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Free-lance Writer, Devon Callahan
From
Mr. Callahan
"Taking
a Risk"
The
two-car garage with the white picket fence was more
than a state of tranquility; it was an image of stability.
We all desire success, we have the need to be financially
independent. For a great majority of Americans this
remains a dream. They have aspirations, and some even
have a goal list, but they don’t know how to go
about achieving these goals. Others are plain afraid.
What many don’t understand is that the road to
building wealth exists in the mind first. There was
this police officer who went to work day in, day out,
performing his daily routine. His thoughts were vocal
when he told his department, "I won’t be
here too much longer. I want to leave this job."
Some one asks, "Well what about your retirement?
Are you willing to just give that up?"
He
says, "I want to get out and work for myself."
His department laughed at him. The way the Police Officer
planned it, not only would his profits exceed his salary
being on the force, but he would be able to create residual
income that would serve as his retirement fund. This
was a big joke to his fellow officers. Today, the same
officer – former officer is absurdly wealthy despite
his former co-workers laughter after he quit and went
into business for himself.
The
police officer realized that there are risks that you
must take. While his co-workers looked at their day
jobs as security, he did not. To him, having a day job
was just as chancy as starting his own company. Nothing
in life is guaranteed, especially a job. With the job
market being as unstable as it is, thousands of people
are laid off every day. Producing a product or conducting
a service to meet the demand of consumers would keep
him employed, so to him entrepreneurship was his safest
option.
Most
of us have arrived at the conclusion that it is almost
impossible to become rich as long as you hold a day
job alone. I find this to be true. If you plan to become
wealthy, you need to find a way to work for yourself.
Work for yourself to make you rich instead of working
for someone else to make them rich. So isn’t it
time that you thought about starting that business you
always thought of? Be your own boss. You owe it to yourself.
By owning your own business you stand to recover a great
percentage of your start up costs, business expenses,
and you get to claim several deductions that regular
tax paying citizens don’t get to claim.
If
you are worried about money, then don’t. A great
source of help lies within your local Small Business
Association. There are several ways that the SBA can
assist people who own small businesses or ones that
are looking to start one.
Through
the SBA you can network with lots of entrepreneurs who
can also lend sound advice and can help you get started.
This support channel can be instrumental in locating
monies to start your business. It can link you with
financial advisors, tax accountants, legal assistance
and much more. You owe it to yourself to start today.
For more information on starting your own business get
familiar with your local SBA
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