This post is going to be a bit tough, but it is the unvarnished reality. You won't find many people who are trying to recruit warm bodies, do the numbers and see who sticks... talking about this.
From our perspective, we want to be selective and help people we introduce to what we do and self-select. In this context, here's the deal: you will not build a business working with broke and broken people. Yes, this may sound harsh, but unfortunately, it is absolutely true.
First, let's address broke. Being in business inherently involves the creation of commerce (the exchange of money for something of value). Many people are simply not wired for this. The "why" behind this is not easily answered. However, the broad stroke on this topic is that people who have been surviving month to month and living hand-to-mouth simply do not have the risk tolerance to do anything outside of their current experience and comfort zone. Therefore, they remain "stuck". They don't have (and won't risk) the money it takes to get out of their box. There is no judgment here. It is a safe way to survive. However, it erases a huge segment of what otherwise could be a much larger potential market. If, for about the price of a dinner out for two (a month) - to get started in a business that can absolutely be life-altering is too much... this in all probability this qualifies someone as broke.
Second, many people are broken (or) their notions about what we do are broken. I am not going to go down this rabbit hole too far. There are so many reasons why this is the case... and as many scenarios as there are people. I will say however thr number of past failures in home-based-business "type deals" is a big one. The readily available social pronouncement of direct sales opportunities with an organization-building component as "scams" is another. People "buy" these arguments as valid without a complete examination. This is "the way it is" for some people. Again, no judgment. Everyone has and is entitled to their opinion.
Our goal and our role is to find people who are not broke or broken. There are plenty of bright and eager people who are receptive to creating an additional source of income. Our job is to find them and guide them through an information-gathering process. And, they must have the risk tolerance to reach into their pocket for the first time and part with a sum of money that they will recover completely with their first sale.
This is the truth. It is intended to: 1) be a barometer for you to use (for yourself) if you are considering joining us, and; 2) if you are already in a business - to understand that you absolutely only want to work with people who have the ability to rise above their mindset of being broke, or elevate themselves beyond being broken.
The reality is this: many, many people are stuck. We can't spend our time helping people get out of their ditch who are sitting in their car, gunning the gas, and spinning their wheels. We need to find those who already have the boards under the tires and their shoulder to the bumper and are simply thankful for someone to come along and give them a hand to get back on the road and continue on their journey.
They are out there. Our role is to find and educate them about what we do.
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Consulting / Coaching / Advising
At the end of the day, if you wanted a description of what we do, the goal is to be a consultant and coach. We advise and counsel and help people determine if they think we can help them through working collaboratively toward financial prosperity.
First, we consult with people and provide information. We, as business owners, evolve through information acquisition to the point of becoming experts at what we do. Our "job" is to match people who have the mindset, drive, and resources (with) our business model and our business philosophy. In this sense, we do not "sell". We simply guide people through an information and decision-making process. For the prospect, this is a real bargain, because we offer this service for free.
Second, our role is to coach. In many places on this blog, I use the word "teach". I compare the process to going to school. You need to learn, then take what you have learned and teach it to others. This continuity of information being passed along engenders competence at all levels of your organization. It is the at the core of everyone's success.
This "concept" of competence takes precedence over anything else. The business, the business model, the business philosophy... all do not matter unless they are all being competently "driven". Literally, we teach / coach people how do drive our income vehicle.
If you are willing to learn, then teach what you have learned... if you are willing to support and hold others accountable for their effort (or lack of effort)... if you can see yourself being grounded in a foundation of helping others elevate themselves from financial stress and all of the life issues that accompany "lack"... then you can do this.
It is good, redeemable, socially valuable "work". We genuinely help people become stronger, better, smarter and through all of this: financially stable. When you get to the point of believing that this is what you do, there is not stopping anyone from embracing success.
First, we consult with people and provide information. We, as business owners, evolve through information acquisition to the point of becoming experts at what we do. Our "job" is to match people who have the mindset, drive, and resources (with) our business model and our business philosophy. In this sense, we do not "sell". We simply guide people through an information and decision-making process. For the prospect, this is a real bargain, because we offer this service for free.
