In times of great changes such as what we are currently experiencing, people experience great uncertainty about what the future will bring. With uncertainty comes less security, more stress and a feeling of not being in control.

Some people try to get security and control with a job. Unfortunately, they are finding more and more that there is no job security. Even as the economy shows signs of recovery, the layoffs are continuing. Some are calling it a “job loss” recovery instead of a jobless recovery.

The mantra of get a good education, find a good job and work hard was what the Baby Boomers were raised on. My grandparents who ran their own “country store” told me that on more than one occasion. That advice was based on the post war boom years and it worked for about 30 years.

Until you are in control of your income and that income meets your needs, you will be at the mercy of employers or the government. Most people don’t want to take that step because there is no guarantee of success. There never has been, even with jobs. One of the anecdotes that drove this home to me starts with the question of do dogs like bones? The answer is that dogs like meat but settle for bones because they don’t get to chose.

Working from home in your own home based business can be an answer for you. If you make the mind shift of getting paid for results instead of effort, you can be very successful. It’s like football – they don’t give you a touchdown for effort if the ball is on the one inch line. You have to get the result of putting it in the end zone to score.

If the cost of gas goes up, you can increase your results to compensate. If you have unexpected expenses show up, you can increase your results. You don’t have to ask a boss for a raise.

Having the skills to create income is the best security you can have. Fortunately, it’s a learned skill. Most home based business opportunities, including mine, will give you the training to create real security in your life.

If you want to know more about how I can help you get more security and freedom in your life, I suggest you request your free copy of the CD called “The Perfect Business” by Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, at http://FreeRKCDForYou.com.

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Most people go to a job where as an employee, they are tolerated. The only attention they really receive is if they screw up. Even if they are given a ‘good job’ comment every once in a while, it seems that one ‘oh, crap’, wipes out three thousand ‘good job’ comments. This is further evidenced by the ease in which businesses shed workers in order to improve profits.

When I worked in the corporate world, I often was the key tech guy that came up with the solutions that brought in extra clients and money. What was my reward? I was let go in the first wave of layoffs.

I contrast that with my network marketing business. I am celebrated by the people I work with, both above and below me in the organization. People like to listen to what I say. I am valued and I value others.

In my company, when you reach a certain level, not too high, they fly you and your spouse out to a retreat near the company headquarters. They literally give you the red carpet treatment. As you walk into the building from the limo, the headquarters employees from the CEO on down applaud and cheer you. You then get to talk to the CEO, President and other senior management who tell you that they work for you. That’s a BIG difference.

Tomorrow, when you get into your car to go to work and you put the key into the ignition, ask yourself, “Am I celebrated at work or just tolerated? And is it where I really want to be going now?”

We have a better way. If you would like to know more, get your free copy of the Robert Kiyosaki CD, “The Perfect Business” at FreeRKCDForYou.com.

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Leverage is a concept where through a mechanism, the result is much larger than the input. Mechanical leverage is where you can move large objects with less effort. Financial leverage is where you can control a larger amount of money with a small amount. Time leverage is where you receive more benefit than the time that you put in.

Time leverage is one of the advantages to network marketing. If you labored every minute of the day, at most, you could benefit from 24 hours of effort per day. As you build your network marketing team, you benefit from the labors of your team members. If you have 100 members and each of them put in just 1 hour of effort per day, you would benefit from 100 hours of effort per day on top of your own. J. Paul Getty once said, “I would rather have the results of 1% of 100 men’s efforts than 100% of my own effort.”

There is also synergy with leverage. In that 100 person team, if one person has an emergency and can’t put in the effort, only 1% is lost. If you can’t put in the effort, 100% of your effort is lost.

There will come a time when your group reaches a critical mass and the amount of benefit you receive makes your effort seem like a speck in comparison. It will continue to grow, even as your effort drops off.

This is just one advantage of network marketing.

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I have been transferring some family memories into the digital age. These are VHS-C tapes that were shot in 1994 & 1995 right after we bought our first camcorder. I’m transferring them to DVD. It’s a window back to another time. This was before the Internet hit big, before 9/11 and before I worked for myself.

In these videos, there are images of people who are no longer with us and an absence of arrivals since then. Many people say that at the end of their lives, what really counts is relationships and memories.

At the time of the filming of these videos, both my wife and I were working more than full time jobs. We had our routines of dropping our son off at day care in the morning and picking him up when we could in the afternoon. The day care providers got to spend more time interacting and influencing our son than we did.

Things changed when our second son came along. My wife became a stay at home mother. This allowed us to raise our kids but put the burden of income squarely on my shoulders. In an effort to make up the losses and to capitalize on the then tech bubble, I got a new position with a new company. To this day, my youngest son’s recollection of that job was that I came home during or after dinner.

The dot bombs hit soon after and eventually, I was laid off. This actually was a good thing in the long run as it helped me get the courage to work for myself. Since then, I have been actively involved with both my sons’ lives. Often, I am the only dad at my youngest son’s elementary school parties and I was the only dad to chaperone my oldest son’s choir trip to Walt Disney World.

What has made this possible has been my home based business. I had started working my business while I was still working and I had a Plan B in place when the time came. Making money from home has allowed me to spend quantity time with my kids. When you spend quantity time with your kids, the quality time appears more and more.

A home based business like mine can be started on a part time basis and grown until you can fire your boss. It can take an hour or two per day but the results are worth it, especially if you have young kids. My oldest son was 2 and 3 in those videos. Now he’s ending his junior year in high school and will soon be starting his adult life. Being able to be a bigger part of his life has created memories that will last both of our lifetimes.

If you would like to find out more about if a home based business would be right for you, go to FreeRKCDForYou.com to get a freed CD from Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, called “The Perfect Business”. Get yours today.

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