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Craig Amos Graphic Designer & Publisher at Amos & Grant Advertising Design Well said, brother. However, I feel the part about being in business for ourselves is overrated. It IS for some but certainly not for all. The White, Asian or Indian guy that passes you by in a brand new Maserrati on his way to his 300,000 condo more than likely isn't spending all of his time and money building a business. These guys [most likely] attended top notch colleges and universities, learned an industry well and received large offers of income from EMPLOYERS who willingly pay for their services and knowledge. I know I'm going against that grain (as I do in most of my thinking), but many of us have been brainwashed into thinking the way to financial success is to "start my own biddness". Some have the tools and right opportunities to succeed -- MOST don't. But before anything can be accomplished -- WE have to embrace education more. Saturday, May 30th 2009 at 5:25PM

Eddie Holford President at Beachbody Fitness Coach I understand your mindset. Yours is one of an employee. (from your post) The only difference between someone being an employee for a business and that employee owning the business or one like it, is the owners mindset and the employees mindset. The owner said he was tired of not being the boss and learned what they had to learn, and did what they had to do, to become the boss. The employee is comfortable with what they have and where they are at. Some may not be comfortable with where they are but they are unwilling to change any actions in their lives. The employee mentality is not willing to do what it takes to have freedom and stability. Even if 96% of all Americans are dead or dead broke by age 65 (census stat) the other 4% are financially independent and of that small number 78% of them owned their own business. You are incorrect about wealth. 78 percent of all millionaires owned their own business. So when you see 100 Ferraris drive down the street, know that 78 of the drivers own their own business. More than likely most of the other drivers got the money from relatives who owned their own business. If you want wealth, freedom or to just be able to call your own shots on a day to day basis, then the only way to get it is to inherit a ton of money or start working for yourself. Creating a six figure residual income is not that difficult if you learn from others who are doing it. Thanks for taking the time to reply and I hope to hear from you again. Saturday, May 30th 2009 at 6:03PM

Eddie Holford President at Beachbody Fitness Coach Oh yeah, you know your website that you have http://www.Houstonblackbook.com ? You could actually pay me to host that same "website tonight" website at the same price, without interruption, that your currently paying GoDaddy for. You see I sell GoDaddys Products. This is a perfect example of placing yourself in the middle of the distribution chain and making money from it by promoting a product that blacks are going to buy anyways. So now you can transfer your account to me and still pay the same or pay the white man and all of his white sponsers. :) http://www.EnterEcomDomains.com Saturday, May 30th 2009 at 6:15PM

Craig Amos Graphic Designer & Publisher at Amos & Grant Advertising Design Thanks for posting the link to my web site! I really do appreciate it. Anyone who goes there will be impressed. I guarantee it. So, I guess you know that I don't have an "employee" mentality since you obviously checked out the Black Book. I, personally, have been self-employed since the age of 31 -- I'm 44 now; and went into a six-figure income my second year of business, within five years employed multiple employees, weekly maid service, second resident, brand new car, expendible cash, out of country vacations, etc. But, I see a lot of people who think they're going to get over the hump and can't. Mess up their credit so they drive hoopties, work from home and can't afford even one full-time employee. Like I said, it ain't for everybody; and waaayyyy too many of us are missing the boat. I get the statistics, Eddie. I tell everyone I know that there are only five ways to get rich and owning a "successful" business is one of them. But I live in a metropolitan city, Houston, Texas, and there are a whole lot of Fortune 500 companies here: Shell, ExxonMobil, Hewlett-Packard, etc. how many "business owners" do you think make more than top level executives at these firms? Prolly none. And contrary to popular belief, getting to that level doesn't require a particular skin color. In fact, I play tennis w/a guy from India and another from Taiwan. Both these guys have top level jobs and neither has to be concerned with clients not paying on time or all the other headaches that go along w/business ownership. They came to this country to make a success of themselves. They got a "typical" education. They applied for a job as an "employee". The American Dream can be different for a lot of people. For me, it's to own a "successful" business. For others, it's to get a high paying American job! Saturday, May 30th 2009 at 7:04PM

Eddie Holford President at Beachbody Fitness Coach Thanks Craig, I am a deliverer of freedom. A coach of freedom. I live to teach people how to become laid off proof. I teach people to be like you in a way, you would be the last person fired at your company right? But, even the most loyal employee at any position is not safe. He is only as valuable as his profit ratio to the company. Anyone can be replaced at any position and gone are the days of working for a company for 40 years. With the internet today and the low financial barriers to starting a successful business a person doesn't need employees to create six and seven figure incomes. I've done it, as have many thousands of others. People just need a coach, a system, the right mindset and a desire to succeed. I own multiple international companies and have taught many people to have true freedom without employees or an office. When a person sees that they can succeed without having to have tens of thousands of dollars to start a business then they can start to dream and believe. They can believe that there is an answer to their dreams and they can start to have hope. I get personally coached by 20 icons of business who are all self employed, and they all make more than the high level execs you speak of. These are the people that train those high level execs you speak of to produce more. One is a multi billioniaire. (With a "B") If getting one of those high level jobs was so easy everyone would know someone who has one. I don't know any. My suggestion to anyone who wants a great education on money and business is to read "Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kyosaki to really understand the difference between employee, self employed, investor, and business owner. They are hugely different. I teach people to become business owners not self employed. Why? Because business owners have freedom, time and money. Self employed people may have money but no time freedom. Employees, even high level execs, have no time freedom. With the high pay levels comes high commitment to the company and not yourself or your family. To each his own I guess. I am personally more interested in having as much money as possible without having to sacrifice my freedom. I love being with my family and doing what I want to, when I want to and my businesses continues to grow without my full time investment. They grow now with our without my involvement. This is freedom. Saturday, May 30th 2009 at 7:43PM

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