Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Understanding wealth

I have been paying attention to this for a long time. Understanding wealth, how it's built, how it is grown, and of course how to enjoy it without losing it. I am still learning a great deal about this however, there are certain lessons I have already learned.

First we are created to be wealthy. Our God designed us to prosper there are something like 1500 scriptures related to money and wealth in the bible. Most all of these are related to attaining and managing money.

Second, we have to tithe this is the one that that God tells us that we can test him on. I can tell you a story about this, alittle over one year ago business was slow I had been slacking off and lost some of my momentum. I realized I still had not tithed for December and it was January, I paid my tithe. This left me with $97 in my bank account with no foreseeable income coming in. All of a sudden I had two Platinum members buy a package and one Premiere member upgrade to Platinum. That ended up being my very best month in business, I earn $27,000 in 30 days.

Residual income is a myth, that's right I said it. The truth is there really is no such thing a true residual income. What I mean by this, is there are always variables that can affect any passive income stream. Heck, the most common one in this country is in danger and that is Social Security! However, it is important to develop as many passive income streams as possible. This will increase your chances of financial security.

Before, you can focus on developing residual income streams you have to develop the cash flow. This may come from a high income job, another job, or in my case it comes from my homebased business. The name of the game is to build as much additional income as possible to invest in passive income streams. The number one problem that most people have is they increase their income via a job, a new business, etc. Then all of a sudden, they end up increasing their standard of living thus becoming further indebted to their STUFF! At this point people are unable to develop wealth because they continue to increase debt instead of increasing their income producing assets. It's only by increasing your income producing assets that you will leverage your income streams and achieve true wealth.

Will Continue...
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019

Monday, February 12, 2007

Quest for Happiness

How many people do you know who are truly 100% happy? This questions disturbs me because quite honestly I feel that 90% of people truly are unhappy.

I believe that I am one of those people who is truly Happy most of the time in my life. Happiness, is a choice happiness is a state of mind. However, I don't mean it is necessarily a switch that we can flip on and off as easy as the light in our living rooms. Sadly, enough most of us are convinced that we are suppose to be unhappy. Life is suppose to suck. Right? Most everyone complains about it so that is normal, correct?

Well let me tell you if unhappiness is normal then I gladly choose to be abnormal. I think too many people live by default instead of by design. Many people simply live to party, drink, and live a vicarious lifestyle; it's in these moments they can forget how unhappy they are. It's as if they drain their sorrows away. I am not saying that everyone who drinks and parties is drowning our their sorrows. I am saying that most people find some method to neutralize there unhappiness so they can cope with it.

I challenge you to improve your life, to Live by Design and not Default.

Ask yourself this questions... What would make me truly utterly happy to the very soul of my being?

Take steps forward and live by Design

What can I do to begin to realize those things that will make me truly happy? What choices can I make that will make me happy?

I promise you this can start you on a journey that will change your life forever. My God did not design me to be unhappy and neither did he design you that way. Make choices with intention. I will post a follow up blog to this later.

All the best,
Jackie O'Quinn
1-800-620-3019