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It’s a ‘funny’ thing how a consistent effort towards Living The Perfect Lifestyle pays off

May 3rd, 2010

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Living The Perfect Lifestyle – A journey of many, many, many little lessons.

As a young country boy growing up, I was lucky enough to have a loving family and it’s because of that fact, that I’ve been striving towards Living The Perfect Lifestyle for myself, and my own family ever since I decided that working for someone else wasn’t going to cut (for me).

Every Monday morning I meet a buddy of mine for coffee. I’m sure a lot of people do the same thing… except for the fact that we meet every Monday morning with a purpose – To reflect on the week past and look forward to the week ahead.

This morning we were talking about how long it’s been since we started our meetings and we concluded that it has approximately 1.5 years. It’s a coincidence that that topic came up this morning because over the last week I had also been reviewing the ‘Big Picture’ goals I had set out for myself 1 year earlier and it was really cool to see that more things than I thought were, or had actually occurred… and when I asked Matt if the same thing had happened to him he whole-heartedly agreed.

So whats my point? Well, it’s simply that a consistent effort, and a commitment to something usually pays off. We’ve been meeting for over 1.5 years, every Monday morning to keep ourselves on track with our life Vision AND because we both have a belief that the ‘Universe’ is there to help us we continuously challenge each other to maintain our energy and make sure that we are putting out the right ‘signals’ in order to attract the things into our life that we want.

For example, one of my challenges from my past programming was that I had always heard that “money is hard to make” and I believe that it was something that has seriously held me back in the past. Since we’ve started meeting, I’ve worked on ‘changing the roots, so I could change the fruits’ and I’m seeing results.

That’s just a small example, but I can honestly say that this mornings reflection on what has happened over the last year really confirms a lot of things that I’ve heard in the past.

Things like…

  • Little by Little by Little by Large
  • As long as I’m closer to my goal this week than last week then, I know I’ll get there
  • Focus creates results
  • Thoughts become things

If you have a something that you want, and it hasn’t happened yet, I challenge you to commit to a weekly review of what went good and bad last week, and a weekly projection of what you want to accomplish this week. AND BE HONEST With yourself.

If you can find a partner to go along with you on that, do it anyway. Living the Perfect Lifestyle for yourself depends on it – at least in my opinion anyway.

Cheers to your success, and remember… “as long as you are further ahead this week than last week, then you will reach your goal.”

A Picture Says 1000 Words

Donny Watson

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Cleaning, Communicating and Organizing in order to Live Your Life Vision – My Story

April 25th, 2010

Your path to Live Your Life Vision will be different than mine, but here’s what I learned what is working for me…

Over the last number of years I have been walking the road less traveled in an effort to have live my life vision. Along the way I have learned a ton of valuable lessons. Some of those lessons, I had to learn numerous times so I guess you’d call them mistakes until the last time I did it, when I finally learned my lesson (If that makes any sense at all) It makes sense in my head right now so hopefully it’s making sense for you as well.

I learned a long time ago that there really isn’t such a thing as time management and that it really should be called priority management instead. I’ve written articles on this before but I’ve never really expressed how my personal journey went along with that.

There are couple of things that have occurred over the last year that have really forced me to become a true priority manager and also learn a lot about the importance of ‘Flow’. The first thing that occurred was that I had a baby boy named Charlie. He’s an awesome little dude and when he smiles he makes me forget about a lot of the little things that used to ‘bug’ me.

The other thing that happened was that I found the perfect compliment for my network marketing business and something that fit into my life vision better than anything has in the past – this was a company called Train2Invest. They just happen to be in my home town of Winnipeg and they have allowed me to add an additional revenue stream to my portfolio, learn how to invest my own money for much higher gains than what my financial planner used to get, and to help other people do the same.

My point is that because these 2 great things have come into my life, I’ve really had to pay attention to my priorities and more importantly, I’ve learned a lot about what works for me. Have you ever the read the book ‘You Were Born Rich’ by Bob Proctor. In that book, he talks about the importance of keeping your life ‘clean’ (that’s what I call it – he calls it making room for abundance) so you can allow for things that you really want.

Here’s what has become abundantly clear to me as I’ve been challenged by the ‘Universe’ to adjust my life so I can excel, and focus, on more things that are truly important to me.

‘I Need To Have Organization and A Routine’

this might sound like a simple concept but the interesting thing is that I thought I had a routine before any of this happened but when I chose to have the above 2 things come into my life, I was forced to adjust accordingly or they would both be mistreated – and that just wouldn’t be any good at all.

What I’ve learned I need to do is…

  • have a completely open communication path for Christine (my life-partner) and I where we can openly discuss our personal challenges and develop a plan to fix them – TOGETHER
  • Have clean space – meaning, we couldn’t afford to have anything that weighed on our minds. For example, if we have areas of our house that weren’t neat and tidy, it would do 2 things that were detrimental to our progress.
    • #1 – it would take of space and slow down our flow – meaning it would not allow for new things to come into our lives that we really wanted because it shows that we can’t take care of what we’ve already got
    • #2 – it would be something that could/would take focus off of the more important goals because our minds would be thinking that one thing should be done (cleaning out a messy storage room) when we should be focusing on Charlie or learning how to ‘do what we do’ better.
  • I need to exercise and make time for myself in the morning so I can plan my day. It took me 10 years to accept this fact but, for me, if I don’t exercise regularly, my production goes down. I’m sure that’s the case for most people, but understanding it, and actually doing something about it are 2 different things.

