My Struggles starting a repair business which later turned into success. - Motivational
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Dear Alex, we have similar backgrounds and you are more than 100% right about families role in the business. 69 days ago i lost my 35 years married angel wife. She has supported me on every bump on my path in my life business or normal life. She was like my second brain . She almost said the same thing about something that i couldnt do due to the lack of experience. So long story short a good wife is like a treasure for the husband and i hope people can listen and learn from thier wife's opinions. I miss my wife so much that words are short to describe. I watched your video in tears while it just opened the pandoras box of my wifes memories. Thank you. Regards to your family.
Sabır ve rahmet dilerim abi
You're a lucky man to have had someone like that by your side, I'm so sorry for your loss.
I am sorry for your loss
So sorry for your loss but she’s still supporting you in spiritual. 😢
I’m so sorry for your loss Gurhan 😢❤
As you had said “Cannot put a value on experience” and “Mothers love is second to none” you are not only great in your electronic repairs but also in moral values.
Hi. this is Sohail from Oman. For one year I have never missed a single video you uploaded. You are my mentor in real life. One year ago I started my laptop repair business with zero knowledge of repairing but thanks my Allah, now I can fix a dead laptop easily. My story of struggle is similar to yours, when I faced difficulties in my business, my wife backed me and provided me her full support to motivate me every day. Those days, my shop rent was equal to $400 and when I go back home with zero repairs she knows I am dishearted and might close the business soon, She is a teacher, so she starts supporting me by paying shop rent from her salary. Many other computer shopkeepers started a repair business but they failed and No one survived in repairing except me because I had a motivator at my home and now I am the only shopkeeper in the town who is successfully running a laptop repairing business. Now I am well-known in town and have a regular customers and dealer's circle to run my business.
Mashallah
Mabrook!
اللهم بارك
Because of sharing your first experience in repair business,you bring back my first experience as well. When I started repairing,my first costumer brought in an LED TV 32 inches. And the problem is no backlight. I fixed the backlight issue,but unfortunately when I powered up the TV i saw the screen cracks in the middle😔😔. That day i felt like the whole world fell on me. It was a very terrible first experience. I bought a new led tv as a replacement for my costumer's tv. And i said to myself " i will not going to repair again". But because repair is my passion i did not stop. Until now i am doing repair,lots of led tv's and from the moment i broke one led tv til today i did not broke even a single one. We share the same hard feeling(challenge) on starting a repair business. Greetings from the Philippines 🙂.
Exactly the same thing happened to me,, but I'm still into the business
amazing how different things are in other countries. here in the USA it makes little financial sense to do repairs on anything worth less than $300 unless you are simply doing it as a hobby with $0 overhead.
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First of all Thank you so much Alex. I am 23 and I am from INDIA. I am in Electronics repair business since 3 years now. But due to Post Covid Financial Problems I hadn't enough money to invest in my buisness. I started my repair buisness by just repairing headphones back in my college days. Now I can repair a huge variety of devices. But Sometimes Customer didn't understand that we can't fix every device. So they just become too much abusive on me. By watching your videos I gained more confidence to deal with customers and their devices. YOU ARE MY IDOL SIR🙏 YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION. I hope one day I can meet you in person. Again THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH SIR. You can't Imagine how you just changed my life. Thank you Sir. You will always have My Respect SIR❤️
15:30 - TO ALL SERVICE ENGINEERS WANNABE'S - This moment of enlightenment comes when you FOCUS after/during a lot of stress, worry, pressure and other bad feelings, regardless of level of knowledge. This is the most precious moment during our careers.
I work with electronics worth 3k - 300k a piece. This guy is once more honest and correct.
Such a good story! Fellow electrical engineer here + home repair business. Also completely agree on the marriage and commitment deal. Love your channel, you are a true inspiration to me.
This story makes me so happy for you, cause i know what its like.
I was hired on to work at a game store when i was 20, both the owner and the manager thought i wasn't going to cut it. Later I became a tech, and I didn't want to because i was scared of messing up peoples devices. It's been 10 years since then, and now after 2 years i own one of the highest rated (if not THE highest rated) shops in the state, I can attribute some of that success to you as well!
Congratulations and good job on taking the first step!
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Alex I could honestly listen to you tell stories all day long. Thank you for everything you do and God bless.
