A Community Approach to Income

Let me be clear.  Earning vehicles come and go and should not be the ultimate determining factor in your decision to get involved with something.

Here's the point:  the value in what we do is relationship-based.  It is not about this deal or that opportunity, it is about the community that supports the concept of income generation.  This is the asset.  The network of positive, lasting relationships you build is directly proportional to the success you will have.

As such, the business is secondary (essentially).  If you land on a good one, and it has "market permanence"... is well respected... all the better.  This is not to advocate that we should all be looking for the next shiny object, but it does not negate the fact that when people are tied into the pulse of "what is working now", mass migrations can and should take place to capitalize on the next-big-thing.

This does not discount your core program or programs.  I strongly believe that a strong core program is ideal.  However, again, the value in what you build is not the payments you receive on a monthly basis, but the people making the payments.

Said differently, if you want success, it has to be about your people.  The money will take care of itself if you build strong, caring, supportive relationships.  If you don't care for, teach and help people in their progression to competency, frankly... you may have some success initially, but the odds are you will not maintain that level of success.  If they are not profitable, you have a short-term asset.

Therefore, the title of this post, "A Community Approach to Income" speaks to the idea of "it takes a village".  Communities share norms and values and culture... and so much more.  Let me close by repeating this core construct:  The asset (the value) in what you build is the human beings you come to know, like and respect as business partners.  In this sense, our "work" is socially redeeming in that we elevate people's lives and as a community, we prosper together.

Again, be people-driven.  The "long money" is a by-product of successful and mutually beneficial relationships.  The more of these you have (the more people you mentor) the more money it will represent.