So here’s what we did/do

  • Christine and I chat daily about progress but we’ve also committed to meeting once week to make sure we are on the right path
  • We designated a weekend to get all of the ‘junk’ out of our lives and now prioritize a minimal amount of time to ‘upkeep’ these ‘junky’ things on a weekly basis
  • I have negotiated (it’s tough to do when you have a little one) an hour every morning where I can workout, listen/say my money mantra’s, review my vision, plan my day and review the markets which gets my day off to a great start. I know that sounds like a lot to do in an hour but it can be done when you have system – and truth be known, when you get an hour, you can always stretch it a minute or 2 to get finished (but don’t tell Christine)

I wouldn’t say that we’ve made it all the way yet (in terms of perfecting our lives) but we’re having fun and our focus is able to be put where it is most deserved. It’s a tough thing to figure out sometimes because everyone is different but for me, cleaning, communicating and organizing are vital actions that we have to take in order to live our life vision.

Cheers to Living Your Vision

Donny Watson

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Christine and I on Fraser Island

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Partnering with an “A” company to make a difference

April 8th, 2010

What are the differences between A, B, C and D, companies and what should you look for?

The traditional corporate culture which was based on serving the company over any other needs is falling by the wayside quickly. The past mentality which involved looking for job security at the big stable corporation has changed substantially. The business landscape has changed drastically, exposing a vast array of exceptional business opportunities with great purpose. As stated in The MAX Code, “The new model of success is this: Find or create a cause you care about deeply, one that embodies your core passions and highest values, and devote your life to that cause with entrepreneurial fervor, speed, and agility.”

As a business administration student, about to graduate, I am told every day to go out and apply for jobs. The focus is all about getting the foot in the door at some big company, which is easier than you, may think. In fact these companies come to the school all the time, to recruit ambitious students. So what would the response be if my resume contained this “my goals are to make a positive difference in society and for individuals, where profit is just a by product of fulfilling that mission.” Employers don’t want the strong minded individual with a purpose! They would prefer “hard working, enthusiastic, business administration graduate looking to further my skills in the industry and meet the goals of the organization.”

Now, I’m not saying that the above mentality is wrong in anyway, it’s just not with the times. I would rather align myself with an opportunity that has similar goals and values that I have, and who wants to work with me to achieve those values. Which lead me to the concept of partnering with an “A” company.

So what makes a company an “A” company and how does it differ from a B, C or D company. “B” companies put their mission behind generating profit, “C” companies are completely focused on the money and don’t even consider the mission. Lastly, “D” companies exist with the sole purposed of making profit at the expense of others. “A” companies operate with intention to fulfill their mission and social responsibility, with profit being the function of fulfilling that mission. These companies exist to serve people and make society and the world a better place.

The Quit Your Job Early team has “A” company motives, and has partnered with an “A” company named MAX International. We exist to inform and educate people in the areas of financial intelligence and passive income, while providing a vehicle to achieve the perfect lifestyle. Living the perfect lifestyle provides you with the ability to spend time fulfilling your personal goals and ambitions. The Quit Your Job Early motives include: flexibility, mobility, health and wealth.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve been in the corporate environment for years, or if you’re a student like me, the message is the same. The future is in the opportunity the best fits YOU, while being true to a mission and social responsibility. If that mission is solid and truthful, profit will always follow closely. I urge you to do your research before you partner with any company, and look for that “A” company.

Cheers to your future “A” company partnership,

Mike Perrin

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6 Passive Residual Income Options For You To Choose From

February 11th, 2010

Contrary to popular belief, there are only 6 Passive Residual Income Options that you have to choose from if you want to earn passive income and live your perfect lifestyle.

There millions of dollars of books, courses and training material that supposedly teaches people how to earn multiple streams of passive income BUT when it comes right down to it, you can only do one of these 6 things to create passive income.

  1. Real Estate
  2. Stocks
  3. Network Marketing
  4. Big Business
  5. Royalty Business (Singing, Writing, Acting, Speaking, Branding, Etc)
  6. Internet

Of course there are a lot of different areas in each one of the options above but those are the only 6 options that give you enough leverage to produce passive residual income options.

The best part is that if you learn how to do one really, really well, then you’ll be able to stop spending time earning linear income and start spending time doing what ever is that you want to do. That may just be spending some time learning how to earn additional income from one of the other options.

The other thing you’ll realize when you get into earning passive residual income is that there are a lot of ways that you can leverage the time you put into one option into another options.

For Example, as you may or may not know, I’m a supporter of using a combination of Network marketing, the internet and personal branding to create multiple streams of passive income. I started out doing network marketing but quickly realized that I could be more effective in building that business if I also became efficient in marketing online. It was actually easier to build the 3 things together than it was to build one of them by itself.

