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You hear it from every segment of the media: The Baby Boomer generation is quickly becoming the “retirement generation.” While some boomers – defined as those born between 1946 and 1964 – have already retired, most are still working and wondering when (or if) they’ll be able to retire.

There is another segment of the population, those younger than the “baby boomer” generation, who live in an entirely different work landscape – a landscape where job security and working for a single company for 30 years and retiring with a pension is a thing of the past.

The federal government’s own social security web site states that most retirees will need about 70% of their pre-retirement income to maintain the same lifestyle. Yet Social Security replaces on average only 40%. That means you better have an impressive portfolio of savings and investments ready to make up the shortfall.

The Government Accounting Office estimates that an average-income couple who receives $20,000 annually from Social Security at age 62 needs investments of over $500,000 to bring their annual retirement income up to $46,000.

Do you have a portfolio of $500,000?

Okay, so you can probably manage to live on less than $46,000. But here is some not-so-good news. Stan Hinden, in the September, 2006, AARP Bulletin reports that more than half of workers 55 and over state they’ve saved less than $50,000 for retirement. How can that be?

People in today’s environment have not followed in their parents’ footsteps of staying in one job forever. Many of us have changed careers a number of times, sometimes for better pay, sometimes because we got downsized or outsourced. Unfortunately, changing jobs frequently means we’ve missed out on becoming fully vested in some of our employers’ 401K plans. Our payouts or rollovers have been tiny or nonexistent

• Some of our lives took turns we never imagined. We’ve been overwhelmed by large medical expenses for ourselves, our children, or our elderly parents. These kinds of expenses can be real retirement-wreckers. We may have little more than a few thousand dollars left.

• Changes like divorce often mean retirement savings, even company retirement plans, are split between spouses. When you say good-bye to a relationship, you say good-bye to half the money in your retirement plan, and you have to work hard and fast to play catch-up.

• We wanted our kids to have college educations. We borrowed from our 401Ks to finance ever-escalating college costs.

• Some of us had to drop out of the workforce altogether to care for elderly parents or grandchildren.

• Some of us are overextended due to poor spending habits. Struggling to pay off credit cards leaves little for retirement savings.

• Some of us have just plain worked hard our whole lives and budgeted carefully, but have never had much of anything left over to save.

• There has been no increase in real wages-that is, purchasing power-since the mid-70s. Despite the happy faces on TV, a lot of us are still struggling just to get by.

Not too long ago, people worked for one company for most of their adult lives, faithfully putting in their time and counting the years until they could retire and start to enjoy life. The company pension was one reason people stayed at jobs they didn’t even like. “At least,” they thought, “the company will take care of me when I’m old. I won’t have to worry.”

A recent trend is for major companies to reduce retirement benefits to workers who believed the company would be there for them in their retirement years. Cuts in post-retirement health insurance benefits are the most unpredictable and the most worrisome for people who are entering their 60s. The few people who even qualify for such programs find that the initial modest premiums and co-pays for themselves and their spouses have skyrocketed to the point where they are simply unaffordable. And by the way, Medicare doesn’t cover dental or vision care. People can buy separate policies for these, but the coverage is usually meager.

Then there’s the longevity “problem.” As we live longer and longer, our retirement dollars must stretch further. What if we run out of money? What if we’re old and sick and poor?

As many companies convert employee pension funds into “cash balance” plans, retiring employees are given lump sums – the money you’ve accumulated in your pension plan or 401K. At that point, you’re on your own to create a “do-it-yourself” pension.

You could take a crash course in investment planning. You could hope you’ll find a trustworthy financial advisor, but there is no way to be 100% confident about putting your financial future in the hands of someone you barely know. Either way, it’s difficult to feel really secure about your financial future in retirement, and the chances are you can’t afford to lose a bit of your nest egg to bad investments.

Quite simply, neither today’s nor tomorrow’s retirees can afford the luxury of feeling secure.

By now, you’ve probably figured out where your retirement prospects fall among all these possibilities. You might be wondering if you’ll ever be able to retire, or if you’ll have to just keep working for the rest of your life. Yes, it’s challenging. Yes, it’s scary.

But there IS an answer. Instead of letting other people determine how you will spend your “golden years,” you can take charge of your life now.

