we would sell
the piece and then split the
profit. You meet people when
they are at the worst times in
their lives, it is so important that
you work with them, help them
and in time, it will come back to
repay you.
When I sold door to door I met
a hairdresser, he took me to his
best friends house, a lady who
loved jewellery, this was 25 years
ago, she made me lunch, we
chatted, she told me she was
an actor, a big actor, I asked
her what her name was and she
said “Lana Turner” had no idea
who this lady was.She gave me
a check for $600 and then told
me about a movie she was in,
which I watched and loved. I
decided to keep the cheque,
it was my first one, to remind
me of the day, she told me to
keep the cheque and gave
me the cash and we became
lifelong friends, she took me
to Egypt and introduced me
to many people. This is how I
meet so many people, through
introductions.
I believe if you give you receive,
I have been taken advantage
of alot, I have lost millions of
dollars along the way through
trusting people, but I still trust.
I have studied yoga for 30 years

and go to yoga every morning
at 6am so that when I come
into work I am full of energy,
relaxed and that is the perfect
way to set up the day.
When people come to my
shop it is important to me that
they also feel relaxed, that they
feel special, so they feel good
about themselves. I buy things
for a fair price and I sell for a fair
price, everyone is happy I sleep
well at night and people come
back again because they
know they can trust me.
I love what I do, I am very, very
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