Help me... Help you... Get Paid to Shop

That's right... an out and out plea... Like Jerry McGuire... Help Me... Help You... AND.... and get paid to shop.

Here's where I am now.  I'm an apprentice and I am soooo excited.  I'm not excited because I'm broke and I can't get full bore started on my new business... I'm excited... because regardless of my lack of money I have been able to get started!  As Robert Kiyosaki said, "the difference between broke and poverty is ... broke is temporary..."

Today I'm broke, and tomorrow... next week... next month... in 2-3 years... we will be reading these blog posts together and laughing saying, do you remember when..... I had to start the business as an apprentice... begging people to believe in me... in the business plan... in the process... and in the future?  (pause a moment to day dream... in my day dream we are still at my house... but I don't cut my own grass anymore and someone else is folding my laundry... sigh.......)

There's a plan... a tried and true plan.  A plan that works and has worked for thousands of people who are now earning a living on their own terms... I know, I know... the people we really hear about are the people that are making 80K A MONTH.  That's great... but to get there you have to start... right?

I'm in.

Right now, I'm what is called an apprentice.  On the up side, I didn't have to spend any money and I can remain an apprentice for 1 year.   On the down side, I won't receive the money that I make until I can activate my account...

Now, to activate my account I can buy my way in.... or I can earn the money and points and then apply it.

In order to get started and get started today, I'm going to move forward with earning it.

Here's how you can help me:  for the next 30 days, when you need something online ANYTHING online, go to www.shop.com/bestbonus  and learn more about it


Here's how I can help you:
First:  You will start earning money every time you purchase something, you will notice that EVERYTHING on the site has a "cash back" value ... that is real physical money that you will receive back in a check.  That's right, you are literally getting paid to shop.

Second: When you're ready.  When you have received a few cash back checks and you think to yourself, this company rocks... I wonder what else they have to offer... then email me... I'll let you in on the most fantastic business opportunity on the planet.

For now and for the next 30 days... please just check out the site... see if you can earn some cash back... and help me build my business at the same time.

So, click on www.shop.com/bestbonus 

In the meantime.... read Robert Kiyosaki's "The Business of the 21st Century" ....  believe it or not, he is not affiliated with Market America... and you will be amazed by what he says.....................

Three more videos I want to listen to while driving

So, when I leave the office, I like to listen to encouraging audio... and who says, that audio has to be just audio! Right? So, here are some more videos... you can just access this site from yoru iphone or android phone and plug it into your car speakers and ... listen while you drive!

How to reach your goals for wealth - I found Robert Kiyosaki

Over the last couple of days I have been doing more research besides just reading the Market America website, listening to their webinars or listening to people review it on YouTube... I decided to look for independent verification that this is a viable way to make a living.

One person stands out above the rest in being vocal about changes you will have to make to be wealthy in this economy... and surprisingly, he also believes that with the small time investment of 5 years... it can be done.

In fact, there are those people that were able to turn their situations around in as little as 1 year...  Not necessarily just through Market America, but also through investing in assets.

Once of the things that I have always done is .... earn money and spend money.  Currently I am relying solely on my 401K to accumulate the wealth required to support me when I retire.  Is that going to work, probably not... actually, almost definitely not... but that's more then my best friend has.  She has told me flat out, that she is going to work until she dies.  She has told me flat out that by the time she is done with her car payment, she will be helping her oldest daughter with college, and then by the time she is done helping with that her youngest will be ready to go... in short, she will be making payments and helping this and that until the end.  She does not anticipate retiring.  ever.

I have learned a great deal over the last few days and truly believe that it is time.   Have you ever heard something and thought to yourself, "Oh, that's what so and so was trying to tell me"  Well, inside my head I just kind of hear, "Duh, of course that makes sense, how can I find out more about it"...

I am like a lot of people.  When I'm reading an informative piece, I don't want to hear the story.  I just want someone to tell understand my situation and tell me what to do.  Guess what?  Robert Kiyosaki does that.  He is education people how to rethink their monetary priorities.

Here are the top three Robert Kiyosaki clips that I've seen over the last few days ...  in the order that I viewed them... that made the most sense to me.   These YouTube clips may very well have changed my life.

A New Week - Market America Getting Ready to Start

Friday I have an appointment to sign up for this great opportunity.  Right now as I type I'm listening to the following explanation of the program.  This is a complete presentation and it's long but it's good.  Sit back and relax.

The best part of this video is... the amount of money this couple has earned and continues to earn in only being involved in this company for 15 years.  AND, the fact that the narrator started his distributorship BECAUSE IT JUST MADE SENSE.   Right? 

Why are you here?

Are you one of the 40% of the population that is living pay check to pay check?  

That's me. 

I get paid on Friday, I pay my bills... do the grocery shopping... then wait for next Friday. 

That's about to change. 

Follow my blog and watch the transformation of my household from that 40% to the level or comfort and stability that even in this economy I can expect! 

