Thursday 30 January 2014

The Meaning Of Life (the universe, everything)

The difference between the wealthy and the poor is very simple - and the answer is not money.  It's how they get that money.  Money always comes from someone else's pocket.  Might be your boss.  Maybe your customer.  Could be the bank where you keep your stash, or the company where you have your pension.

In one of his books Robert Kyosaki categorised our money earning habits in 4 ways.  More importantly he separated two of them from the other two by a solid wall that can't be crossed.

The 2 on the left of the wall get paid for their time.  They are either employed by someone, or they are self-employed.  And it doesn't matter how much they get paid, there is always a limit because there are only 24 hrs in a day.  Whether you earn £6/hr or £600/hr you are stuck with that limit and there's no way you can ever get out.

The 2 on the right are not paid for their time.  They are either the owner of a business or an investor in a business.  A "business" is "a system that earns money".  The owner/investor can walk away and leave the system to run.  This is why Richard Branson can sit on a beach and earn 100 times what the top earning executive can earn working a 16hr day.  His business systems are running without him, and are pouring money into his bank. And - even more important - if the system works well then it can be cloned. Again, and again, and again. Look at McDonalds, or Subway, for proof.

That, then, is the difference - systems.  You either use systems or you are stuffed.

This blog (eBook, whatever) is about you setting up your own system, and making the leap across that wall.

Naturally there is a cost to setting up a system.  Could be time.  Could be money.  Could be both.  And there's always a learning curve. We all start out from where we are and with what we've got.  So it's going to be quicker and easier for some than for others  That's just how life is.  But it's possible for anyone.  All you need is the right attitude.

The result is life-changing.

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I originally set out to write this as an eBook.  Then I changed my mind, and decided to do it as a blog.  Trouble was, I had no idea what a "blog" was.

Halfway through, it got messy.  Mainly because I didn't know the difference between "posts" and "pages" and I garbled the whole thing.

So, what you have here is? ... what? .. I really have no idea!  But it's getting there.  The title is correct.  The description is, too.  And the chapter layout is easy to navigate.  The end has been achieved, more by accident than design.  I hope you enjoy it and it enhances your life.  That will be a credible success.

Feel free to comment, pass on to friends (and enemies).  Feedback is always welcome.  See you on the inside ...