Today's Adventure in the Biz Opp Jungle:
"Charlie explains why everyone who argues with you
about your dreams and desires is an absolute IDIOT."
Hi,
Don't get me wrong, the world is a wonderful place.
But it's full of idiots.
Wallies. Berks. Nincompoops. Ninnies.
Whatever.
You know the people I mean. They think you have to do what you're told. That you absolutely must go to work in the morning, come home at night, go to bed and wait for that miserable pay cheque, or the letter that says:
"Dear John,
You're sacked. Here's your carriage clock.
Regards,
The Boss
P.S: Get your own batteries."
They don't think 'do-it-yourself business' is a decent or PROPER way to make money. In fact, they don't believe it's possible to make your own money at all.
"All that stuff you talk about," said a friend of mine the other day, "It's ALL bull, isn't it? It's all a scam."
"You mean the manuals, books, courses and self- educational products that I have on my shelves?" I replied. "Yes, they're fake. They're made entirely out of cheese. Open one up and you'll see a mouse sticking
his middle finger up at you."
"I don't believe in any of it," he said. "Nobody really makes any money. You just dream and spend money while doing it."
"So everyone who ever makes money in their spare time is either failing or lying?" I said. "All the countless other home entrepreneurs across the country that I've talked to and met. They're making it up?"
"You're cheating or something" he screamed. "At least I go in and do a proper full day's work."
"More fool you," I said. "You should get yourself a dream."
Ah, but what's the use?
I'm always arguing with friends about this. Barely worth bothering with the conversation, really.
If you're not the sort of person who dreams about running a home business... and all the amazing perks that go with it... then you're not going to enter the biz opp jungle or understand why anyone else would go there.
These people don't trust anything that isn't sanctioned by big money. They don't trust anything that comes through direct mail unless it's got a big branded logo on it.
They believe that everything corporate, advertised on TV, government-approved, tax-heavy and conventional is GOOD.
They think that people like you and me... people who investigate independent home business opportunities... are BAD.
"Boooooooooo" they say. "Boooo to you."
And why?
Because we think there's more to life than being a wage- slave in the service of tax and death.
We want to find unconventional shortcuts and little- known ways to make money and find lasting financial freedom....
We believe it's better at least to TRY and seek a better life than to moan, whinge and dilly-dally until our legs drop off, our eyes fall out, and we're singing "Show me the way to Tipperary" all the way to the fiery furnace.
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Why these ambitions of yours are possible
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Whatever flak you get, however bad everything seems, please don't despair.
There ARE people who make money importing goods... there ARE people who run Ebay businesses.... arts and crafts websites... email newsletter publishing businesses.... home trading systems.
For instance, look at this. It's is a genuine email I got from one of your fellow readers last week:
It read:
"Like you, I have spent enough, seen enough and done enough to last me a life time. Like you, I also decided to do something about it in my own way.
You see, my work is trading financial markets and having lost enough money through dubious schemes, trainings and methods, I decided to change it... I trawled through years of data and honed into something and that something has now been accomplished to professional standard."
She finished by saying:
"Because I am never satisfied by my own results. I constantly review my own performance and strive to do even better."
I LOVE getting emails like this - and believe me, they do ping into my inbox like darts of joy.
But I suppose my critical friend would think this person was lying or deluded.
Pah!
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Why you should ignore the cynics
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Okay, I'll admit that there aren't as many home-based millionaires as you'd think from the hype in all those flashy mailshots.
But ordinary folk do earn good money in their spare time. They have fun. They feel proud of themselves and their achievements, however poxy it may seem to the many arrogant bankers and City traders I have among my friends.
Funny how it's the wealthiest types who are most critical!
Isn't it weird how raping the economies of developing countries with corporate bullying and speculative gambling.... boosting the coffers of the mega-rich.... inflating your fat salary at the expense of the poor... and
trampling over every other culture and society.... is seen as "respectable".
...while setting up a little home business for yourself is seen as dirty and dishonest.
Hypocrites!
Forget Porsches and Fantasy Islands, or robot servants and playboy models - THIS is the dream: to boost our incomes so we can feel free of financial threats. And yes, perhaps we can leave the day job behind, retire
early or have some fun.
And why not?
Look, I'm no millionaire. Not even close. In fact, I'm sitting here fretting about my impending mortgage and how I'm going to pay for furniture to go in my new house.
But I'm getting there. And I don't have a "day job" anymore.
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Now I'll do my utmost to try and
help you achieve the same
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My aim is to help you follow me through the biz opp jungle and come out the other side with your head intact.
Okay, so there ARE a lot of scamsters, cheats and fly- by-nights out there. I'll expose as many as I can for you.
But they exist all over the place. Not just in the world of business opportunity, direct mail and online marketing..... they're everywhere.... from the City of London to your local supermarket.
You think you can believe all the ads on the telly?
Not on your nelly.
Very few businesses are infallible. Many things don't live up to their promise. Governments, new cars, even your family. People exaggerate. Lie. Hustle. But it doesn't mean we should walk away.
The way of the capitalist jungle is that there are predators and victims. Snakes and rats. Monkeys and tigers.
(Er, and Birds of Paradise. What on earth are THEY all about?)
All this doesn't mean we can't take our modest share, though, does it? It doesn't mean we shouldn't dream. Or desire. Or TRY.
So the next time anyone tries to knock you for your ambitions, don't say anything. Just "moo" like a cow. Right in their face. Really loudly.
Because that's what they are. Domesticated animals waiting for slaughter.
Hopefully, we are different, right?
Yes. Yes. And YES.
Good.
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Rant over!
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Sorry there was no review in today's issue, but I had to get all that off my chest. Hopefully you feel the same about this kind of stuff.
If not, no worries. Ignore me and my mad obsessions.
For specifics ideas and recommendations click on my site:
http://www.bizoppjungle.com
You can take a look at all my tips, opportunities and scamster warnings. Have a laugh at some of my past issues. And get on with the task of making some money for yourself.
There's loads of stuff on there, it's updated regularly, and it's better than a poke in the eye with a stick.
MUCH better.
Later alligator
Charlie Wright
The Biz Opp Jungle