There is no success without failure. You are the man! I can totally relate. I was replacing a customers LCD without removing battery, and I fried motherboard. Had to replace $800 motherboard. Was very expensive lesson! Cheers to your success and family!
My Brother Alex, you don't know how much motivation you just gave me now. I hate it when the video ended so soon. I could spend hours listening to your words of wisdom. out of my love for phone repairs i broke 2 LCD and battery port and had to order again. i order the third time and bring it to the phone shop pay them to change lcd, bettery port and later i returned it to my customer. I lost money on 2 LCD and labor fees at the phone repair shop. from then i said "phone repairs are not meant for me". i was so disappinted and believed in what I thought until I come across this video. You are an inspiration brother. motivation, and ethics and many positivity captured in your single video.. Greatly appreacited
At 19 I'm fortunate enough to have a job at a local small shop where I can learn and practice and if I break something it's not out of my pocket. Bought all my own soldering equipment to keep at the shop and learn and practice on all the excess donor devices so once I'm 1000% confident in my soldering abilities I'm going to start my own shop in a different area. Already been taking in mail in solder jobs on the side and done a bunch of ports and other solder jobs through the shop. Great story and you're a great motivation to me!
"Nobody cares about you more than your mother and nobody loves you more than your mother even if you have problems with your mother even if you do not agree with your mother you have to keep in mind that nobody loves you more than your mother"
This is one of the best quotes of NorthridgeFix ! SO TRUE!!!
My first iPhone repair was also a 5S screen replacement. For me it was the long screw in the short hole, destroying the logic board. Had to replace the entire device!
The most notorious pitfall in iPhone 5S repairs!
I started an auto detailing business. I didn’t want to clean crappy cars for a few bucks so I set my prices nearly double what others were charging. Since I know SEO and like you I am a web developer I built a VERY nice VERY clean website, ran Google ads and I started getting TONS of calls.
They were doctors, lawyers, I even cleaned the car of a Denver Broncos backup QB.
The cars I was cleaning were Jaguars, BMW, Porsche, Audi, etc.
So the moral of the story is if you LOOK like you can command a premium price then you can charge a premium price.
Your work ethics and personal life experiences is really inspiring....may God bless u bro...👍🏻👍🏻😊
Your story moved me. May Allah bless you forever. Ameen
Yalla
Some lessons can seem costly at times, but worth their weight in gold in the long run. You're an inspiration to us all Alex, from your work ethic, morals and your own personal life. I wish you and your family long life, peace and prosperity.
I'm a hobby repair guy and I was thinking I was the only one making mistakes. For the moment I'm working on a PlayStation 5 with ripped off pads HDMI port. 9 in total, like you say sometimes Hiroshima. Took me 5 hours to repair the pads. Sometimes I'm also thinking, what am I doing? I do it for free, I love to help others and I always get presents. Maybe strange, I relaxes me because I have to concentrate myself during the installation of the pads. Some go to the 9th dimension too. I have a difficult job and this hobby disconnects me from the rest. What you explain here, it's like my first steps. But I also hate to give up. I'm also a perfectionist, sometime this doesn't help. Sometimes it's more like a handicap. I always think, if someone else can do this, I can also. Makes me a strange guy, like my wife says to me. Now my son is 14 years old and he is just like me. Every day he has to learn something otherwise he is unhappy, just like me. It's a pity that not more people are like this. Would make life much easier for all of us. Love your channel btw !!!
Sorry, I just see that I made a lot of typing errors. 😞
Amazing message, 100% genuine and true! Starting your own business is never easy, and it takes YEARS of hard work and love to make it grow. But once you break through the barriers, it is a wonderful feeling to be able to support your family and help people every day 🙂💪
That was a beautiful story Alex. Thank you so much for sharing. I could feel your happiness, that hit of dopamine in your brain and the goosebumps and wave of relief/euphoria it brought when you finally got that screen to work. I’ve encountered similar situations in my life and it’s a good reminder not to give up.
Take care.
-Aris.
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Love this video, people have a habit of assuming successful people, especially business owners hit the ground running when in reality they've spent just as much time working on failed projects that the world will never hear of. Also, it's always the "easy" jobs that end up biting you lol.
