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There are two things needed these days: First, for rich people to find out how poor people live; and second, for poor people to find out how rich people work. - John Foster One of my favorite business stories is about a middle-aged manager struggling to pay his bills, so he decides to get some advice from a financial expert. The manager makes an appointment to meet with a well-respected financial adviser whose office was located in a swanky building on Park Avenue. The manager enters the expert’s elegantly appointed reception room, but instead of a receptionist, the manager is greeted by two doors, one marked “employed” and other marked “self-employed.” He enters the door marked “employed” and is greeted by two more doors, one marked “makes less than $40,000” and the other “makes more than $40,000.” He makes less than $40,000, so he enters that door, only to find out himself face to face with two more doors. The door on the left is marked “saves more than $2,000 a year”, and the one on the right is marked “saves less than $2000 a year.” The manager only has about a thousand dollars in his savings, so he enters the door on the right – only to find himself right back on Park Avenue! The Same Doors Lead to the Same Results: It’s painfully obvious that the manager in the story will never get out of his rut until he starts choosing to open different doors. The moral of the story is that most people are like the manager – they choose to enter the doors of life that lead them right back to where they started. The only way for people for getting different results is to choose to enter different doors, isn’t that true? Like one of my mentors always used to say, “If you continue to do what you’ve always done, you’ll continue to get what you’ve always gotten.” Are You A 95%-er? ... Or A 5%-er? Just like the manager in the story, most people are caught in a rut because they’re trapped in an endless cycle of financial frustration. Just like the manager in the story, 95% of the workers in the most industrialized countries are employed –they make less than $40,000 per year and they save about $2,000 per year. At the first glance, these figures look pretty impressive, especially to people who make less than $40,000. But the truth is, 95% of the people in this world aren’t getting ahead –they’re just getting by. Take a look at the financial condition of the “average” U.S. citizen at age 65: 54%- Broke & dependant on others 36%- Dead 5%- Still working 4%-Financially independent 1%-Wealthy How about you? Are you opening financial doors that will lead you to become a 95%-er? Or are you opening the doors that will lead you to financial independence, or even wealth, like the 5%-ers? Did you find this article useful? For more useful tips, hints, points to ponder and keep in mind, do please browse for more information at our website. http://www.make-ezee-money.com
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