It doesn’t matter if you must stay home to take care of a spouse, parent, or child. It doesn’t matter where you live. It doesn’t matter if you’re one of the many who has not saved enough for retirement. Even if your love to travel, you can establish and build a business using just the Internet and a telephone. Successful professionals will teach you how to stop trudging along on the worry treadmill and start speeding down the road to success. You will be amazed at how quickly you can turn your life around!

The sooner you get started, the sooner you can stop worrying about an uncertain financial future and let yourself think about all the wonderful possibilities of a truly secure retirement. It’s your life, and you should be the one controlling it. Take the first step today by filling out the form on the main page for more information.

So, you’ve decided to start a home-based business?

Good for you!

You’ve just joined the ranks of 79 million North Americans who are expected to start their own home based business in the next 3 to 5 years according to Forbes Magazine.

You may be juggling a full time job, a part time job and family life. You know that there are many things you need to do in order to successfully start your business and work from home.

Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking its going to be easy. It can be simple but it won’t be easy. If it were easy everyone would be rich working from home.

How are you going to fit your business project into your daily commitments?

It’s easy to become overwhelmed and lose focus. Losing focus will cause you to take no action. Action is essential to moving on from where you are now, to where you want to go.

Here are 5 critical tips for staying focused and razor sharp when starting your home business enterprise…

1. Break It Down:
If you have a large task to tackle, it is always easier when you break it down into smaller components. You’ll find it easier to focus because you won’t feel as overwhelmed. For example, ‘Register a business name’ can be broken down into: ‘Think of five business name ideas’, ‘Find out how to register a business name’, ‘Get registration form’ and so on.

2. Keep A ‘To Do’ List:
Once you’ve broken down major tasks into smaller ones, make and keep a ‘to do’ list. Always keep a note pad and pen with you so that you can jot down any new ideas as they arise.

3. Schedule Your Time:
Every evening, decide on three to five tasks on your ‘to do’ list that you wish to accomplish the following day. Stay focused on these tasks and only move on to the next tasks on your list once these have been completed.

4. Set Goals:
This is critical. There is nothing that will keep you more focused than setting goals and writing out your goals. Visualize exactly where you want to be in a month, six months and a year.

In a month’s time, do you want to have registered a business name and have a fully functional home office set up? In three months time, how many clients or team members do you want? How much revenue do you want to generate in a six month’s time?

5. Say No:
Be assertive and carve out more time for your home business. Saying ‘no’ to that extra demand by your boss every once in a while can get you home one hour earlier a couple of days a week.

How about cutting back on the amount of housework that you do? How about watching less TV? Thats a BIG time zapper. Imagine how you could channel that extra time into your home business enterprise…

If you put these 5 tips into practice, you’ll definitely find it easier to focus and stay razor sharp so you can achieve your ultimate goal of working from home and putting more LifeStyle back in your life.

P.S. Pay particular attention to Tip # 3 above. As a Home Business Owner and Entrepreneur, once you gain control of your time you will eventually have all the time you will ever need…

Biology-onoline.org defines personal satisfaction as “a subjective evaluation, judgment, or attitude expressed by an individual with respect to the attainment of certain goals or needs based on his level of aspiration or expectation.” In other words, how does your life measure up to what you expected or hoped it would be?

Although psychologists are best known for examining people’s emotions and mental well-being, they know that when the “whole person” is balanced physically, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally, the person has a much better chance to feel a sense of personal satisfaction with his or her life.

For decades now psychologists and medical doctors have agreed that regular physical activity is a terrific antidote for depression. Rather than producing exhaustion, physical activity makes us feel more energized. If you have a family, just getting everyone off the couch and out into the yard or park on a regular basis can strengthen not only your bodies, but the emotional bonds of your relationships as well. Looking and feeling better naturally leads to improved self-esteem.

Spiritual health is another part of the balanced and satisfied person. For some of us, the word “spiritual” is directly connected with a specific religion’s beliefs and with the practice of those beliefs. Others say “I’m not religious, but I’m spiritual.” In other words, they may not belong to any particular church, but they still feel a connection with something greater than themselves. Whatever your belief, this connection can be a powerful motivator toward personal satisfaction and balance.

Your job should be a source of mental and emotional satisfaction. People who feel that their jobs have a meaningful purpose express more job satisfaction than those who don’t. Managers often tell their employees about company “missions” and extol “the vision thing,” but even if you believe in your company’s mission, you may feel your own responsibilities have little real purpose. If you don’t have the authority to make decisions affecting how the company operates, or if you are hounded about reaching quotas but not praised when you do, working for even the best company can be frustrating. Too many people work unhappily for years at the same jobs, complaining steadily about how bad it is, and thinking that some day in the future things will change.

