I live in a small, rural area in southeast Arizona. The little community I reside in is completely surrounded by farm fields. However, once upon a time, this entire area was one big pecan orchard, and throughout the years, homes were built and streets were developed within this orchard. My home was one of the homes built within this pecan orchard which left several pecan trees remaining on my property.
Every year we harvest these pecans and sell them to local markets, who then turn around and resell them to their customers at a higher price. The market, or reseller, is the middle man. And the middle man almost always makes the most profit, and I’ll explain why.
If you’re someone who has ever been involved with network marketing, you’ve probably heard someone on a training call tell you about “income producing activities.” And along with that, they gave you the understanding that if you didn’t focus primarily on doing those activities, over everything else, then your business would fail miserably.
Over the past decade I have owned and operated my own business. Whether it was running a home based business, operating a small glass company or growing my internet marketing company, each one of these business ventures has taught me a thing or two about making them successful. And as many of you home based business owners know, the network marketing and personal development industry are entwined. So I’ve also learned a great deal about maintaining a 
Living in the same town as my parents, my sister and her family, my brother and his family, my wife’s sister and her family, several cousins, aunts and uncles, as well as having four children of my own, it can be difficult, at times, to find some quiet time. And I don’t know if it’s the same for you, but for me, the quiet, serene times are when the inspiration flows.
This morning, my Dad, brother-in-law and I hit the golf course bright and early at 5 am. For those of you who might be thinking 5 am is too early, trust me, in the Arizona summer, you’ll want to get out as early as you can to beat the heat. There’s never to great a sacrifice for a good round of golf, but I’d rather lose sleep than die of the heat. Sleep isn’t so important after playing a round of golf, mid-day in the summer when you know you could have been playing when it was nice and cool.