Wednesday, October 29, 2008

But There Needs To Be Something More

Business, Network Marketing.

How can you run your own part time business which will allow you to retire rich? - what would be your greatest dream? Suddenly receiving a great inheritance? Winning Lotto?


Or finding a secret formula for something that everyone wants and being the one to introduce it to the market? - and why do they want to break out? These are some ways people dream of suddenly breaking out. It says something about their everyday lives and the job they do regularly. Or they have built up a stack of those credit card statements that need paying off. Either they want out of a soulless job with no intrinsic rewards, that might have lost its allure. And what does the credit card bill tell you?


The problem being the paying it back. - that you have dreams for something better and beyond where you are which can be solved by buying things now? Not so much fun. That there is either a better job or something they would prefer to be doing. But usually people feel there is something better out there. Like riding the waves, or just traveling, partying regularly and seeing the sights. And when we retire what do we imagine ourselves doing?


We all know that at some time we will likely need to retire( although there are those who would rather keep working until they drop) . - once this idea is raised the next one that pops up is why can' t we have it sooner? Timothy Ferriss in his great book" The 4 - Hour Workweek" outlines how we can have it much sooner than we would normally consider possible. Preferably now! In fact why postpone it until later? And he gives some great examples of how to do so. Why not build it into our lifestyle now?


Even more interesting near the end of the book Tim has achieved his goal, is enjoying the endless travel with extended stays in different parts of the world that take his fancy, learning languages and various new skills. - and he is beginning to find it a little hollow. He avoids excessive addiction to e - mails and usual daily life to really embrace the alternative, early - retirement lifestyle. He is feeling the need to contribute in some meaningful way. But there needs to be something more. Not that he is not already doing this in some way at a number of levels, with his business and the new experiences he embarks on in his travels.


And this is important to address. - well at least that is a great position to be in compared with constantly dealing with the pressure of paying the bills and keeping to deadlines. We need meaningful purpose in our lives. More on this later. It is readily possible these days to create businesses that run themselves where we can live off the proceeds and enjoy the benefits. Tim' s ideas on business are great.


Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump endorse these ideas in the joint book" Why We Want You To Be Rich" and Robert' s" Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and" Cashflow Quadrant" . - then mr kiyosaki makes the interesting observation that for many of us using mlm or network marketing might be a good option for many to get over to this right, wealthy side. Robert suggests a business in the right side of the quadrants is where we need to be - with greater than 500 employees, and where we can walk away, come back a year later and find it running even better than when we left it. And why? Many people doing a bit each, contributing to the wealth and success of the whole. Because the business power of leverage is occurring. Business skills can be learned. (You don' t have to wait and hope to win lotto or for some rich unknown relative to die. ) Not only that, but a good network marketing company, with a good history, and well run, financially sound can allow you to become financially free or effectively retire after a few years of hard work.


The mlm company does have to have good products that are competitively priced, and needed by as many people as possible. - like tim ferris, but from a slightly different model. And if they are going to last so we can keep on enjoying the benefits, they need to be constantly engaged in research and development and remain at the top of the field. Ideally it needs to be one that can be built successfully part time from home and grow to allow you to leave work and eventually effectively retire and pursue those activities and ideas you would in a fit and active retirement. If you have an opportunity like that why would you not pursue it? How can you ensure the work is effectively part time? What currently is the best leverage?


By using leverage. - the internet marketing and prospecting side of multilevel marketing is revolutionizing the business. 24/ 7 the internet is accessible and available. And people can check it out at their leisure without any over - the - shoulder salesperson pressure. You can present your ideas and opportunity throughout the world. What better way? But more on that later.


And there are other ways we can leverage this even more.

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