Second, our role is to coach. In many places on this blog, I use the word "teach". I compare the process to going to school. You need to learn, then take what you have learned and teach it to others. This continuity of information being passed along engenders competence at all levels of your organization. It is the at the core of everyone's success.
This "concept" of competence takes precedence over anything else. The business, the business model, the business philosophy... all do not matter unless they are all being competently "driven". Literally, we teach / coach people how do drive our income vehicle.
If you are willing to learn, then teach what you have learned... if you are willing to support and hold others accountable for their effort (or lack of effort)... if you can see yourself being grounded in a foundation of helping others elevate themselves from financial stress and all of the life issues that accompany "lack"... then you can do this.
It is good, redeemable, socially valuable "work". We genuinely help people become stronger, better, smarter and through all of this: financially stable. When you get to the point of believing that this is what you do, there is not stopping anyone from embracing success.
Alan Shawn Feinstein
I live in Rhode Island. To most people in this state, the "named" in this post is well known. He gives significant amounts of money to education and then requires schools be named after him. He still advertises on TV promoting his foundation and philanthropic efforts. His career has not been without controversy, but overall he is perceived as a good man with a lot of money who attempts to do good in the world. You can look up his Wiki.
The interesting thing here is how this "self-made" man garnered his wealth? Among being a stamp trader and buying and selling (the physical) Babe Ruth's contract - a significant percentage of his money came from selling a subscription to newsletters. One was called "The Wealth Maker", and another called "International Insider's Report". He also wrote booklets called, "How To Make Money" and "How to Make Money Fast".
So what does this have to do with what we do? It is reported that Feinstein, at his peak, had a circulation / subscription of about 400,000 (a month). To get to this number, he bought lists from brokers and did direct mail marketing, he also advertised in magazines... (Neither of these we do or advocate).
Although I have not been able to find the number, for illustration purposes, let's say his subscription was $10 a month. For the time it lasted, that is $4 million a month. These are lofty numbers and explain why he can give money away in million dollar chunks. Thirty-six million a year spells success by anyone's standard.
What we do is completely parallel. We provide the structure (the platform) that enables you to market a subscription. However, instead of having a 400K subscriber base, you need the participation of about 30 people. Or, to tweak this just a bit, most people need 30 people to replace their income.
The question very simply becomes, "Do you think there are 30 people in this world (who you, along with those in your group can find) that are seeking to change their financial circumstances?" We explain the money and how it works in the next step of your research. However, suffice it to say, the monthly commitment is a "sweet spot" of affordability and the out-of-pocket risk is minimal if you get busy and treat your business as a business.
Get back to the person who led you here. Find out more. Find out all you can. Decisions are a function of information. The information is free. Your life, your future, your happiness could be in the balance. All we ask at this juncture is that you do your homework, then decide if it might be a potential "fit".
The interesting thing here is how this "self-made" man garnered his wealth? Among being a stamp trader and buying and selling (the physical) Babe Ruth's contract - a significant percentage of his money came from selling a subscription to newsletters. One was called "The Wealth Maker", and another called "International Insider's Report". He also wrote booklets called, "How To Make Money" and "How to Make Money Fast".
So what does this have to do with what we do? It is reported that Feinstein, at his peak, had a circulation / subscription of about 400,000 (a month). To get to this number, he bought lists from brokers and did direct mail marketing, he also advertised in magazines... (Neither of these we do or advocate).
Although I have not been able to find the number, for illustration purposes, let's say his subscription was $10 a month. For the time it lasted, that is $4 million a month. These are lofty numbers and explain why he can give money away in million dollar chunks. Thirty-six million a year spells success by anyone's standard.
What we do is completely parallel. We provide the structure (the platform) that enables you to market a subscription. However, instead of having a 400K subscriber base, you need the participation of about 30 people. Or, to tweak this just a bit, most people need 30 people to replace their income.
The question very simply becomes, "Do you think there are 30 people in this world (who you, along with those in your group can find) that are seeking to change their financial circumstances?" We explain the money and how it works in the next step of your research. However, suffice it to say, the monthly commitment is a "sweet spot" of affordability and the out-of-pocket risk is minimal if you get busy and treat your business as a business.
