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Our Next Goal – My Freedom

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Today Lindsay experienced her first Monday where she didn’t have to go into work for money.  She was pretty pumped to not have to wake up to the alarm clock.  She really did plan her day today and had a great day doing the things she loved and starting the P90X program.  I’m looking forward to the nutrition portion and some of the fitness part.  I plan on doing some more running along side Lindsay’s getting into shape.  A great side benefit of her freedom! :)

So what’s next? My Freedom, I cannot wait to join my wife so that both of us do not have to wake up to some stupid alarm clock.  It’s also I think when people will actually look at us and take us serious that you can actually be successful in this business.  I would never ever put our family in jeopardy and when the time comes to make that decision to step away from my job you better believe I’ll be counselling, thinking about it and making my own decision that’s best for our family.  It will be a great decision and one we plan on making Late Fall next year.  We will be working hard towards that and 2011 will be an amazing amazing year. 

I can vividly imagine my freedom day right down to the last details.  What’s awesome about that is we will have at least one child by then and I’ll also be home to spend time with him/her which is one of my biggest goals is to be around with my kids and see every moment of their lives.  Its a huge goal and not one many parents can say and it’s worth fighting for.  I’ve seen a glimpse of that kind of family with Kyle and Erron where Kyle is a professor for the UofS and he gets a lot of time off because of the school season.  He is an amazing family man and is one father I look up to outside of my family.  I think everyone could learn a few things from the Andersons.  So kudo’s to you guys for raising the family you do.

I want to have that great family life, like I said it’s important to me, it’s worth the fight and we will make it happen.  Step 1 was to get Lindsay free, and we’ve been able to do that with this business and the association. Step 2 is to get me free so that we can be together and raise an awesome family.

FREEEEEEEEDOM!  That’s for you Cliff, in reference to your latest blog post (http://www.peerpressureworks.com/2010/08/29/tales-of-jake-feat-kelly-harll/).

WilliamWallaceWilliam Wallace portrait in

The Guthrie Castle

on the Isle of Mull, Scotland

Random Thoughts

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The 2010 Summer Blogging Challenge is slowly coming to a close, not actually sure the date we end this.  I think September 3rd?  I wasn’t 100% sure I was going to be able to complete it and have something I think is interesting each day.  I tried to keep it different each time and I think I did that however there is a theme to my blog as I think most know. 

Like I mentioned before I was worried what my friends would think and really there was only one blog entry by James where he gave some thoughts into what we are doing. You can find that blog entry here.  It was provoked by my Dream Stealers blog entry.  However after exposing my blog to some people that didn’t know it, or knowing people were following it for awhile really didn’t affect me like I thought.  I have great friends who respect me for what we are doing and I respect them for their views and opinions.  Really it doesn’t matter what people think because we know where we are going and how we are going to get there, despite the odds and all the other stuff that people bring up.

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So I’ve split up this blog post because tonight is the eve of my wife’s freedom date.  The date where she will never have to work for another man again, for someone who will tell her what to do and when to get up to chase a paycheque.  Well I should say she really hasn’t had to chase one of her 3 paycheques each week because one of the broke financial advisors still has not paid her in two months.  She’s submitted that invoice today as her final one so it will be interesting when I go pick her up tomorrow if he has her final cheque.  If not I’ll be pissed.  We’ve budgeted Lindsay’s paycheques for the last two months to go directly onto debt.  Him not paying us doesn’t affect how we live or puts us on the street but it affects us paying off the last line of credit debt that we have and I’m pumped to get that done.  So PAY UP BROKE FINANCIAL ADVISOR.  Maybe you should take your own damn advice!

I’m excited for Lindsay, excited for her to re-discover who she is without the stress of showing up for ayoga job.  The last two jobs she’s worked have been pretty stressful, political, and to be honest degrading to her.  Well no longer.  No longer does she have to dress up for some other man, looking all sexy like she does, she can do that for me now :)   I’m excited for Lindsay to pick up her yoga practice again and for her to do P90X.  She’s really really pumped for that.  Could she do that during the early morning or after regular work hours? Sure but that just reduces the amount of time for everything else like spending time with me, eating healthy, all that other stuff.

Most importantly I am excited to get my wife back.  I’m excited to get to know my wife where the stress of a job does not loom over her head.  I have no idea what to expect, but I’m pumped to enter this new chapter of our lives together and I owe what we’ve done to smart decisions and great association. 

 

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Please check out these other all-star bloggers in the 2010 Summer Blogging Challenge. Cliff – Peer Pressure Works, Chad – The Grind, Kelly – ‘Round the Bend, Kim – In Desperate Need of Entertainment, Kyle – Teacher, Tinkerer, Farmer, Geek, Liam – In the Now, Brad – Kick Me Out Soon, Tammy – Tam I am, Erron – From The Inside Looking In, James – Feelings of White, Vlad – Analog Coast, Janine - Because

Not Much to Say

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I guess for the first time in this Summer Blogging Challenge I really don’t have anything profound to say,  anything really interesting to say.  We are heading out tonight to have dinner with Vlad and Kim, cannot remember the last time we did that, it’s been awhile for sure.  I’m excited to understand what exactly these phone calls are about, RCMP conversations and vacation stuff they’ve done.lossofwords

We are pretty busy right now with all things.  I’m busy at work trying to solidify some budget work and this week is my “on-call” week or “period” as Lindsay likes to call it.  I cannot wait to NOT be a slave to my Blackberry that’s for sure.  More than likely only one more year with how things are going in our business.  We are also preparing for Lindsay’s freedom day, just trying to get some details sorted out for that for when we free her from her job.  Won’t say much more about it cause she reads this blog ;)

Lastly we are busy investing time into people and building up existing relationships and new ones.  I think this is a great “being busy” because I love working with people and what’s even better I like helping them become successful which is what we’ve done with all our team members.  They are all kicking butt and have amazing qualities about them that make them all unique.  Probably the best part I love about what we do. 

