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09/02/2016

Single mom of two - Homeless to successful entrepreneur!

The Doina Oncel Story: How an abused single mother went from being homeless to becoming a successful entrepreneur

by NEIL PATEL

Growing up in a single-parent family as I did, I have a tremendous amount of respect & admiration for single mom's in relatively normal situations, but in the case of Donina Oncel, I am beyond admiration!

Read Donina's story below, you will be amazed!

Like many of you, Doina Oncel is an immigrant. She immigrated to Canada at the age of 17 in search for a better life. She had a rough childhood and was looking for something better.

After moving to Canada, she found a great partner and had 2 kids. They started a renovation business together, and things looked great from the outside as they were landing large contracts over $50,000 that contained over 50% profit margins.

If you looked at her life from the outside, everything looked great, and you’d think she couldn’t be happier. But if you dug a bit deeper, you would see that she was going through a tough time.
The tough life

Doina’s ex-partner was addicted to alcohol and would blow all the money they made. At one point, they owed $20,000 because of his alcohol problems.

And to make matters worse, he started to abuse her.

She wanted to do something, but she had no job, no money, and was going through postpartum depression.

On April 21st, 2009, she got fed up with everything and decided to call the cops. She got tired of all of the abuse and wanted to give her kids a better life. After this happened, she called her friends to see if her family could stay with them until she got back on her feet. Sadly, everyone said no.

Doina hit a brick wall…
The new life

Although Doina and her kids didn’t have anywhere to stay, it actually was a blessing in disguise. She then called a hotline for abused women, and they helped her find a free shelter.

While at the homeless shelter, she felt like her life was over until her daughter said:

Mommy, when I grow up, I want to be just like you. You are the best mommy ever!

At that point, Doina knew that she had to change her life. There was no way she wanted her daughter to grow up like her because she felt that she had nothing to show as a parent or for her daughter to look up to.

After 3 months of being in the shelter, she found a job and started to make enough money to get a place and pay her bills. And although that was a great accomplishment in and of itself, it wasn’t enough for Doina.
The entrepreneurial life

She always wanted to start her own business and make more money so she could provide a better life for her children. With some spare cash to spend on business seminars and books, she started to learn from other successful entrepreneurs.

One of the ventures she took on was Entrepreneurial Moms of Toronto. She was approached by the leader of the Toronto chapter, Bonnie Chan, to join her along. They started helping other mom entrepreneurs rise above their challenges through planning mastermind meetings.

Through this, she mastered the art of networking. Through running her own networking events, she had the opportunity to meet wonderful entrepreneurs who in return believed in her and were ready to support her biggest challenge: starting a PR company for tech start-ups.

Because of her persistent nature and her ability to network, she started to help companies get press for their start-ups. Even though she had no experience in PR, she was able to network with journalists, reporters and bloggers, which allowed her to get coverage for local companies.

Fast-forward to today. Doina has now helped dozens of companies acquire new customers through press releases. She is now making well into the 5 figures a year and is onto achieving 6 figures in revenue soon.

And even though she is successful, she hasn’t forgotten her roots. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of Ernestine Women’s Shelter, where she is helping other women and their children escape abuse.
Conclusion

No matter what kind of economic climate she was in or what situation Doina was placed in, she is one of those individuals that were meant to succeed. She didn’t let anything stand in her way and succeeded despite all the obstacles.

So, what should we learn from Doina’s story?

It doesn’t matter what cards you are dealt in life; it just matters how you play them. It’s up to you to determine your faith, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
If you continue to be persistent, sooner or later you’ll succeed. You just have to make sure you learn from your mistakes along the way.
One of the biggest reasons why Doina succeeded is because she solved a pain point in the market. She realized that there weren’t PR firms in her local area that focused on helping tech start-ups even though there were a ton of tech companies who wanted more PR. So, if you want to create a business, create one that solves a problem.

29/12/2015

8 Morning Rituals of the Most
Successful People
Science has proved that willpower is highest in the morning and depletes as the day passes.