I agree with the family statements as well. My wife and I will be married for 7 years this March. We are still going strong. My mentor told me a few years ago, "Marriage doesn't get easier. It just gets harder. The part that gets easier is coping with it. " I do agree, the arguments can get worse, and people just have the COMPLETE opposite of what marriage is. However, my wife and I vowed to GOD for better or for worse. Till death due us part. We want to strangle each other to death at times for weeks, but we get through it and find ways to cope. But enough of me on my soap box. Your speech is definitely inspiring, and this is the first time I have seen any of your videos. Keep it up, man!
السلام عليكم حسين
متابع من العراق منذ سنتين
احب اشكرك على نشر خبرتك الشخصية للجميع
هذا شيء بالنسبة لي عظيم .
I truly appreciate your stories Alex, you put me back in the right state of mind and remind myself that our failures are the most important part of learning! 💙
Wow, I can totally relate. I felt like I quit my job so I could spend money on a shop, sit in that shop... buy iPad digitizers and break them. LOL - Every failure is a step towards success. Thanks for sharing good sir.
Love the company name 👌🏼 flows nicely.
السلام عليكم اخي العزيز .... انا أيضا صادفت نقس المشاكل في نفس مجالك في البلد الذي أعيش فيه رومانيا ... فعلا افضل شيء هو ان نتعلم من اخطائنا ... اتمنى لك التوفيق بإذن الله
I'm really motivated. Passing through this process at the moment after resigning my job as a network engineer to set up my laptop repair shop. I believe passion is the key to happiness. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Good luck on ur venture!
Your story makes me cry as I had the same situation when I start my business,no money no customer just a heart full of faith.
and a heart full of faith always makes a big miracle in your life.
Love your video’s! I’m on the same path 99% same story. I’m scared to start my repair shop but with my wife support I moved forward with the shop and now this Friday is our soft opening. I been working on phones since the iPhone 3GS and till this day I’m still learning everyday.
i hope u made it ..
This here is a complete inspiration... the love of a woman... the determination to proceed into unknown waters.. but having the common sense and the determination.. will lead you to success. I applod you and your family.
Many thanks, Hussein, for narrating the nuances of challenges to setup shop.
Wife's often bring that durable level-headedness to the table, turn angelic as lovable outcomes happen.
Your's pushed her grit to you, and tada! God bless!🙏
I am really pleased with all my heart that someone as hardworking as you is successful. This is the reward, not only for your know-how but also for the courage, patience and perseverance that one must have to be as successful as you. I wish you, your business and your family who support you continued success.
Great story! Love how you tell us about the failures along with why they tought you (and now us) something important!
When i started a Repair Business, i broke many replacement parts too. But i didn't have the support you had. My family and girlfriend discourage me to continue accepting repairs. But then I think of my passion, and motivated myself that its okay to brake things. It brings you new knowledge and experience. So I still pursued my business, and brake alot of stuffs but learnt alot as well. Now, I am a 4 years technician, and gained alot of loyal customers. I fix far better than before and I might say its worth to brake things than nothing.
alex u are good father and good man, iwanna be like u if im getting older
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge! Awesome content as usual, glad to learn more about the challenges you had in the beginning. Pure inspiration.
Cheers from Romania!
I want to say thank you for this story. I've been doing some repairs at my house(parents' house) and yes I broke stuff and still am but just like you said. I gained new knowledge and experience. Hopefully, I'll also be successful one day. Really wanna say thanks again to all the people on the internet that keep sharing all the good stuff. You guys are awesome!
Having supporting family is a lot.
I have tears in my eyes ,your story is inspiring ,i said before , you are a wonderful person ...you said at some point you are a "perfectionist" , i am just like you , a perfectionist , my mother told me when i was younger : " my little son , you will probably have a hard life " and i asked : "why mom ?" and she replied : "Because you are a perfectionist in an imperfect world ! "
Those words stuck in my mind to this day , i was 17-18 then....i am 36 now...still the same kid... but now struggling...stuck in a job that i don't like , i am captive , imprisoned for the past 15 years ...but watching your videos woke me up , just a few more months and i will quit and try to start my own thing....in a strange way i am verry attracted to what you do , microsoldering , repairs etc , looked up for some classes that i can take to learn but not with much luck...nothing as proffesional as what you do....
Anyways , keep up the good work , i am watching your videos with great pleasure and wished to be around someone like you to learn the ways of microsoldering and repairs !