Sweet so I actually made it well over the 150 word mark and actually had just a little bit to say.  Enjoy the evening!

 

Hey and if you’ve not checked out these other bloggers, make sure you do! 

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I Like fun, fun is my favourite! Cliff – Peer Pressure Works, Chad – The Grind, Kelly – ‘Round the Bend, Kim – In Desperate Need of Entertainment, Kyle – Teacher, Tinkerer, Farmer, Geek, Liam – In the Now, Brad – Kick Me Out Soon, Tammy – Tam I am, Erron – From The Inside Looking In, James – Feelings of White, Vlad – Analog Coast, Janine - Because

Videos

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I’ve posted a few links to the right simply titled videos —->.  We have an amazing up-line couple who are in there Emerald qualification that will be going diamond in the next year (don’t tell me yeah right, just wait), who love to put together these videos.  My favourite has to be “What is Freedom?” shown below:

 

Lindsay and a few others from this area and Saskatoon! will be added to this video in the next few months.  While Lindsay’s freedom will be on there I cannot wait to be added to the debt free section which we are aiming for the end of the year. 

To be honest I love motivational videos like this because 1) they were build with heart 2) they actually inspire (me anyway) and 3) we know it can happen.  There is nothing wrong with being motivated or inspired and it doesn’t have to be these videos.  It can be whatever works for you, just have something that inspires you!  Have a great weekend!!

 

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Please check out these other all-star bloggers in the 2010 Summer Blogging Challenge. Cliff – Peer Pressure Works, Chad – The Grind, Kelly – ‘Round the Bend, Kim – In Desperate Need of Entertainment, Kyle – Teacher, Tinkerer, Farmer, Geek, Liam – In the Now, Brad – Kick Me Out Soon, Tammy – Tam I am, Erron – From The Inside Looking In, James – Feelings of White, Vlad – Analog Coast, Janine - Because

Two Weeks Notice

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BossPrick Today my beautiful wife gave her two weeks notice at the financial planning company she works for.  She told all three of her boss’s that she was leaving and told them her reasons why.  She mentioned the dreams and goals that we have set for our family and our life and that we have a side business going on that’s bringing in residual income.  When asked what side business we had going on she said we build a Amway Global business.  Two of her boss’s kinda nodded their head and understood, and one of them was totally oblivious and said “Really??, Really?, I would have never guessed it, aren’t they always pushy and ramming stuff down your throats?”.  Just goes to show the old image our there or the image of people who build it with little to no integrity.  Lindsay just smiled and said I guess I’ve changed your impression.

One of guys Lindsay works with is actually still an IBO and said he used to be a Platinum with an Emerald in his downline (which is not profitable) and he started to coach her and say a whole bunch of stuff to justify why he was no longer active and such.  He was within the Network 21 LOA which I believe I heard has a F rating in the BBB.  Not 100% sure on that just what I heard.  [Post EDIT: I should have done better research when originally writing this article.  Network 21 does not have an F rating, they don't have a rating yet as they are still under the radar of the BBB. Rating Here] Why wasn’t he profitable?  Because he didn’t build the business with proper parameters to help secure and solidify his downline legs.  It happens and is a lot of the reasons why people are unsuccessful from some of the failed organizations I’ve heard of.  I don’t want to de-edify but this happens due to a lot of different reasons.  We build our business with those parameters which is why to some it doesn’t make sense how we have a self funded business or how we are making money at lower PV levels.  Build it right with a coach and mentor who have integrity and you can be profitable if you work hard at it.

I’m so excited for Lindsay and the next two weeks.  She will never have to get dolled up for another man ever again which is pretty awesome.  She can focus on what she wants to do in life and pick up some of the things she hasn’t been able to do because of the 8-5 day job.  One of the biggest things we are excited about is when we start trying for kids in the next few months she can do it healthy and stress free.  Not having to have a job that creates stress which isn’t good for the new baby.  Sure there will be those life stress’s which for us have been reduced to a minimum since we have little debt left.  That’s the big life stress right there we’ve been fortunate to get rid of.  Once you do that, everything changes.

So two more weeks and Lindsay will become a free woman, a woman with a choice!

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Please check out these other all-star bloggers in the 2010 Summer Blogging Challenge. Cliff – Peer Pressure Works, Chad – The Grind, Kelly – ‘Round the Bend, Kim – In Desperate Need of Entertainment, Kyle – Teacher, Tinkerer, Farmer, Geek, Liam – In the Now, Brad – Kick Me Out Soon, Tammy – Tam I am, Erron – From The Inside Looking In, James – Feelings of White, Vlad – Analog Coast, Janine - Because