Can you really work from home and be as successful as you’d like to be? Are there any Home Based Businesses out there that can produce results? Are the promises and the advertisements stating the dream lifestyle and amazing income fluff or are there success stories? I guess the real questions is: Can the average person have the same results?

Now before I answer that question, let me dish out some statistics. It is fact that 80% of all businesses fail before their 3rd year in business, most millionaires have gone bankrupt or failed in different business ventures several times before experiencing success, the average income in most MLM structured home based businesses is less than $5k a year.

So can average people have all out massive success in a home based business? No! Average people can’t have much success in anything and I will tell you why, but first let me share with you the unwritten meaning of success. It means to excel, reach goals, stand out, accomplish dreams, create a fortune, experience results and all in all reach your desired outcome. How then, if you are average, meaning like everyone else, can you ever have more success than those who are also average. You must be different. You can’t be average and excel in a home based business or in any business for that matter. You must first learn to stop thinking like an average thinker, and to start thinking like a bug thinker, or an Entrepreneur.

The reason I say this is because there are thousands of people starting a Home Based Business everyday! Every single day! Now what is going to separate you from them? What are you going to do differently that will ensure your success? Here it is:

1. Direct Sales! Don’t waste your time or money on an MLM.
2. Find a Home Based Business with a system to follow and follow it to the “T”. System = success.
3. Find a mentor who is having success and get started with them.
4. Do what your mentor tells you to do and call them frequently.
5. Treat your home based business like a business, not a hobby. If you ever want to succeed then you must take more pride in your business than you do your job. Doing the bare minimum will not cut it!
6. You must be creative. No one will do it for you. Think of new ideas, “be your business” and do something original.
7. Play full out!! I cannot emphasize this enough. Mediocre and average effort will bring mediocre and average results. Play full out for all out massive success.

So many people just don’t realize that they can actually make more money, have more time, and spend more time with their family by starting a home based business. Average thinking people who have failed have clogged forums with negativity have distorted the true potential of a Home Based Business. While they have been doing so, so many people have been building fortunes and living dreams.

Direct Sales is one of the most lucrative industries in the world. People are literally making their prior annual salary in one single month. Why? Because they are not average. They are Entrepreneur…and there is a huge difference.

What will your life be like if you continue making decisions that same way you are currently making them? What will it be like in 2 years, 10 years, or even 30 years? Will you still be in that secure job of yours, headed towards that 20 or 30 year retirement? Or, will you be laid off? Will you have the financial security that you and your loved ones deserve? Will you be proud of what the last 10, 20 or 30 years have held for you or would you wish to have had more fun, taken more chances, made bigger, wiser decisions?

Never under estimate that power of a simple choice. The choice you make now to read this information is a choice that may or may not effect your life, depending directly to whether or not you decide to act upon this information. If I had not have acted on the information that we received about this unique business opportunity, I would still be doing what I hated. I would be making pennies, working for someone else, and wishing for more. The sad thing is that most people are in that exact same situation, but may not realize that a simple choice and the desire to change, is really all it takes. We decided to change our income and thus our life had increased in joy, abundance, income, friends, knowledge, and every other good thing that I can possibly think of.

So what are you sacrificing for the sake of comfort? Feels good to come home every day from that job or business and see the family for an hour or two just to do it all over again. What do you get from that? Benefits? Money? I’ll tell you what I got from my job. I got no money, no real time for my family, a life of struggle, the cow mentality (always following the herd), a two bedroom apartment, a broken down Dodge Dart, 36k a year and having to wait for a whole year to get a lousy $1 raise, one hour a day with my family…..oh, but I got benefits! I got Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance baby and a 401k! Wow! That makes it all worth it.

My advice, and take this from someone who has been there, the best thing you can do for your families future is to stop going to work. Stop going to that JOB! Make a simple choice to take control of your life and live to the fullest! Here I am sitting in Rome Italy while writing this article. I am living my life! I have no job to get back to and could just stay here and still work this business! Where could you be right now, if you were not at work, and had a choice?

The answer to that is simple……you’d be wherever you want to be. And the funny thing is…there is always a choice!

