| I think business is great. In fact I believe that | | | | when business reached the point where farming, |
| business is the catalyst for all growth. Don't take | | | | barter, trade allowed the formation of |
| my word for it, look at your life and you will see | | | | relationships that provided communities with a |
| that everything you perceive as good comes | | | | stable platform from which you could work |
| from business. Business provides you with the | | | | together to make the earth a better place. As |
| vehicle for freedom, joy and growth which is the | | | | things were needed, someone in the community |
| path to make the earth a better place. | | | | or a neighboring community developed it. When |
| Business, ethics, integrity, these principles allowed | | | | you found a product that you liked or worked for |
| us to expand from barter traders to | | | | your health you shared it with your community |
| entrepreneurs and from entrepreneurs to what? | | | | and others. You cared about each other. |
| What, is up to you, because you are business. | | | | And that's exactly what happens when you are |
| What do I mean by you are business? If you | | | | dealing with a person, a friend, family member or |
| don't buy what business offers, business is out of | | | | associate. However, you are taught, by BIG |
| business. Unfortunately, because there are so | | | | business, to pay more attention to an actor |
| many of us BIG business seems to have | | | | dressed up like a doctor than to a friend or |
| forgotten that you are their business. | | | | relative that talks to you, face to face. BIG has |
| In business school these days they seem to be | | | | convinced you that when you look at the media |
| teaching students more about how to manipulate | | | | (T.V., Internet, Newspapers, etc.) you are dealing |
| the system, and you, than why business exists or | | | | with a person. You are not, you are dealing with a |
| what makes a business last. The education | | | | business that wants to sell you something and |
| system in the United States has produced a | | | | wants you to perceive that it is helping you. |
| whole new breed of Business School trained | | | | How does a home based business work? The |
| executives, whose loyalty is to finance and the | | | | majority of the 100+ Billion dollar direct selling |
| manipulation of investments; who feel no obligation | | | | industry is based on providing you a unique |
| to be familiar with a company's employees, | | | | product or service directly from family, friends |
| product, manufacturing process or customers. | | | | and associates. Home based businesses are a |
| There are exceptions, however, normally BIG | | | | business model that allows you to have a life |
| equals bureaucracy and bureaucracy equals | | | | while you earn income. |
| mediocrity. In a bureaucracy the cream does not | | | | Universities, the media, your parents and friends |
| usually rise to the top. The bureaucracy has | | | | keep relying on the BIG business model even |
| forgotten that you are business, they have come | | | | after the Savings and Loan mess, Dot com melt |
| to believe that they are business. It appears BIG | | | | down, Bank failures, Real Estate debacle, etc. all |
| business leaders don't give "you" that much | | | | caused by "traditional" business practices. |
| thought. BIG is interested in business. | | | | Heaven forbid that you start a home based |
| Let's talk SMALL. Small businesses, whether they | | | | business. Even though, while banks are failing and |
| are home based businesses, some franchises, a | | | | real estate is tumbling, small and home based |
| direct selling business or something in between, | | | | businesses, which represent 50% of the Gross |
| allow you to have a life, family experience, feeling | | | | National Product, continue to provide more and |
| of community with all the freedom, joy and | | | | more people with freedom and financial |
| growth that you are here to enjoy. That is why I | | | | independence. |
| like home based businesses, particularly, | | | | Find a home based business you like and begin to |
| networking businesses, because that is what they | | | | enjoy the freedom, joy and growth that it can |
| do. | | | | bring to you. |
| The ancient business pioneers were satisfied | | | | |