I listened to a teleseminar recently about the beliefs of a very successful network marketer. His first belief really resonated with me, “network marketing isn’t perfect, it’s just better if you do it right.” What does he mean by that?

Traditional career roles fall into 5 major categories – blue collar worker, white collar worker, sales, traditional business ownership and investing. I’m not saying that there’s anything wrong with any of these. Many good people have spent their entire life in these categories. What I’m saying is that if you want a better life, you might want to look outside of them.

One common trait of these categories is the lack of lifestyle. People that work in these categories earn just enough to keep them from going elsewhere or their constant attention is required. Staycations have become the norm today with Someday Isle being one of the most popular destinations.

Working for someone else is building their dreams, not necessarily yours. Robert Kiyosaki has a quote, “Why would you work so hard at something you will never own?”

Being your own boss is the dream of many people, but in reality, traditional business ownership results in the business owning you. If you go on vacation, so does your income.

Investing can give you what you want but has a high barrier of entry, namely, you have to have the money to make more money.

Why is network marketing better? You can get the benefits of business ownership without the problems. You can build it part time, for very little money, while you have other income. It offers the ability to create lifestyle, having the money and the time to do what you want. It utilizes leveraged residual income to give you the ability to take vacations and have your income increase.

Granted, building any business takes hard work. The advantages are that you own it, you can will it to your kids and it can provide you with income so you can “retire” at any age.

To find out more about what Robert Kiyosaki thinks about about how network marketing can benefit you, go to FreeRKCDForYou.com to get his cd, “The business of the 21^st Century.”

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Last week was a big reminder of the advantages of lifestyle freedom. I had several errands to run, among them was to vote. I have found that between 10:30 and 11:15 in the morning are the best times to do a lot of things because everyone else is at their job. Being my own boss, I decide when to do it.

When I went to vote, there was one other voter there. I was in and out in under 10 minutes. During lunch and after work, there was a mob of voters. I’m sure the vote time was at least 45 minutes.

I get my hair cut during these times, no waiting. At other times, there are at least one if not two people ahead of you. The stylists always ask if I am taking the day off because not only am I there at that time but I’m dressed extremely casually.

We had an issue with our cable TV signal. I was able to schedule the technician’s visit when it was convenient to me. Working from home meant that I didn’t have to take off to meet him. I didn’t have to disrupt my work longer than it took to tell him where the box was.

The carpet commute eliminates traffic frustrations as well as wear and tear on the car. The 13 gallon gas tank lasts about 3 to 4 weeks so the high gas prices were not a big deal.

If you want to enjoy a flexible schedule, boost your family budget and avoid things such as layoffs, I would invite you to start your own home based business. The residual income that you create will let you ‘retire’ whenever you want.

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The stock market has dropped for the last two days. There will be adjustments there as the market reacts to the election results.

Retirement accounts are taking a beating again. Before this drop, I had read they had lost over $3 trillion. That’s more than a lot of countries’ economies.

In response to the old adage, “I could be a greeter at Walmart when I get old,” just remember, Fidelity is laying off more people than there are Walmarts.

What the solution? A renewable source of income. You can start your own business. If you would like to know more about a home based business, you can get a free CD from Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, called “The Perfect Business.” Go to www.FreeRKCDForYou.com.

Remember, if you start a home based business to generate residual income and create your own lifestyle freedom before Dec. 31, you can claim tax deductions for this year.

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Retirement nowadays is not dictated by age, it’s dictacted by money. Some people will not be able to retire at 65, 68 or 70 because of money.

Others, who have achieved lifestyle freedom, can ‘retire’ at any age, 25,45 or 55. The secret is to get your residual income set up to cover your lifestyle choices. Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, teaches that concept in his games, Cashflow for Kids, Cashflow 101 and Cashflow 202.

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Lately, I have been inundated with emails claiming that I could make a fortune marketing products on the internet. While this may be true, especially if you are selling courses on how to market on the internet, there are some facts that keep me from making it my primary source of income.

I would contrast internet marketing income against a network marketing income. The first difference is repeat business. If you are marketing an info product on the internet, people buy just one. They don’t need another copy next month. A consumable product sold through network marketing offers repeat business and thus residual income.

Internet marketing income comes in spurts while network marketing is more consistent. The internet income for each new product starts off strong and tapers off rather quickly as in a week or two. The network marketing income starts small but using the leverage of residual income and building a team, it can grow exponentially.

Internet marketers have to continue to search for the ‘next big thing.’ It’s gotten almost comical among the big internet marketers as to who can put together the biggest bonus package to get you to buy from their link. Network marketers have a stable market offering that brings residual income.

The biggest thing for me is that you can’t go on an extended vacation for six weeks and have your income continue at the same level. You also can’t retire and have the business continue to support you. It’s like running up a down escalator.

Many people ‘retire’ from their network marketing business and it continues to support them and their heirs for decades.

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