Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is H. J. Chammas. I am a regular man … an employee who was trying his best to make ends meet in a tough world. Like many others, I was stuck in the rat race. The financial crisis of 2008 pushed me to find alternative ways to escape the rat race and achieve financial freedom. In 2017, when my wife and I received the news that we will be welcoming a new baby to this world, an invisible power made me open my laptop on the very same evening to transfer all the learning that made me achieve success to a word document. My intention was quite simple – i wanted by son or daughter read those lessons when they grow old, so that they can know they have many choices and options in life … other than the standard set programming of studying hard so that they end up working even harder for money.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Employee Millionaire: How to Use Your Day Job to Become a Millionaire with Rental Properties
I have always been worried that the majority of people throughout the world fall into the trap of working hard for money just to make ends meet. When I graduated and started my career in the corporate world, I found myself trapped in the rat race, running from one pay cheque to the next. I came to the realization that almost all of my work colleagues, irrespective of where they fall on the corporate ladder, had accepted their fate and were trying to make the most out of the life program that their parents handed over to them. This programming is so powerful! To an extent, I have observed exactly the same trend with many fellow colleagues I have worked with in different parts of the world, from East Asia, to Europe, to South Africa, to the Middle East, to the US.
When the world was suffering from the financial crisis of 2008, I witnessed and heard of many people being kicked out of their jobs. I couldn’t imagine how millions of people could no longer sustain their standards of living when they were put out of their jobs … the same secure, high-paying jobs they planned to count on for their rest of their lives. It was a wakeup call for me. I wanted to finally break out of this life program and write my own program. I studied many books, attended many seminars, and sought the help of coaches and mentors who have already achieved what I want to achieve in my life. I wanted to be in control of my life and refused to be like a lab rat following a set program.
The first reason I wrote this book is responsibility. I felt a strongly rooted feeling of responsibility to share those things that produced great results in my life. In writing this book, I hope to share with you the lessons I have learned, both the successes and the mistakes.
The second reason I wrote this book is purpose. My experience in life, business, and relations has helped to identify my purpose in life, which is adding value to people’s lives. I was fortunate enough to learn from many others, so I wanted to pass it forward, hoping it will help you achieve financial freedom and a better quality of life. I have coached many of my colleagues on the principles taught in this program. I experience a strong sense of purpose every time someone of the people I coached contacts me to share how the learning found in this book is producing positive financial results in their lives without the need for them to leave their jobs.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’ve always found it difficult to follow most books about personal finances, financial freedom, and investments. But I was destined to meet great mentors and coaches who taught me those subjects in a simple way, like talking to a five-year-old. In this book, I have attempted to convey the same methods to make it easy for anyone to grasp those subjects.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t by James C. Collins
What are you working on now?
Developing a video coaching programme to help convey the learning in this book in video format, which can help the learning process by seeing and hearing.
All this information will be available soon on my website www.theemployeemillionaire.com, which is still under construction.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am a new author … I just wrote this book with the genuine intention to have my new born baby boy reading it in the future. Now that the book is written and published, I am learning the ropes of how to best promote it. I have made my research and learned that great websites such as www.awesomegang.com can help new authors like me to reaching out to readers.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be genuine. Write from your heart and with passion … without any prejudice. We are often the greatest enemies of our own selves.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Follow your passion. Be insistent, persistent, and consistent.
This advice made me overcome many obstacles in my life … and I had many of them … from financial ruin to live threatening events.
What are you reading now?
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Expert Secrets by Russell Brunson
What’s next for you as a writer?
I would like to connect with all my future readers via my website or email, so that I engage with them and ask them on the topics they would like to learn more about as related to this book and my experience. My next project will be definitely about what my readers would like me to write about.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
The Five Love Languages
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