Making Copies with a Bonus!

I went to the local copy shop today to make copies for an upcoming business seminar that I am involved with and got a real bonus.

When I walked into the store, a pleasant gentleman approached me and asked if I needed copies. We chit chatted for a moment and made introductions. Lo & behold, the gentleman that I was speaking to was the owner, Art.

Art & I started conversing about business, how he got started & WHY? He got tired of Corporate America and wanted to be his own boss. The current economy came up in our discussion. Art said to me that he sees quite a few people coming in on a weekly basis complaining about loosing their jobs and that they can only find part-time jobs that pay crap. Art said, I don't understand why they don't take the time off and start a business. As I was listening, I thought, this business owner gets it!! Why not take the time off and start a business?

Unfortunately, too many people are brainwashed. Go to school, get a good education, so we can get what? ...a job. Please don't think I'm against jobs and being an employee. I have been an employee in the past, however, I went into it as a training ground, not a lifestyle. My attitude was that I was going to take that job, learn everything that I could, give it 110%, and take the knowledge and the experience to eventually start my own business.

When I was in college my father, who was only a few years away from retirement, was given options by the "big company" where he worked for 30 years. The company was reorganizing and my father's options were to move South or to the Mid-West or get out.

My father made a decision to uproot the family and move South. The move caused a lot of grief on the family, especially my mother. It was at that moment that I said to myself, this is a business system that I don't want to be part of in the future... the business system of being an employee. My mother was very traditional - go to school, get a good education, and get a good job. Thankfully, my Godmother, was an entrepenuer!

My Godmother had multiple business interests. She had multiple streams of income (long before the best selling book came out). My Godmother said to me... go to school, get an education, get a job, learn everything you can about business and START YOUR OWN!

My godmother made some short term sacrifices in the early years in business, and over time accumulated all the trappings of wealth. I chose to follow my Godmother's brainwashing vs. the more traditional approach. I also noticed growing up, as my Godmother became more successful, she became more involved in her church, the community, and had the income to donate to different causes. Why? Because her businesses where running and generating income whether she was there or not. My godmother built income producing assets that paid her residual income. Residual income is money that comes in whether you're working or not.

So I come back to Art's question, why don't people take the time to start they're own business? If you have your own business, fantastic! If you don't - instead of thinking about Art's question, do something about it!

Make it a great day & thanks for the copies Art!