9. The modern Health
DilemmaIn the first half of last century, the major causes of death:
were diseases like influenza, tuberculosis, diphtheria, diarrhea,
whooping cough and typhoid fever and all contagious microbial infections.
In the second half of the century, through advancements in medical and
scientific knowledge, very few people in developed countries died of these kinds
of illnesses.
Instead, the major killers – apart from tobacco, alcohol, automobiles and abuse
of drugs, prescribed or otherwise – were cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks,
strokes), cancer, diabetes and other lifestyle-related conditions.
All of them avoidable or controllable and almost all of them related to improper
diet and lack of exercise. In other words self-inflicted
At a time when we know more about proper nutrition, and how to produce it,
than ever, our diets and stress levels are life-threatening. Our immune systems
are under constant attack from both our physical and emotional environments,
and our health and relationships suffer.
10. 40%
of all modern marriages end in
divorce, most due to the stress of
money worries.
Suicide rates are at an all-time high.
The health care system is under
constant strain.
Television and magazines are full of
lifestyle programs and features. But
the reality is that, for most of us, we
have no real lifestyle and little or no
quality of life.
15. “Do only the right things,
for only the right
reasons.”
16. The Franchise
Trap….As often as not, we “buy ourselves a job” by exchanging our
savings or job payout packages, or putting our homes and other
assets at risk, for a franchise.
In reality, we become branch managers who accept all
responsibility and risk for the success or failure of our branch of
the franchisor’s business. It’s the franchisor who enjoys any
real security!
The reality is that we get exactly what we had in a job –
the illusion of security in exchange for our freedom of choice.
17. The “Self
employment” Snare
The only real difference between an employee and a “self-
employee” is the degree of certainty enjoyed by the latter.
Where the employee only suspects that his or her employer is
an incompetent ignoramus when it comes to running the
business, the “self-employee” can be absolutely certain!
19. • For the “Baby Boomers,” the realities are doubly harsh because we’re only just coming to
grips with the realization that much of what we’ve been led to believe since we were kids is
fantasy.
• There’s no security in life, other than what we create for ourselves.
• The old-age pension never existed before our parents’ generation. It’s unlikely to exist much
beyond their generation either, because there will be no-one to fund it for us.
• We’ve been encouraged to spend and incur debt, not to save.
• Our tax system actually penalizes us for saving and building security, and rewards us for
going into debt.
• Previous generations had larger families to rely on for support during their relatively short
retirement years.
• Our generation is the first in history to be able to voluntarily limit the size of the next
generation – so their capacity to support us is severely limited.
• Our generation is the first in history to practice of “granny parking” – we’ve taught the next
generation NOT to be willing to take care of us in old age.
• Our parents and their parents started working at 15 and retired at 65. So they worked – and
saved – for 45-50 years and spent 5-10 years in retirement before dying at 70-75.
• Our generation started work at 20-25, and retires at 55-60. So we work – and spend – for
just 30 -35 years and we’ll spend 25-30 years in retirement before dying at 80-85.
The short answer is “yes,” but there are some tough realities that need
to be confronted:
22. The best kind of leverage
is to create
RESIDUAL INCOME
23. “By going into the right
business, for the right
reasons.”
24. Basic business realities…..
It costs money – LOTS of money – to go into a conventional business, whether
you buy an existing business, a franchise, or start up a new one.
And you still have a 90% chance of losing everything through ignorance!
A business with a duplicable system is a much safer choice, because you can
duplicate the system over and over again, at little or no cost.
A business system that offers both reciprocal and RESIDUAL INCOME is the best
choice of all, because it allows you to earn reciprocal income quickly, while
building the foundation of your long-term, RESIDUAL INCOME through the
process of duplication.
A business system that allows you to invest time and effort, rather than money,
is the most desirable option, because it allows you to turn that INVESTMENT of
time and effort into cash!
26. It’s like growing an orchard…
1. We prepare our soil to make it fertile for the seedlings we intend to plant.
We create a safe environment.
2. We plant the seedlings in the soil we’ve prepared.
3. We nurture and protect the growing trees until they
begin to bear fruit.
4. When the trees mature, produce seeds and spawn
more trees, we enjoy more fruit than ever,
with minimal time and effort required.
27. Why is Network Marketing so much safer,
better and smarter than other business
systems?
Conventional Business Network Marketing
Based in competition Based on co-operation
Relies on dependence Relies on Independence
Values money and uses people Values people and uses money
Creates frustration, financial
and time bondage
Creates time and financial
freedom
28. Network marketing is the most effective,
enlightened, ethical, equitable and
egalitarian form of free enterprise ever to
evolve. But ONLY when it’s operated by
people who are effective, enlightened,
ethical, equitable and egalitarian.