Everyone wants to live the American dream right? Get married, have beautiful children, a stable relatively high paying job, a beautiful roomy home with a pool in the backyard, work to the approximate age of 65 and then continue living happily off of a hefty 401K or savings during their retirement. The reality of the situation is that people go to school for 12+ years while only some of those people actually graduate with a diploma(or obtain a GED) and then only some of those are actually financially(or otherwise) able to attend college to, strive in a certain profession. Either way, At about age 20 we all start on something called the 45-year plan. The 45 year plan means that you work from age 20 to age 65 and for every 100 people that reach the age of 65; 1% are wealthy, 4% are financially fit, 5% are still working, 28% are dead and a whopping 62% are financially struggling. Now I'm not saying that just because someone is financially struggling at the age of 65, that they have been since the ago of 20, however, it is a huge possibility that IS the case. Also, can you even imagine that for every 100 people that reach the age of 65, 28% are dead... They didn't actually make it. Some things such as cancer, freak accidents, etc can happen and be part of this 28%, but some people actually die because their job or their line of work is actually killing them. High stress levels lead to lower immune systems which can lead to more health conditions and complications that can actually kill a person. This to me is simply unbelievable. How many people are between the ages of 20 and 65 either with jobs but still having to live paycheck to paycheck or even jobless?
I'm 21 years old and I was let go from my most recent job as of Monday, July 22, 2013. For a few days after that I continued to put in applications for other jobs and looked into colleges and after that I said... No. I refuse to continue this life, this process, this vicious cycle. Why? Because I was sick of waking up everyday at a time I didn't want to, to go to a place I didn't want to be, to be with people I didn't want to be with, to do work I didn't want to do, to make money that would NEVER be enough...ALL to make someone else happy and successful. Today I proudly and happily stand as an entrepreneur; something I never thought I could be. I own my own Unfranchise Business and I'm an Independent Consultant for another amazing and fun company. I'm busier now than I have ever been since graduating high school in June 2010, but I also don't think I've been happier. I own MY time and it is one of the greatest feelings in the world. I've always aspired to help people and now I get to help people in so many different ways! Just one of my current long-term goals is to help others find themselves and help them get control of their own time, money, health and lives.
There's something ever so empowering about being an entrepreneur/business owner... You can wake up when you choose to, work with people you love to be with, do work that you're passionate about, make your own hours and schedule, ultimately have the ability to earn an unlimited income and my favorite part is I still get to help people! Did I mention that I can work anywhere I want? I take it back... the fact that I can work anywhere I want, anytime I want are really my favorite parts! It's certainly not easy, but it sure is more than worth it already... Also, Instead of living in the 45 year plan, I'm living in the 2-3 year(or less) plan. I have the ability to earn a residual income so that by the time I'm 65 I can more than happily retire and still have 6-figures coming in per year!
Questions of the day: What would you change about your current life/lifestyle? Would you become an entrepreneur if given the opportunity, training, tools and all the support you could ever need? And lastly, If both the 45 year plan and 2-3 year plans both worked... Which would you choose?
Leave your answers in the comments below!
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Stay Sassy, Stay Beautiful
xoxo
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45-Year Plan compliments of Market America
There's something ever so empowering about being an entrepreneur/business owner... You can wake up when you choose to, work with people you love to be with, do work that you're passionate about, make your own hours and schedule, ultimately have the ability to earn an unlimited income and my favorite part is I still get to help people! Did I mention that I can work anywhere I want? I take it back... the fact that I can work anywhere I want, anytime I want are really my favorite parts! It's certainly not easy, but it sure is more than worth it already... Also, Instead of living in the 45 year plan, I'm living in the 2-3 year(or less) plan. I have the ability to earn a residual income so that by the time I'm 65 I can more than happily retire and still have 6-figures coming in per year!
Questions of the day: What would you change about your current life/lifestyle? Would you become an entrepreneur if given the opportunity, training, tools and all the support you could ever need? And lastly, If both the 45 year plan and 2-3 year plans both worked... Which would you choose?
Leave your answers in the comments below!
***Please remember to comment to let me know what you think and let me know what you'd like to see next!
***Don't forget to follow my blog to be notified whenever I post something new so you can stay updated!
Check out my health & fitness blog @ www.healthwithariel.blogspot.com (:
Stay Sassy, Stay Beautiful
xoxo
Photo compliments of www.vinyl-wall-decals.com
45-Year Plan compliments of Market America
