For the past couple weeks, I have been thinking about what I have been wanting to do for the rest of my life. Just recently, I have been going to these business seminars on network marketing. This is something I have been curious about for a little while. If any of you didn’t know, but last October I went to this Learning Annex Expo held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention in Rosemont, where the likes of Tony Robbins, Suzi Orman, Robert Kiyosaki, and even Donald Trump were there giving their views and opinions on how to create a good business. I bought a book there that was co-written by Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump, and in return I had Robert Kiyosaki and his wife Kim autograph. I read the book, which is entitled “Why We Want You to be Rich”, and it changed my view on life completely. Well, I should say it was one of those books that have inspired me in my life. Anyways, the book really lets you know what is going on in the world; on how this country is turning towards having only two classes of people, the upper and the lower. And with jobs leaving our country to go overseas to places where labor cheaper, it’s really making it harder for middle class people to maintain a steady and secure job. It’s very sad, but it’s also very true. I mean, it’s getting to the point where the only way to actually maintain true job security is to have your own business, also as self-employed. It’s kind of hard to think about it in those terms, considering when we were young, our parents always have told us what we should do for our lives: Go to School, Get a Good and Secure Job, Stay Out of Debt, and Keep Our Nose Clean from the Law. Simple as that, however this could have worked better, say, when it was 1950. But this is how our parents look at it, being that their parents had the same values and principles. So, as a result, their values are passed down to their children, then their children’s children and so on. They have the mentality of thinking only middle class, not to become financially free, just enough to have a roof over their family’s head and food in their stomachs. Unfortunately, our society has drastically changed since 1950. The country as we know it is turning for the worse. So that’s why I have decided to become financially free, or at by the time I reach the age of thirty-five. It’s kind of like a battle cry, in a way. But, seriously, to me there is no other choice in this matter. Even if you have a job making $100,000 a year, I cannot see any kind job security that comes along with it. With Social Security going down the tubes and jobs now no longer have a pension plan anymore, that means the employee has to make one for themselves. For most people, even making thousands upon thousands of dollars a year they still have accumulating bills to pay. Some say, the more you make the more the bills pile up. Especially in this day of age, considering there’s not only credit cards that put you in debt, but there are student loans, house loans, mortgage, and so on. For some people, they start looking around to find ways to make a little extra money on the side. It could be a part time job, using their hobbies for extra cash, or even create a business themselves. Which is why I made that decision a month ago check out something to make a little extra money. I ran into a old aquaintance of mine a month and a half ago and he was telling me about this business plan. When I saw it, I was reminded of something as I read the book “Why We Want You to be Rich”, it was something that is called network marketing. At first, I thought it was a scam, kind of reminding me of the days of Amway. But I was still curious so I decided to check it out more, and since then I am very happy of my decision. As the month went by, I began to prepare myself for what I was going to get into, and started a set of goals on what I want to accomplish with my life. So, for me, there is no going back, only to pick up my bicycle and start peddling forward. I am looking at, say, do well with this business, then go into other ventures. First off, finish up school, even though I don’t need to, but that was my life long dream to do so. After that, explore real estate as I started a year back after the Learning Annex Expo and quite possibly, become a billionaire, or even better, compete with Donald Trump. Also, there are many other different, little projects I would like to dip into, being I am quite prolific and all. It’s all part of creating, strengthening, and expanding my empire; to extend my sphere of influence to the world around me. I will be discussing more on network marketing a little more in later blogs, if some of you are interesting in knowing more, just send a message. If not, then that’s your choice. Either way, it’s no biggie.