Market America - Day 5 - My Niche

OK, it's Day 5.  I'm still not signed up as a distributor ... because I have a big party to throw tomorrow and I don't have any money nor do I really have any time to think about what needs to get done.

The nice thing is that my coach/sponsor/... Camille isn't pushing me.  She actually gave me 2 weeks to get back to her but I think I'm going to try to get this off the ground before then...  and that's mostly because one of the products that I really like is the Shape up product for kids.

AND then it dawned on me... this is a great niche.

This has me excited, so excited I've started preparing meals ... low glycemic meals... this is basically the paleo diet... the atkins diet.. the diet that will be the last diet of our lives... because this is a no brainer.  If it works... and we can find the meals that will work... then we will be done dieting and will live happily ever after.

HEY... I just had a great idea... what if, you started a restaurant called... CAVEMAN... and you only served whole grain, whole foods, low glycemic meals!  HA HA HA HA  Wouldn't that be awesome!

OK, gotta go.






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Market America - Day 4 - More Research

Goooood Morning!

You may or may not know this week I'm broke and I'm preparing for my kids birthday party this weekend, so I haven't taken any of the 5 steps to start my Market America Business, however I am putting together my material...

Here's what I love about blogs... I can do research and store the things that I've found online in one place for me to reference later.

Today I found that Market America DOES have a non-profit program... which if I understand it correctly is pretty much the same as the regular program, I'm not sure if they are required to have the (2) distributors under them or if they are allowed to just have the shop.com website. (note to self, ask Camille)

Why would I be interested in a NPO opportunity... (yes, I would appreciate it if you would donate to me! HA HA HA HA) No... it's for the PTA at the school. Every year they send home ridiculous catalogs asking parents to buy chocolate or candy or popcorn or toys or anything... and Honestly, I was personally trying to put together the same program that Market America has (my website was www.schoolpromise.com) And the idea was that parents would shop through this site and the school would earn the affiliate commission which in some cases was up to 10%... but there was no incentive.

Besides making money for the school... there was no incentive for the parents to want to buy from my store... However, with the Shop.com opportunity... the school earns up to $3600.00 a week (or was it a month) and the parents who are shopping through the site get cash back! It's a win/win situation.

That my friends is called a niche market.

I just need to know how it would work as a distributor. I just need to know how as a distributor I would get the schools signed up... and how I would support them for success!

Anyway, here's a video explaining how it works!

Market America - Favorite Resources - Still Day 3

OK. As you know... I'm not quitting my day job, but I'm also confident that I can do anything for 12 weeks... or 1 year or even 2 years for that matter as long as along the way I am encouraged and I am compensated.

Today...'cause I am so excited about this opportunity.

Today while I was working I took a moment to day dream... I was walking somewhere to deliver something and I started to day dream...... (queue fade to black and fade in with me in the new car that we need... not just any car... but a new Ford Flex. (every time I say that I almost set up on another day dream) ... So, I was thinking about actually making enough money to be home when my kids get out of school... be able to work my schedule so I can actually help out with the book fairs or go on the field trips..... yes... it's every single parents dream ... to be there)

Anyway... I am a firm believe in positive thinking.

I think we all wake up in the morning with a choice. We can choose to be happy, or we can choose to be miserable. Sometimes we convince ourselves that we have no control over our lives or our situations and sometimes it seems almost insurmountable ... and sometimes we need help. No man is an island.... and it takes a village to raise a child.

If I teach my children nothing else, I hope I imbue in them the will to succeed and not settle... and it's important to never stop trying.

OK... so with all of those positives feelings and motivational drive I thought I would find some youtube videos ... BECAUSE I listen to the youtube presentations on my phone, through the speakers in my car when I'm driving... I KNOW I KNOW... my inner geek is showing! :)

So, I have a 20 minute drive and here is the video I listed to and a few more I listened to when I was waiting for the kids camp bus to bring them to the bus stop.

I just want to say... although I had the presentation... I didn't really get it... I didn't really understand... that the stress of living pay check to pay check is really detrimental to happiness. I mean, right this second... It's wednesday and I'm waiting to get paid. AND with that paycheck I have to buy the birthday party supplies for the birthday party that I'm throwing for the kids on Saturday... so guess what... that means Monday Morning, I'll be waiting for next friday's paycheck already.

I'm not whining... just stating a fact. Now, I have a choice. I can continue to do that or I can try to do better. I can try to work more hours to get more pay on Friday or I can try to run my own business that eventually... and ultimately will not depend on exactly how many hours I put in.

That is why Market America Appeals to me. Because I don't mind working 40 hours... or even 60 hours... but when I want to take a vacation... I don't want to have to worry because the week I'm gone, I'm not getting paid.

I literally get paid when I work. I'm an hourly employee.. I'm talented and I get paid well... but if I don't work... I don't get paid.

Without further adieu here are the videos that impressed me.

I have thumbed through and started to listen to most of the business plans... but I LOVE Bobby Cannata... because of his accent and his dynamic delivery! I find him the best...

Part One



Part Two



If you have a question or comment or want me to find something out for you... let me know