DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED
BY ALEX TILBURY
RAY WHITE LOGAN CITY SALES AGENT TEZA FRUZANDE ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA FROM IRAN FIVE YEARS AGO . NOW HE ’ S A HIGH PERFORMING AGENT SELLING MORE THAN 200 PROPERTIES A YEAR .
“ I left home in Iran at 16 years old and went to Indonesia to find a people smuggler ,” Teza said .
“ I ’ m driven by making the most out of my opportunity because I know for the value of opportunity .” he said .
On arrival by boat in Australia , he was placed in Christmas Island Detention Centre for three months before being transferred to Darwin Detention Centre for a year .
He didn ’ t know any English and was eventually granted permanent residency in Australia .
“ I ’ ve sacrificed a lot leaving my family back home and not having the experience of being a teenager but I ’ m very proud of what I have today . I ’ ve always said to myself if that person can do it , I can do it too as I have two arms , two legs and a brain ,” he said .
“ Life is full of endless opportunities . We all have choices , and there ’ s been times where I ' ve tried and not succeeded . If the doors close I try another door and another door opens and I never give up . Thank you to my principal Azhar Omar for giving me an opportunity and supporting me the whole way through .”
Mr Fruzade qualified for Chairman ’ s Elite in 2021 / 22 after selling a higher volume of property than many of our individual offices . As a former professional wrestler in Iran , he said his training contributed the tools and mental fortitude necessary to build his career .
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