It is great when those around you support your endeavours. Not all of us are as fortunate.
Kudos to your wife for pushing you forward!
You are a man who truly deserves his success. Watching you work compared to those who haven’t got either the education or experience is like night and day.
Very inspiring Alex! Thank you! And I wish you all the best!
This guy is great. I don’t know fuck all about electronics repair but find myself watching his videos daily these days. Great personality and cool videos. You’re the man Alex 🤘
Watching your videos has given me the confidence to try repairs that are outside of my comfort zone. I've been recently buying up user damaged retro video games. People damage their games when trying to replace the save and clock batteries. These games have required micro trace repair, IC replacement, IC repair, etc.
I've been able to buy them at a fraction of the cost, repair them, and then use the money from selling the games to buy more broken games, and tool upgrades. Thank you so much, Alex.
Thanks for this detailed story telling about your experience, I just graduated as Computer Engineering this month, really inspirational and motivational story for me as im planning to do the same and open a repair/programing office
I agree. Waiting weeks for clients who bring disasters with several damages was a pain. I'm a C++ programmer, but currently, circumstances have forced me to change professions. So far, repairing has given me a lot of fun. It's true - sometimes you need to broke 10 phone motherboards to learn how to reball cpu.
i am 25 just started electronic repairs and this story sank deep down my heart hoping to one day establish myself thank for your support
Great story to share with us Alex! I am so satisfied to hear about you begginings în electronics, i was so curios about it, and if you would make a 10 hours story, i would watch it with the same satisfaction. Great inspirational lessons in your speech, you so such an motivating person Alex!!! I wish you and your family all good!!! 💪😎
Wives will do that to ya, mine has been a massive support with my business venture. I have a few similar stories like you when I started out as well. I've said it before but your channel has been a huge help and inspiration for my business. Your success drives me because I know you need to break 50 screens or 50 consoles before you know how to efficiently fix one. Thank you for this video!
I love your motivational chats. Keep them coming.
Yes sir! Exactly!!! That's what I did. The fake it until you make it kind of business. I started sitting on my bed fixing tech with contractors tools, now I have a full hot air rework bench complete with microscope and power supply.
Inspiring, always great stories to tell...
I stripped a lot of screws and broke a lot of screens but I was working at a recycling center when I learned, best job ever, the pay wasn't good but it was well worth it.
That's amazing! I'd like to open a repair shop here in my place, right now it's a hobby but sometimes I struggle a bit, because I rarely have worked on motherboard but I'm trying getting knowledge and get better I hope so. You helped me a lot right now 😊😊
That was a great story Alex. Thank you for sharing with us
Thank you Alex for sharing such an inspiring and uplifting story. You are a gem of a human being and a good role model for those who need understanding on what it takes to be a good person, a caring parent and loving husband. Your success today is from the integrity and honesty inside you. Your videos are educational for those striving to understand repairs but you inject a little bit of life, wit and wisdom in each video you create. Thank you! All the best to you and your family and the continued success of your business. A USA Pennsylvania subscriber!
Thank you for the motivation. I'm practicing on old defective iPad mini2 and broke 2 touch glasses already. Stopped and shelved the repair as i have lost 80€ on them. I own all of the 3 mini2 so felt a little bad. Previously i fixed 3 iPad Pro 10.5 and they were success. I will reattempt on fixing them.
Fantastic story and one i can really relate to as i was made redundant in 2012 from a very comfortable IT position. I looked for 6 months to get another one but nope nothing doing. My wife sat me down and gave me a pep talk and said you have been in Sales you have the electronics engineering and IT background so give it a go. I have been successfully running my business since feb 2013, not from a retail premise but it works for me.
I was about to start python ..... u just light up the flame even more.... I'm so honored to find u and this channel and learn so much...... "u need to break 20 or 40 screens before u know how to install a screen u broke 2 screens and u angry wake up " 24 carat gold of wisdom
This is a good story. You are inspirational. Love your work!
21 years old and been repairing since I was 16. Had a official business for 4 years and been in a storefront for a little over a year. Gonna learn soldering in these upcoming years and this man is great motivation.
I have been learning soldering. Getting more customers than ever now and doing advanced iphone repairs like bottom board swaps and etc. crazy to see this comment being 11 months old and knowing how much more skilled I am now.
That Awesome.
My youngest son of 13 has a great interest in electronics.