What are some examples of the morning
routines and habits of successful people?
originally appeared on Quora:

The day begins with the morning, and how well you utilize your morning decides how well you utilize your day. The morning habits of successful people vary, but a few common and helpful practices emerge. They
1. Wake up early.
2. Decide and review what to do for the
day.
3. Work out.
4. Have a healthy breakfast.
5. Maintain a journal.
6. Meditate.
7. Finish difficult tasks with focused work.
8. Outlearn their competition.

1. They wake up early
What do Benjamin Franklin, Ernest
Hemingway, Starbucks CEO Howard Schulz, Virgin founder and CEO Richard Branson, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi, Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey, and many, many other successful people have in common? They all wake up early; any time from 4 to 5:30 a.m., they're up, while their not-so-successful competitors are comfortably in their beds, dreaming about how to beat the titans.

2. They decide and review what to do for the day
Most successful people review, plan, and
look into their goals, strategies, and
motivations before starting the day. They
have clarity of vision, and this clarity
breeds mastery that they can unleash in
their work. This goes hand in hand with
journaling (point 5).

3. They work out
Apple CEO Tim Cook can be seen in the
gym around 5 a.m. Jack Dorsey goes for a six-mile jog, while Unilever CEO Paul
Polman runs on a treadmill.
All successful people understand that they need a highly functioning body, without diseases and stress, to face the day and perform some of the most challenging and inspiring tasks in the world.
Science says that working out releases
endorphins that help reduce stress; it also
maximizes energy and keeps you all-around healthy.

4. They have a healthy breakfast
Some do it at home, some in the car, and
some in the office, but all successful people.have a healthy breakfast. Richard Branson has a breakfast early in the morning, while Hain Celestial CEO Irwin Simon has a breakfast meeting. Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley says: "I used to eat virtually nothing for breakfast. Now I have a V-8 juice, half a bagel, and a cup of yogurt. And I eat five or six times a day. It's about.managing your glycemic level. You don't want to boom and bust."
It's a good thing to have complex
carbohydrates that slowly break down and release energy as the day goes by.

5. They maintain a journal
Some call it a gratitude journal, some call it an idea journal, some simply call it a
record or a plain-old diary. Mark Twain,
George S. Patton, Thomas Jefferson, George Lucas, Charles Darwin, Ernest Hemingway,.and Ludwig van Beethoven all kept a journal. They recorded their thoughts, ideas, gratitude, plans, strategies, goals, progress, and reminders.
Journaling is a powerful tool for planning,
strategizing, reflecting, tracking progress,
keeping ideas, motivating, and inspiring. It's a doorway to yourself.

6. They meditate
Madonna, Hugh Jackman, Liv Tyler,
Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey, Sir Paul
McCartney, and Jack Dorsey meditate daily to improve focus, bring clarity and peace of mind, eliminate distractions, reduce stress, and boost health.

7. They finish difficult tasks with
focused work
Successful people recognize that focus,
energy, and willpower are far more valuable resources than money.
To do any task masterfully requires focus, energy, and willpower. With daily practice, successful people transform their habits into rituals; they reach a level of automation so they can utilize their
resources on even more demanding tasks.
After reflecting, planning, and strategizing about their goals, successful people begin work with the focused ex*****on of the most challenging but most rewarding tasks, early in the morning, so that they can finish other
tasks that require lesser resources later in
the day.
Science has proved that willpower is highest in the morning and depletes as the day passes.

8. They outlearn their competition
Successful people outlearn everyone around them. They're obsessed with learning.
They're voracious readers. Barack Obama, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi, and Disney CEO Bob Iger read and learn. They finish newspapers, books, audio books, journals, and magazines like Harvard Business Review, Inc. , or Forbes while their not-so-committed peers waste their time on worthless entertainment.

I'd also highly recommend reading The
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin ,
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, As a Man Thinketh by James Allen, Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy, The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma, and On Shortness of Life by Seneca to get an insight into the rituals of a few highly successful people.

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