It’s definitely a girl! The Ultrasound was right I guess. We went into the hospital on Wednesday night at around 8:30pm with Amy’s contractions at around 2 minutes apart. We asked for the epidural, and the dang thing didn’t work until Amy started to push. What a raw deal. I guess those things aren’t 100% proof but I sure wish they were….for Amy’s and my sake. It was hard for me to see her in so much pain. I have to admit also…I did get a little light headed and had to sit down. My mother-in-law stepped in for me until I could gain my composure. Amy did so good though! I was proud of her!

Macy Kay Allred was born at 6:29 AM on Thursday morning here in the Summit Healthcare facilities. She was 6 lbs 4 oz and 19 inches long! You know, not to take away from my little girl, but the name of my business is Summit Point Enterprises. The hospital here was picking a new name for their facilities due to some new renovations, and towards completion, they changed it from the first name they picked to Summit Healthcare. They copied us. I know it! I can’t blame them though. It’s a good name!

This business is so simple. I took 3 days off for this special event and I still made money while in the hospital. My little girls future is secure. I will be here when she takes her first steps, when she starts to crawl, when she says “Dadda” for the first time…..I am home and will not have to worry about working a job again. This opportunity has given me my life. I thought I had a life before this opportunity, but was just fooling myself. There is no comparison!

There are literally thousands of ways for anyone, with little or no experience, to make money from home. The only difference between all these different opportunities is of course, the business model, products, and most important, how much money you make. So depending on what your financial goals are, there are all types and kinds of businesses to fit your bugdet and desired income. There are some that work better than others and others that just don’t work very well at all. It is imperative that you choose a business that has a proven track history of success, testimonials from individuals who have succeeded and continue to succeed, and a stand-alone product. If the product cannot hold it’s value in the marketplace, then the opportunity won’t be around for long. For example, I have seen opportunities that are marketing a product that anyone can buy at Walmart, and for less!

When choosing an income opportunity, decide how much you would like to make. There are certain business opportunities that are only looking for very ambitious entrepreneurs. That is what I look for in someone when taking them on as a student. They have to have a strong desire to succeed, lofty financial goals, and the ability to be coachable and trainable. Other opportunities may take anyone who wants to get started.

If you would like to make a few hundred a month, you may want to look into typing from home, data entry or an MLM company. Most of those opportunities have very little start-up and can make you a few extra bucks. On the other hand, if you are looking for real wealth generation, creating time freedom, retiring yourself from your job, or starting a business to replace your current 6 figure income, direct sales is what you are looking for.

Now, I don’t have any recommendations for anyone who is looking to make an extra couple hundred a month. I do have a suggestion for someone who is looking to become wealthy. I am very successful at what I do, which is teaching entrepreneur minded people a very simple and lucrative system. I assist those who are capable of making quick and intelligent decisions to dupicate my results, or in other words, follow the system. It’s a lot like a franchise, plug and play! I am one of the top income earners in this business opportunity and also in all of direct sales and am more than qualified to lead you to success.

So there you have it! Find what you are looking for, don’t hesitate to get started, and make it happen. Your goals are only one decision away.

I think the consensus most common among most of America is that Monday’s suck! Unless of course you really love what you do for a living, then Monday’s can be enjoyable and fulfilling. But seriously, coming off of a great weekend without having to work you job, you start to realize that you will have to go back to work Monday morning. Usually when the sun goes down Sunday night is when it really starts set it!

Over the last few days we had a pretty good snow. Here in the White Mountains of Arizona, snowfall varies from year to year. It was the perfect Saturday to spend with family. I took my girls outside and of course we had to make the first snowman of the year. It has two lag bolts for the eyes, a carrot nose, cinder rocks for the mouth, sticks for arms and a Santa hat to top him off. We also went for a little ride in our Polaris Ranger and did some pretty sweet donuts and power slides. We finished the day off with some hot cocoa and a little bit of bowling on the Wii. We had a blast!

You know what? Today is Monday and we are expecting another storm today through Wednesday, and I think we will do it all over again. Saturday or Monday, it makes no difference to me. I work only a few hours a day and this is my life. I look forward to Mondays, because I love what I do. I am involved in a business that empowers people to live a fulfilling life and increase their income exponentially working from home. Yeah, the money is great, but the time that I am able to spend with my family is priceless.

Gotta go pick my daughter up from the bus stop here in about 10 minutes. She is in Kintergarden and only goes half a day. Another perk that I enjoy….being there for my kids. How your life is lived is all up to you. It is your choice! Stay doing what you are doing right now, or take control of your life, and make a choice to live it differently, the way you want to live it!