Get back to the person who led you here. Find out more. Find out all you can. Decisions are a function of information. The information is free. Your life, your future, your happiness could be in the balance. All we ask at this juncture is that you do your homework, then decide if it might be a potential "fit".
Friday, September 30, 2016
Money Instructions
Instructions provide detailed information about how something should be done. As such, instructions are free of bias. They do not favor anything. Instructions just tell you what to do. When you bake a cake out of a box: 1) preheat the oven... When you assemble a grill: 1) remove contents from packaging and inspect... We have all followed instructions since we could read.
What if there were a recipe or assembly instructions to make money? First, do this. Second, do this. Third... Then at the end, you will have assembled money. Can it be that easy?
At great risk of oversimplification, the answer is actually "yes". It all starts with Step 1, which is learning all you can about our Marketing Group and philosophy of doing business. Step 2 is learning about the vehicle we use to make money. Step 3 is to get your questions answered. Step 4 is deciding to join us.
Once you decide to get involved, there is a whole new set of instructions. These instructions are tailored to you, based upon your circumstances, the amount of time you can invest, your past experience with sales and marketing... and then putting together a set of instructions that you will follow to enable your success. These instructions differ for everyone. Some might call it a game plan... or a strategy... But the adage applies here: if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
When considering all of this, you should keep in mind that there are many people very generously profiting from what we do. However, more importantly, you need to know it "doesn't just happen". It ALL requires thought and effort.
So, let me bring this back to Step 1. Find out all you can about us. Read this blog. Be in touch with the person who led you here and ask about the vehicle we use to make money. Ask tough questions and be a skeptic. It's all good.
Prove to yourself that earning money is as easy as following a set of instructions.
We did. Again, Step 1 is to learn all you can. Study "us" like your entire future depends on it.
What if there were a recipe or assembly instructions to make money? First, do this. Second, do this. Third... Then at the end, you will have assembled money. Can it be that easy?
At great risk of oversimplification, the answer is actually "yes". It all starts with Step 1, which is learning all you can about our Marketing Group and philosophy of doing business. Step 2 is learning about the vehicle we use to make money. Step 3 is to get your questions answered. Step 4 is deciding to join us.
Once you decide to get involved, there is a whole new set of instructions. These instructions are tailored to you, based upon your circumstances, the amount of time you can invest, your past experience with sales and marketing... and then putting together a set of instructions that you will follow to enable your success. These instructions differ for everyone. Some might call it a game plan... or a strategy... But the adage applies here: if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
When considering all of this, you should keep in mind that there are many people very generously profiting from what we do. However, more importantly, you need to know it "doesn't just happen". It ALL requires thought and effort.
So, let me bring this back to Step 1. Find out all you can about us. Read this blog. Be in touch with the person who led you here and ask about the vehicle we use to make money. Ask tough questions and be a skeptic. It's all good.
Prove to yourself that earning money is as easy as following a set of instructions.
We did. Again, Step 1 is to learn all you can. Study "us" like your entire future depends on it.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Participatory Economics
If the title seems a bit dense, bear with me as I explain.
The central notion of Participatory Economics is that we can produce the conditions that enable you to achieve financial stability. In time, the goal is to achieve prosperity and ultimately, wealth. Participatory Economics is a process. It is a philosophy. It is a strategy. You control the level of participation through the investment of your time, effort and resources.
On the most basic level, we share and participate in an "idea". This idea - literally - is that we create our own economy - individually (and) collectively. We are a community of people with the shared purpose of putting money woes in the rear view mirror. For far too many people, money is an adversary. It doesn't need to be this way.
So, how do we do it?
We describe what we do as achieving financial independence through financial inter-dependence. As adults (of intelligence and having the powers of judgment and discernment) - we subscribe to a common idea, pool common resources and create a common experience. In this case, the common experience is financial stability through cooperation and helping ourselves through helping others. At the end of the day, our model compares favorably to a "club" with each member owning individual responsibility for the greater, common good of the group, and also benefiting personally from their involvement.