Had helped me repair a few older Apple desk tops.
Do you have any advice for a young manwanting to learn to get into the business?
Cheers
@@77FINNBEAR yeah just start and don’t be scared to mess up because you will and that’s okay. There will be times where it seems really hard and really frustrating and that means you’re making progress 👨🔧
Very inspiring. I am also starting a electronic repair business. Have had couple of mishaps. Even cooked a motherboard with my hot air station😂. That was hilarious. I am finding it extremely difficult to source components. I am in Namibia buying it online from AliExpress takes about a month to arrive.
It takes 2 months to arrive in Europe. Just for info.
Always enjoy these types of videos mate!
Love your story Alex. You deserve the success that now days you have 👏
Alex you are amazing man, thanks for the business advice. Keep up producing great content please! I follow you from Australia and watch your videos everyday.
Wow! You graduated in Electrical Engineering and also repair as your hobby?! Sir you're my Idol in repair and you're also an Electrical Engineer graduate same as me sir! HEHEHE what a coincidence, but I'm currently reviewing for Licensure Examination here in the Philippines so I'm not currently doing my hobby in electronics but i still watch your videos sir. Btw i hope you find the house that into your liking sir. Sorry for bad english ☺️
Love your channel and your inspirational stories. Keep up the good work, brother.
That's what I like the most on this channel: See that happiness on Hussein's face when he fix something. That make me smiles too!
Your success is so well deserved, and very inspiring. Many congrats and long live to your business !
thank you for that story have a happy new year
You're a true inspiration for me. Looking forward to start each day with new videos from you. You deserve all that happened for you. Long life to you and your family.
Love the smile on your face as you talk about your trials and how you overcame them! I also love hearing your personal views on things ... Keep making those videos!!! They're are uplifting
This story makes me smile, listening to it a second time
Awesome story Alex!! Love it!
Great story! You worked really hard to get where you are now! Congratulations!
Thank you for this video, keep on the good work!
Alex, thank you very much your hard work, and your personal time to have you here! I am appreciate this a lot, try to be with your family more time, they deserve to be with them too! Take care!
What a great story! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks, Alex! This time, I needed that slap!
Loved this story. The way you put it across is very mesmerising. Totally feel for the other guy not wanting to lose his customers and how you can sympathise with the same situation he’s in. Let’s hope he has lots of success in the future!
Love your story & your triumph!
Thanks for that story! I needed those words of encouragement
VERY NICE STORY !!!!!! SUCCESS, SUPPORT WITH THE FAILTURE ...... YOU TOOK THE CALCULATED RISK AND WON !!!!!!!!!
thank you for sharing this memories...you are a big !
Hard work and persistence always pays. God bless u, Alex.
One of the best channels on RUclips. Thank you, Alex. Great respect. You always bring me up when I'm down. 🙏
Wonderful video. Thank you so much for everything you do for this community, as always its been a pleasure watching. I own The Smartphone Doctor in Springfield, MO and we have grown from a tiny repair shop to a much larger (and busier!) shop now. I've learnt so much from your repair videos and its always great to see some motivational ones as well. ❤
Love your channel and your work. Thank you for the great content.
What a motivational story.... very encouraging. Love your story. Thank you so much.
Thank you sharing your story, truly inspirational.
It's nice to have two of the most amazing people in your life with you, especially your courageous spouse.
I think your wife's speech at 15:00 is a great motivator! Good for you! (and her for helping you!)
Alex spent $2500.00 on lawn equipment and started a 25-dollar account - 1st. same principle. thank you. Good videos with info.
Great story. You are very determined to succeed. You've worked hard to get there. Thanks for the inspiration.
It's nice to hear about successful stories once in a while
Awesome story, very inspiring!!! It will apply to any business. Thank you and God bless you brother!
Yeah . I didn't have enough money to make mistake.
You inspire more than you imagine.
I admire your outlook on life and business.You took a chance and hopefully successful in all you do.You inspire others to don't give up when things get tough.Thanks for your videos and good luck for the future.
A round of applause for that wife. I think you got here by pure effort and dedication. But you really are lucky to have a wife like her. And thanks for this video. One of the best you've uploaded.
Love this video. Thanks Alex
You are an inspiration not just as an electronic repair business owner but also as a man of values and principles ! Wish all the best for you and your family !