92. The upside of going super-niche

Truth be told, I did not go super-niche with selling loose leaf tea. I became super-niche as a result of Australia’s unique set of circumstances. To give a good example, I need to firstly give a disclaimer and let you know that you are welcome to believe or not to believe but the story I give next is true. No embellishments or special effects. I have a very good friend out in greater western Sydney who does tai chi quan and qi gong as part of his chirotherapy business. Right across from him, is a massive mixed martial arts gym and a couple of other smaller gyms, so business overall for him is good. Some of the guys that see him are the blokest you will ever meet; tradies and the like. When I visit him, we talk martial arts and family stuff. And drink coffee together before fixing my chi. What I like about him is that he actually know how to do chi manipulation. Real chi manipulation. Not that bullshido on the internet, where a master practices on a compliant disciple, and the visiting critic can poke holes through the event. Nah! My friend is a true-blue Aussie of Italian descent. And the guys from the MMA gym come to him to be fixed. I’ve seen grown browlers starting weeping as he goes, Peter watch this: “Wax off” the guy lying on the table can’t move because his chi is blocked. And then “wax on”, he can move again when he unblocks his chi. And my friend hasn’t even been to China yet. He is a true martial arts healer. Who’s had to develop his chi through trial and error like me because, here, Australia does not have places like Shaolin or Wudang, or an ancient martial artist around every Chinese street corner. The wax on and wax off, isn’t actual a technique per se. It’s just joking around because we both have seen The Karate Kid movies from the 1980’s. But like I said before. You do not have to believe a word of what I have said. If you can afford the plane ticket, pay my friend in Penrith a visit and experience it for yourself. Liked what you heard & want to connect with me? Join me at… linkedin.com/in/peterhainzl/