But living in the future can mean your present is wasted. It’s extremely important to get present-oriented. Think of success and satisfaction as a road you are on right now-not a far-off destination that never seems any closer. You’re more likely to take the steps that will move you forward to harmony and balance in all areas of your life.

Making the transition from standing still to moving forward begins with a positive attitude-about yourself and your capabilities as well as toward the people at work, your family members, and people with whom you socialize. Relationships with other people have all four aspects of personal satisfaction: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Instead of concentrating on the negative, look for the good in those around you and in situations you encounter on a daily basis. If a problem presents itself, focus on the solution, not the problem. Most problems offer opportunities to learn something new. Instead of yelling at your computer, figure out how to solve the problem. Instead of shouting at your children or spouse, talk to them-or go for a walk or bike ride to burn off some steam and then talk about the problem and its solution. You’ll find that positive thinking and positive action empowers you to move forward past problems and to keep moving on along the success road.

If you feel you are in a cycle of failure, set a small goal you know you can reach with just a little effort. If you’ve been talking about doing something for a long time, but you haven’t done it, take one step toward that goal and allow yourself to feel good about the accomplishment. Renewed self-esteem will propel you on to your next goal.

Why is self-esteem so important? Because if you have a negative self-image, you are likely to become immobilized in an “I better not try it because I probably can’t do it” kind of mindset. Of course, if you don’t try, you’ll never know what the outcome would be, and you’ll remain stuck in the kind of mental and emotional state that leads to boredom, depression, and more immobilization. Your very first goal may be to learn to like, accept, know, and help yourself.

Setting goals often involves making choices, and making choices usually involves a certain degree of risk, but if you don’t make your own choices, you’re a slave to the ones other people-or life in general-have made for you. Certain things can’t be changed, but you should try your best to change anything within your power that is negatively affecting your life.

Tap into the energy source that is within you. Have faith in yourself. Have the courage to set your own goals, make your own choices, and take control of your life. If dissatisfaction is bringing you down, you can take a small step toward satisfaction and success right now. Fill in the form on the main page, and learn about some fantastic possibilities that could change your future.

Every year thousands of men and women across America sign on with direct selling firm-Network Marketing, MLM, or a direct sales company-hoping to make money enough for new draperies, a new davenport, or some new clothes. They sell a little merchandise to a few relatives and close friends. Then they are through. They quit before they give themselves a chance to learn the basics of success in sales. “I am simply not a born salesperson,” they often say.

No one is born a salesperson, any more than one is born a doctor or born a lawyer. Sales is a profession. To be successful in any profession one must learn not only the basic techniques, but also how to apply those techniques. Success in sales makes use of all the abilities one is born with, plus all those acquired through education and experience.

If you are looking for a Network Marketing opportunity or “extra income” to help with the family budget, direct selling offers you dream-fulfilling possibilities. However, you must give yourself time to learn the techniques of sales. Ask yourself. “How long does a doctor to be study? A lawyer to be study?”

WHAT IS DIRECT SELLING?

Direct selling is marketing a product or Network Marketing opportunity directly to the consumer with no middleman involved. Most reliable firms are members of the National Association of Direct Selling Companies. They bring to the public fine products that are modestly priced in order to insure mass consumption.

Most direct selling companies furnish their representatives with a starter kit and essential supplies below-cost prices. In many instances the investment is under $100.

There is an old adage which says “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

Many of them were able to change their lives for the better. They took their families on nice vacations. They purchased a piano or an organ and provided music lessons for their children. They saved money for college education. They redecorated their homes, bought needed furniture. One highly successful saleslady built a new home.

The rewards of direct selling are many:

1. You can be your own boss.
2. You can set your own hours.
3. You can own your own Network Marketing businesses with little or no investment.
4. You can pay yourself more than any boss would ever pay you.
5. You can give yourself regular raises as your business grows.

It is only fair to tell you that there are failures, too. There are people who will not work for themselves. When working for a boss, they rise early, are well-groomed, and get to the office on time. However, when they are their own boss, they are still in a bathrobe, drinking one more cup of coffee at 11:00 A.M.

If you can be your own boss and discipline yourself to do what has to be done when it has to be done, direct selling offers a most unusual earning opportunity.

