I want to share with you an excerpt from “The richest man in Babylon” written by George S. Clason. It is a story that will demonstrate the title to this article, but also show you that the successful make decisions quickly. To be successful means to be a person of action always. Most of the time, your gut feeling is right.

“Returning from the city one evening after a disheartening ten days’ journey in search of camels, i was much angered to find the gates of the city closed and locked. While my slaves spread our tent for the night, which we looked to spend with little food and no water, I was approached by an elderly farmer who, like ourselves, found himself locked outside.”

” ‘Honored sir,’ ” he addressed me, ” ‘from thy appearance, I do judge thee to be a buyer. If this be so, much would I like to sell to thee the most excellent flock of sheep just driven up. Alas, my good wife lay very sick with the fever. I must return with all my haste. By thou my sheep that I and my slaves may mount our camels and travel back without delay.’ ”

“So dark it was that I could not see his flock, but from the bleating I did know that it must be large. Having wasted ten days searching for camels I could not find, I was glad to bargain with him. In his anxiety, he did set a most reasonable price. I accepted, well knowing my slaves could drive the flock through the city gates in the morning and sell at a substantial profit.”

“The bargain concluded, I called my slaves to bring the torches that we might count the flock which the farmer declared to contain nine hundred. I shall not burden you, my friends, with a description of our difficulty in attempting to count so many thirsty, restless, milling sheep. It proved to be an impossible task. Therefore, I bluntly informed the farmer I would count them in at daylight and pay him then.”

” ‘Please, most honorable sir,’ ” he pleaded, ” ‘pay me but two-thirds of the price tonight that I may be on my way. I will leave my most intelligent and educated slave to assist to make the count in the morning. He is trustworthy and to him thou canst pay the balance.’ ”

“But I was stubborn and refused to make payment that night. Next morning, before I awoke, the city gates opened and four buyers rushed out in search of flocks. They were most eager and willing to pay high prices because the city was threatened with seige, and food was not plentiful. Nearly three times the price at which he offered the flock to me did the old farmer receive for it. Thus was rare good luck allowed to escape.”

And there you have it. I don’t believe that it was good luck. It was the effort the buyer put forth to find the camels that attracted the good deal, but he failed to act on it. In order to have success, one must learn to make decisions quickly. Opportunity comes and goes very quickly at times, and if you are not committed to action, then procrastination and missed opportunities become more familiar to you.

It is said that who you are in life will be who you are in business and vise-versa. If you are someone who is respected in life and considered a person of stature, you will also be that in your business. Just the same with money….a poor man who inherits a million dollars will once again be a poor man, unless he first becomes the millionaire, and then inherits his millions. Who you are without money is who you will be with money, just richer.

In business, posture and integrity are everything. How someone views you as a leader, a businessman, a mentor, a merchant, and a person will directly reflect on your success. Now, I have seen some pretty shady people go into business and do really well at first. I attribute that to good planning. But as time goes on that persons business will eventually decay away and fall out from underneath him. I have seen it over and over. In my book, the honest, fair, and just will always prevail.

Always operate your business out of integrity at all costs, whether in your favor or not. Integrity is basically your abiltity or drive to “do the right thing” inspite of the ethical or personal distress it may cause. When faced with decisions, always do what is ethical. If and when you do this, you will find that your business will flourish. Others will trust you, confide in you, and depend on you to always act out of integrity. Being a leader means leading in your life as well. You must not only lead in business and success, but you must be an example of ethics and morality. Live in integrity not just sometimes, but ATT, All The Time.

Are you satisfied with a mediocre life? Do you settle for what you get instead of what you want? Chances are, if you are working a job, then you are settling for a life of mediocrity. Allow me to point out a few of the many benefits of leaving your job and starting a Home Business.

1. How does a 20 hour work week sound? I mean, you can do that in two days and spend five with your family. In the opportunity I am involved in, take the business with you on vacation. It is completely mobile. You will be amazed at how much more you can accomplish in your day when it isn’t filled with working a job.

2. No commuting! I have met people who commute over 2 hours to work, both ways. Up at 5am and home at 7pm is not my idea of a life. You are a drone to your boss. Do what he says and you just might get a 2% raise next year and one more day a year for vacation. That’s worth it….!

3. Take advantage of the wisdom of others who have gone before you. In starting a traditional business, things aren’t all planned out for you. With this business, you will be able to plug into a simple marketing system. With zero experience, you can have massive results financially.

4. Direct Sales has created more self-made millionaires than any other single industry. It is lucrative and is designed to benefit you, the marketer, before the wholesale company. Ordinary people with exceptional ambition are experiencing serious results. Adapt to my theory of things: If it isn’t a house, just buy it! Literally, turn your annual salary into a monthly income in only 3 to 4 hours of work per day.

5. Understand the true meaning of Freedom. Live where you want, work when you want, and experience and level of income that will allow you to create any lifestyle you desire.  

6. Be there for you family photo. Working from home is a luxury. At times, I find myself still in my PJ’s at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. I work a few hours in the morning and then spend time with my kids. I get to see them grow up and am able to attend thier ballet classes. I am usually the only Dad there to see his girls dance. But I love it….because I am not missing it due to work.

I have been unemployed by an employer for over 2 years now and have seen a complete 180 in my lifestyle. Since starting this home business, we moved out of our two bedroom apartment and now live in a 5000 square foot home and own one more. We travel all over the world and make money doing so. So, I am on a mission to create as many self made millionaires and entrepreneurs as I possibly can before I leave this earth through this phenominal home based business.