Our "idea" is based on individuals who take the time to understand and (then) consent to being involved with a community of people who utilize the mechanics of leveraging money to the benefit of everyone who participates. In this sense, we create our own economy. Fundamentally, we are our own economy.
We share a common culture and core set of beliefs and values. We share information, knowledge and collective wisdom in a community of support and culture of assistance. In the process of all of this, we help people change their relationship to money and to how they earn a living.
All you need to do is to figure out if any of this makes sense to you. Right now, this is all happening - without you. This is not a "take away", but simply to say that there is an active and vital community you can choose to join that will support you in your quest to change your financial circumstances. Right now, you can choose to reach out to the person who pointed you here and engage in your first conversation on the phone or via email. You have everything to gain by simply learning about what we do and deciding if it "fits" with whatever criteria you measure it against.
The ultimate decision is yours as to whether you can make it work. We are here to provide information and to assist you in making a decision whether joining us makes sense for you at this time in your life. We will be happy to hear from you.
The central notion of Participatory Economics is that we can produce the conditions that enable you to achieve financial stability. In time, the goal is to achieve prosperity and ultimately, wealth. Participatory Economics is a process. It is a philosophy. It is a strategy. You control the level of participation through the investment of your time, effort and resources.
On the most basic level, we share and participate in an "idea". This idea - literally - is that we create our own economy - individually (and) collectively. We are a community of people with the shared purpose of putting money woes in the rear view mirror. For far too many people, money is an adversary. It doesn't need to be this way.
So, how do we do it?
We describe what we do as achieving financial independence through financial inter-dependence. As adults (of intelligence and having the powers of judgment and discernment) - we subscribe to a common idea, pool common resources and create a common experience. In this case, the common experience is financial stability through cooperation and helping ourselves through helping others. At the end of the day, our model compares favorably to a "club" with each member owning individual responsibility for the greater, common good of the group, and also benefiting personally from their involvement.
Our "idea" is based on individuals who take the time to understand and (then) consent to being involved with a community of people who utilize the mechanics of leveraging money to the benefit of everyone who participates. In this sense, we create our own economy. Fundamentally, we are our own economy.
We share a common culture and core set of beliefs and values. We share information, knowledge and collective wisdom in a community of support and culture of assistance. In the process of all of this, we help people change their relationship to money and to how they earn a living.
All you need to do is to figure out if any of this makes sense to you. Right now, this is all happening - without you. This is not a "take away", but simply to say that there is an active and vital community you can choose to join that will support you in your quest to change your financial circumstances. Right now, you can choose to reach out to the person who pointed you here and engage in your first conversation on the phone or via email. You have everything to gain by simply learning about what we do and deciding if it "fits" with whatever criteria you measure it against.
The ultimate decision is yours as to whether you can make it work. We are here to provide information and to assist you in making a decision whether joining us makes sense for you at this time in your life. We will be happy to hear from you.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Subscribe to a New Life
What if you could just "enroll" to change your finances? What if a monthly subscription, with the ability to enroll other subscribers enabled you to do just that?
This is what we do. In the most straightforward and refreshingly honest way we can muster, we provide a voice that aspires to elevate your belief that "changing your life" is possible. We then go a step further and also provide a platform for you to consider to make it happen.
The title of this post, "Subscribe to a New Life" simplifies our business from the most basic concept of a recurring monthly commitment - that can and will - result in a liberated life that you can live on your own terms.
There is so much more to it - that you can find in the other posts on this blog. The point here is this: you can choose to subscribe. You can choose to work toward a liberated life.
Our goal (our job) is to simply expose you to one way to get there.
This is what we do. In the most straightforward and refreshingly honest way we can muster, we provide a voice that aspires to elevate your belief that "changing your life" is possible. We then go a step further and also provide a platform for you to consider to make it happen.
The title of this post, "Subscribe to a New Life" simplifies our business from the most basic concept of a recurring monthly commitment - that can and will - result in a liberated life that you can live on your own terms.
There is so much more to it - that you can find in the other posts on this blog. The point here is this: you can choose to subscribe. You can choose to work toward a liberated life.
Our goal (our job) is to simply expose you to one way to get there.
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