Why Have an At Home Business?

There are as many reasons to have an at home business as there are people involved in them.  The bottom line is…, “the bottom line.”  The bottom line for everyone I’ve ever known is to make money.  Most people could use an extra couple hundred dollars, or a few thousand dollars, or tens of thousands of dollars, every month.   J Paul Getty, author of HOW TO GET RICH, and one of the richest people in the world, states that the first rule for success is that you must be in business for yourself because you will never get rich working for someone else.  One of the problems in being in business for yourself is the start up costs associated with getting a business going.  Those costs can often be thousands of dollars and the risks can frighten even the most stout of heart.  One way to overcome the risk-reward factor is to become involved with a Multi Level Marketing (MLM) or Network Marketing company.  Before you run screaming in terror consider the following statements:

* Robert T. Kiyosaki, the author of “Rich Dad – Poor Dad,” revealed that his first choice to retire young and retire rich for the average person – is NETWORK MARKETING.  He called Network Marketing the “PERFECT BUSINESS.

”* In the book by Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki, “Why We Want You To Be Rich,” they dedicated an entire chapter to NETWORK MARKETING.

* In the book “The Next Millionaires” by Paul Zane Pilzer, – he forecasts that 10 million new millionaires will be created in this industry in the next TEN YEARS. Mr. Pilzer is a noted economist, author, entrepreneur, and professor.

 You can join a network marketing company and make a FORTUNE with very little risk or start up costs if you are wise in choosing the right company.  (See my blog post “Questions to Consider When Choosing a Home Based Business,” 2-23-08). Many people have a closed mind or bias towards MLM and Network Marketing because of past negative experiences or because of the many kooks and con-artists found in the industry.  But when compared to many J^.O^.Bs, there are just as many kooky bosses and con-artists in the traditional work place.  Given the choice, I would rather have control over who I choose to work with and what company I work for.

Unlike conventional businesses or franchises, Network Marketing and Multilevel Marketing companies are the only business models that take advantage of three critical principles to building personal wealth: Passive Residual Income – Leveraging – and Geometric Growth.  The combination of all three of these elements is what gives the Network Marketing and MLM business model its synergy and exceptional performance potential.

I’ve heard it said that, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.”  If you want to break out of your current financial status quo, it is going to take you trying to do something you have never done before (or never done successfully) which is to become involved in a home based business.  Success can be just around the corner if you proceed with optimistic caution and believe in your capacity to change your current condition. 

God Speed in your journey and until next time may you have another day in paradise.

   

The Anti-Geek Poster Child

 I’m one of those baby boomers who was thrust into the whole internet/computer age kicking and screaming.  I’ve since adjusted.  I’m hardly an expert but I have learned (and am learning) a thing or two.  I feel like the anti-geek poster child, “If I can do it, anybody can.”  Although I find working with technology extremely frustrating at times, it’s very rewarding.  Even though I get humbled on a regular basis, I also feel a great sense of accomplishment when I get something right. 

In learning to cope with the internet/computer- age, I’ve followed the advice of my dad who would say, “If all else fails, lower your expectations.”  When I’m having a particularly difficult time trying to understand some new aspect of technology, I sometimes have to lower my expectations, realizing that this is a process not a destination.  While learning to build web pages, blogs, and social networking sites, (even word processing) etc., I try to measure my success in terms of how far I’ve come instead of the distance I have yet to travel to get to where I want to be.   When I think about it, I’m quite proud of how far I’ve come.  Two months ago, I didn’t even know what a blog was.  Since then I’ve created this blog and I’ve built a website I’m very proud of (www.onlinemarketingniche.com).

If you can relate to anything I’ve said, hang in there.  If you have progressed beyond where I am, you have my upmost admiration.  Regardless, I hope you have another day in paradise.

         

If All Else Fails, Lower Your Expectations!

Happy Friday!  I live in Salt Lake City.  This year we had a lot of snow on the valley floors as well as in the mountains but the last few days, and today especially, have been beautiful.  The temperatures were in the mid-fifties which is a heat wave compared to what it has been.  Our last major snow storm was three weeks ago.  I shoveled over 18 inches of snow off my driveway.  I remember thinking as I was shoveling snow into a huge pile next to my driveway, “This mound of snow will never go away.”  As I got in my car today, I noticed the six foot snow pile next to may drive-way was completely gone.

I think there is a lesson here.  With today’s rising gas prices, the threat of recession around the corner, and just the normal day-to-day stuff that happens, my “struggles pile” is getting higher and higher.   It seems so high at times that it might not ever melt away.  Just like the pile of snow in my driveway, this too will one day disappear.  So, when I despair about my at home business (or life in general), and worry that nothing will ever work out, I have to remember the snow pile next to my driveway and realize that, “This too will pass.”  Until then, I will remember the advice of my dad who said, “If all else fails, lower your expectations.”  I know things will eventually work out, they always do.

Until next time, may your “struggles pile” be small and may you have another day in paradise.

/Sheldon/

Don’t forget to check out my web site, www.onlinemarketingniche.com.  Be sure to also check out these blogs that will be a great help in your home based business: www.calloncommand.wordpress.com and www.homebasedreporter.com.