Most of us are working
50 hours just to keep up with the daily challenges of life and our monthly bills. We read article after blog after website about "Get Rich Online" and "Create Streams of Income" and "Get Paid Today" are we are tempted to throw away our career and start spending 12 hours a day signing up for EVERYTHING! Next thing you know the bills are stacking up and the mailbox is empty and you are asking yourself, "Where's the Get Rich today money?".
As someone who works 50 hours a week and ALSO is creating streams of income online, I'm here to tell you IT CAN BE DONE! Let me share with you how we began, middle aged and broke:
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Two Heads are BETTER than One! My good friend Chris and I decided it wasn't good to be alone so we put our heads together and decided to SPLIT our talents equally. I tend to be more techno yet good with people. Chris on the other hand is excellent and in your face with people. Out talents are the same and yet we separate the responsibilities and both do our best with HALF.
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One Guy Inside, One Guy Outside! The worst thing you can do is think "It's all about building a biz online, so I'll just barricade myself here in my closet with my laptop and the money will just stream in". We decided that I would dominate the computer work and Chris would dominate the outside world. He is always out meeting and networking LIVE with lots of poeple and I crank on the tech.
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Rich Man, Poor Man! I tend to always be cash broke and there are tons of nickel and dime things you MUST buy (lists and help and marketing tools). Chris doled out his credit card and cash flow and that freed me up to just focus on building the business and not worrying about the money. We created an LLC and all proceeds will go back in the pot and pay Chris back.
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All Things Equal! There is no competition in our partnership. We appreciate and value the skills and talent each of us has. We appreciate when one of us is rich and the other poor. The best part of our partnership is that it completely frees us both up to do 1/2 the work and STILL be able to work our full time jobs (I'm a Financial Advisor and Chris is a Real Estate Investor).
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Family First, NOT a Cliche! Our life is not really all about the business, although we feel at times like all we do is work. We are both career oriented guys who love marketing and building business and helping others. But when it all comes down to it, we LOVE our families and do it all for them.
My next article will focus on "Perspective, Can You Have It"... until then, best to you and your family!
Scott VanHooogstraat
vanhoogy@gmail.com
About the Author:
Scott VanHoogstraat is the owner of
http://www.vanpalosmarketing.com and reviews popular home business ideas and opportunities. Scott's most popular home business recommendation is the Plug-In Profit Site at:
http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-28589 where you can get your own money-making website setup in 24 hours!