Would it be worth 20 minutes of your time, to research a business that will change your life, and your bank account forever? I have been involved in a business that has combined the industries of Personal Development and Direct Sales. These two industries together, wrapped into a home based business, allow you to absolutely leverage your time to maximize your profits. In only 3 to 4 hours a day, working from the comfort of your own home, you can literally change your annual salary into a monthly income. Now, if you just thought that this is too good to be true, then it is for you. But not for myself and countless others who understand the power of the internet and have grasped this age of opportunity.  

If you work longer than 15-20 hours a week, then you have no idea what it is like to have complete and utter freedom, both personally and financially. Some people, I know personally, work those hours in a day. What kind of a life are you leading and who are you living it for. In starting a home based business, I have created more time than I know what to do with. I am able to spend almost all day with my family, I can work on the road as this business is completely mobile, and make a ton of money. You won’t find the luxuries and freedom a home based business offers in a traditional type business. So, the trick is to find a business that will provide two things, profit and time to enjoy it. For those who have had a traditional business have basically purchased themselves or created for themselves a job, of 60+ hours a week. You are married to your business. Plus, there is very little support, which is a huge key in success. For all out massive success, find a mentor, someone who has been where you want to go. In this business, you will learn directly from those who have succeeded.

For those who have even done any research on finding a home based business that is profitable, you know that there are just a ton of opportunities to choose from. I mean, in a google search, for the keyword “Home Based Business,” you will find over 500 million listings, not including the sponsored listings. The Network Marketing industry is huge! More and more individuals are starting a home based business because they undertand the power of it all. Now, you will find a few types of home based businesses – MLM and Direct Sales. I will tell you right now, unless you get involved in an MLM right when it starts, then it is very difficult to make any money. You will work your tail off and make nothing. Now, Direct Sales has created more self-made millionaires, I believe, than any other single industry out there. That is because it is so lucrative. There will be around one million self-made millionaires created in the next decade with a home based business and I am aiding in that process.

So, to recap some of the benefits of becoming involved in a Direct Sales Home Based Business:

1. Very profitable! Turn your annual salary into a montly income.

2. Work your business around your schedule. Work from home or on the beach in Cancun. With a computer, a phone and the internet, you are making money. It is always in this order, live your life, then work. You work so you can live your life, not live your life so you can work. People just have that a little mixed up. Enjoy your life and your family.

3. Be personally mentored to success. People have already done it, just listen and learn. Always seek wisdom from those who are offering it. I mean, have you ever dreamed of the moment when a millionaire would hand you his business card and offer to teach you how he made his millions? This would be that moment. Take advantage of it.

4. This home based business has a system. That means, there is very little guesswork involved. Plug into the system, follow the steps, and watch the money roll in and you will find yourself wondering how it all happended.

There is really no other business that compares to this one. Take the time to research it!

Become a self-made millionaire through a business that creates millionaires and allows you the time freedom to really enjoy your rich lifestyle. There are only a few things keeping most people from living the life of their dreams in luxury and abundance: Lack of commitment towards their goals and a vehicle to take them there. If you have had the ambition, have the ambition now, or will have the ambition to become a millionaire, then I have an opportunity that can provide you with the vehicle to success.

What would life be like as a millionaire? For most of you reading this your answer would be, “completely different!” I used to work a job. I made 36k a year as a glass man. I was in the military at one point in time. I had no time to do much of anything. Making $30-50k per year doesn’t provide the income necessary to be able to do so. Even if you are making 150k right now, you still have no idea that I am talking about when it comes to complete and utter freedom. You have yet to live your life. I promise you this. There are those you make 6 figure incomes and then there are those who have gone up and beyond and there, will you find your freedom – both time and financial. In two years I have been to Cancun twice, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Disney World, Disney Land, Vegas, and Australia in June this year. These are vacations. Not including the 20 hour work week. Life is good and rich. What is life to you?

Before you can become a millioniare, you must first obtain the mindset of a millioniare. And after you think like the person you desire to become, then you must find a business that can act as a vehicle to success. I have that vehicle. This business has created many, many self-made millioniares in the past 6 years and is continuing to do so. We have combined two of the fastest growing industries into a business that allows you to leverage your time. The two industries are Personal Development and Direct Sales. Join and elite team of entrepreneurs who are all achieving the same goals of complete time and financial freedom.

What would your life be like of you only worked 4 hours a day, four days a week and could adjust your schedule to fit around your day? Oh, and by the way, add about 8 vacations a year to that schedule, to places like Cancun, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Australia, and South Africa. Most people work a minimum of 50 hours a week and may get 2 weeks out of a year for vacation. You might as well give your life away.

Back in the day when I had a job, I would wake up at 5 or 6 am depending on where I had to go. I would be gone all day long, out of town, and would return close to 6 or 7 pm. So did I get anything accomplished? Sure I did! I downed a whopper, large fries, and large drink. I made my boss a ton of cash and got paid just enough to provide a roof over my families head and food on the table. The thing that really gets to me is that I chose to be there. I placed myself in that situation and gave my life away to another person. I was a modern day slave. Working for peanuts and was sacrificing my time, my freedom, and my ultimate potential.

Now, as an entrepreneur, I do work around 4 hours a day, 4 days a week, and make a ton of money doing it. I have had so many memories that are so special to me that I would have missed out on if I had remained on the path I was headed down. Something that may seem small to you but is sweet to me is the sight of the wet footprints of my kids going down the hallway after their bath. I love waking up in the morning to my kids jumping on the bed. Every morning I have breakfast, at our kitchen table with my family, every day of the week, unless is just happens to be breakfast in Cancun. Gee, wouldn’t that be a bummer.

And you know what, I chose this for myself. I created this! This is how I pictured my life and I am living it to the fullest. I have myself to thank for that for making a simple choice, as well as the business I am involved in. This business creates millionaires and allows you to truly live the life of your dreams. I am a living, walking testimony of that.