strike. Her business partner was also a serious
success, as well as hers, was not by luck
romantic interest. Her world came crashing
alone. Ms. Shadpour deeply felt the impact
down in many ways in a series of sudden
of the GFC in 2008 as she and her clients lost
events when she was seriously injured in an
vast amounts of money from the real estate
automobile accident. She spent weeks in
crash. At the time, Rebeka had a potential
a coma, only to awaken to her partner had
sale commission of $600,000 to $1,000,000
completely taken over their business, leaving
but lost it overnight, leaving her without
her with nothing. Over time, Rebeka was
six months of income and out of business.
able to rebuild her business and managed
She recounts how strenuous the situation
20 employees. Things were looking up but
was as she wondered how to maintain her
9/11 brought Rebeka and her business to
income and keeping a roof over her family.
her knees once again.
As with many businesses that have their
fluctuations, Ms. Shadpour did not know
how to grow her company successfully or
wisely. After all, Rebeka was still learning her
way as a young businesswoman. Eventually,
her hard work and determination paid off
as her popularity further increased and she
was featured three times on the front page
of her local newspaper for her expertise in
fabrics and design.
Other areas of her life also grew quickly as
Rebeka attended self-development and
mentoring classes. Over time, she learned
not only how to save her money, but how to
invest it. It was at this point that she began to
dabble in real estate as a hobby. Everything
came together for Ms. Shadpour and she
expanded her horizons with communication, clients, sales, family, and friends.
Rebeka also learned to let go of her childhood anger and fears stemming from
violence and wars she lived through. She
credits many personal development resources such as Millionaire Mind and Landmark
Forum workshops, including the works of T.
Harv Eker, Louis Hey, Robert Kyosaki, Deepak
Chopra, and Eckhart Tolle.
She often compared herself to wealthy
family members and business associates.
What Ms. Shadpour realized is that their
“We have
to change
our being by
understanding
each piece of
information
and using it
to take the
next steps.
Separating
one ͕