Kecekalan Usahawan Muda Sheikh Nafiq

Kejayaan yang dikecapi hari ini adalah bukti kesungguhannya sejak 13 tahun lalu. Usahawan muda ini tidak pernah kenal erti putus asa walaupun suatu ketika dihimpit kesukaran dalam mengendalikan syarikat telekomunikasi miliknya.

Mengakui bukan mudah untuknya berdiri sama tinggi dengan usahawan berjaya yang lain, namun berbekalkan prinsip tidak mudah mengalah, pemilik nama Sheikh Nafiq Alfirdaous Sheikh Abd Rahman, 33, kini sudah boleh tersenyum bangga.

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Mailbox Money - Royalty From Oil Mining

At 101, Anne Friar Thomas has seen lots of booms go bust in the Texas oil patch.

But the trouble out there in the Eagle Ford shale fields is getting mighty close to home. In fact, it’s reached her mailbox.

Like other big landowners here in DeWitt County, Thomas has profited well from the shale-oil rush.

Every month, the royalty checks arrive — payments for letting the likes of Marathon Oil Corp and EOG Resources Inc drill on her spread near the head of the Old Chisholm Trail.

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9 Ways to Get Rich (Part 3 of 3)

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#7: Get a Hardship-Location Job

Risk level: High

If you can withstand 12-hour workdays on an oil rig in the North Sea or maintain your composure during military coups, you may be rewarded with free housing, a six-figure salary and the chance to see the world.

According to Rigzone, an oil and gas industry data provider, entry-level workers on a rig earn more than $68,000, on average; the pay ratchets up dramatically as you gain experience, which is easy to do in an industry that believes heavily in on-the-job training, says Rigzone president Paul Caplan.

Drilling positions are most lucrative, with an average salary of $126,471.

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