THE TEN STEPS

Here are ten steps that will assure your success in Network Marketing:

1. BE A GOAL SETTER. What do you want to accomplish? Do you want to save for college education for your children? A new car? A new home? You can have whatever you want, but you must want it enough to do the things that have to be done to get it. Whatever your goal, write it down and set a target date for reaching it. Divide the time period into blocks of achievement that are reachable. Work consistently toward accomplishing each day, each week, each month what you set out to do. Goal-setting is a must in every area of life. Little is ever accomplished without definite goals.

2. BE A LIST MAKER. Each evening list all the things you want to get done the following day. That gives you an organized approach to each day. As each task is finished, mark it off your list. It is amazing how much gets done when one works with a “things-to-do” list. Also, have a notebook listing appointments, potential clients, repeat clients, and referrals, and keep it with you at all times. You will be adding to it constantly.

3. BE ENTHUSIASTIC. Enthusiasm is the high-octane “fuel” that salespeople run on. Enthusiasm generates its own energy. Energy and good health are synonymous with busy, happy people, people who are achieving.

4. RECOGNIZE THAT THE MAGIC WORD IN SALES IS “ASK”. In direct sales we don’t have to wait for business to come to us. We create our own Network Marketing sales by asking for it. Ask for appointments, then you can do business. Ask for business, then you will close sales. Ask for referrals, then you always have a full list of potential clients. Be quietly, yet firmly aggressive.

5. EXPECT NO’S. Realize that no’s are not personal. In Network Marketing sales, as perhaps nowhere else, the law of averages works. Every no gets you closer to a yes. Keep track of your ratio. It will help improve your techniques. Are you getting ten no’s to one yes? Is your ratio five to one? Remember, the yes’s are your income. Also remember that “no” does not necessarily mean “no.” Often a “no” is simply a stall for more time to think. It may be a request for more information about your product or your service. What your client is actually buying is assurance. Assure here by your helpful attitude and your complete honesty, that you want what is best for him or her. They will most likely respect you and do business with you.

6. SCHEDULE TIME WISELY. A schedule is the roadmap by which salespeople travel. It takes the frustration out of the day. It assures that the necessary things get done and get done on time. Plan your work then work your plan.

7. BE POSITIVE IN YOUR ATTITUDE. Success in Network Marketing, as in all areas of life is 90 percent attitude and 10 percent aptitude. All of us must work at developing habits of constructive thinking. I am proud to be a salesperson. Sales make the wheels of our economy turn. Bernard Baruch, adviser to several presidents, is quoted as saying, “If every salesperson sat down and took no orders for twenty-four hours, it would bankrupt our country!” Every company that manufactures any kind of product depends upon salespeople to move that product. Without salespeople business would be paralyzed.

Remember, sales is one of the highest paid of all professions. Statistics show that good salespeople enjoy incomes far above the average.

8. HAVE AN OFFICE AREA. Most Network Marketing salespeople work from their own homes, but it is essential to have a place where you can work in a organized and efficient manner. An office plus a strict working schedule gives you dignity. Both are absolutely essential for efficient operation and accurate record keeping, so important to the success of any business.

9. BE INVOLVED. Most sales organization offer contests to stimulate production. Include winning contests as part of your business goals. Contests make your business fun as well as adding considerable dollar value to your income.

10. LEARN TO HANDLE MONEY INTELLIGENTLY. A regular nine-to-five job usually means a paycheck at the end of the second week. Direct sales “reps” handle money constantly. Direct sales in Network Marketing is instant income and constant income. Therefore. it is absolutely necessary to become an efficient money manager.

Deposit every penny collected from clients into a checking account set up especially for its business. Since bank statements show an exact record of all monies collected, and business expenses can be verified by canceled checks, record keeping becomes simple and accurate. Everything except a few “petty cash” transactions can be directly taken from bank statements.

Money saved regularly and put at interest, soon develops a second income in addition to earned income. A long-term goal, which is realistic in direct sales, is to be able to live in retirement off the interest earned on savings.

Would financial security mean a lot to you? If so, ask yourself these questions:

* Am I honest?
* Do I really like people?
* Am I willing to learn?
* Am I willing to work?
* Am I capable of being my own boss?

If your answers are yes, find a good product for the direct sales market, one that you like, one that fills the need of a lot of people, and go to work for yourself! You can turn dreams into reality.

To your success,

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