So what’s the point here? Well, you’ve got 6 options to produce passive residual income and put yourself in a position to live you perfect lifestyle, the thing you need to do is decide which one fits your situation and needs the best.

Cheers to you living your perfect lifestyle,

Donny Watson.
Me and My Shirtless Nephew

Me and My Shirtless Nephew

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Robert Kiyosaki’s Cash-Flow Quadrant

November 14th, 2009

Robert Kiyosaki’s cash-flow quadrant example really simplifies your income choices.

No matter how you slice, Robert Kiyoski’s cash-flow quadrant clearly identify’s the four choices you have when it comes to earning income. There isn’t 5 ways to earn income; there isn’t 3 ways to earn income; there is only 4 ways. This video and the diagram that follows displays the 4 ways:

Robert Kiysaki's Cash Flow Quadrant

If you want to control your time and your level of income, the only place you can do it is if you join one, or both, of the options on the right side. I’ve said it 1000’s of times and I will continue to say it, “if you are working as an employee, you are being leveraged and your employer controls your level of income and the amount of time that you work.” That is saying that employment is good or bad, I’m simply stating the facts. The way that the right side quadrants fit into the quit your job early philosophy is that you need to have a business that produces cash-flow (preferably passive income). This income will replace the employment income and have the potential to become very lucrative if the right leverage strategies are put in place. The intention with the passive income business is to build enough cash-flow so that you can take a portion of that cash-flow and build wealth through investments (real estate and stocks).

I have a ton of respect for Robert Kiyosaki and his message. He believes in raising your financial IQ so that you can control situation. The difference between him and us is (besides the fact that he is incredibly loaded) is that he talks a lot of theory. We intend to not only teach the theory but also offer a solution.

To learn more about our solution CLICK HERE.

Until we meet again, give a kid a dollar today. I can guarantee it will make your day more than it will make his. Cheers,

Donny Watson
Me and my Favorite 'little man' - Charlie

Me and my Favorite 'little man' - Charlie

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Why You Want To Live Your Perfect Lifestyle – Tony Robbins Explains

October 20th, 2009

Have you ever wondered why you have this vision of Your Perfect Lifestyle in your mind?

If you’re not that happy with your life and want to make a change, have you ever asked yourself why? Have you ever thought of why somethings give you more enjoyment than others?

Tony Robbins is amazing at what he does and he’ll help you sort it all out. Watch this video and you’ll know exactly why you are striving to Live Your Perfect Lifestyle.

Cheers to Fulfillment.

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Quit Your Job Early… Or Maybe Not

October 19th, 2009

Are you one of those people who wants to quit your job early or are you like this guy, or are you somewhere in between?

I really respect people like this guy for putting a little life into his own world and the world of all his passengers. He is a perfect example of how you can choose your mood and mentality. I have no idea who this gentleman is but he’s taught us all a very valuable lesson:

Don’t think ‘Either/Or’, Think ‘And’

Here’s a guy who may, or may not, love his job who has found a way to include a passion that he has for rapping. He’s been creative to make his world better for him and in doing so, in less than 2 minutes of his time (which he was going to have to do anyway) he helped make others lives better to. It’s all about maintaining a high level of energy and the best way to do that is to do things you love.

How can you use something that you love to do to make someone else’s life better today. Try it out and see what happens. It might lead you to a better place which just might help you Quit Your Job Early (if, of course, that’s something you want to do).

Do what you love and those around will be better for it. Cheers!!!

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PS – this is also a good lesson in attraction marketing.

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2 Tips for Getting to Live Your Perfect Lifestyle from the book ‘Secrets of the Millionaire Mind’

October 18th, 2009

If you want to Live Your Perfect Lifestyle by Earning Passive Income Streams and you haven’t figured out how yet, then a book like T. Harv Eckert’s, ‘Secrets of the Millionaire Mind’ might be the missing link.

T. Harv Eckerts Book ‘Secrets of the Millionaire Mind‘ will make you ask yourself questions that you probably have never asked yourself before. And you may not like the answers you come up with but they are the same answers you may be looking for.

I am currently reading and implementing the strategies of the book for the 3rd time as I write this. Not only have I read the book 3 times but I’ve also attended T. Harv Eckerts FREE weekend seminar which kind of makes me wonder why I I’m not as wealthy as T. Harv Eckert himself yet? I say that sarcastically because the reality is there are obviously still things that I need to learn.

That’s why I’m reading this book again. I know that I have to continue to ‘grow myself’ in order to ‘grow my bank account’ and the ‘Secrets of the Millionaire Mind’ puts me into action on working on the aspects of myself that are holding me back from living my perfect lifestyle which includes the ‘Fab 5’

  1. Flexibility
  2. Mobility
  3. Health
  4. Wealth
  5. Happiness

Two of the strategies that I have found to really change my results in the past are

1 – Do Daily Affirmations

2 – Respect Money

Daily Affirmations are things you repeat to yourself over and over again throughout the day. The Affirmations I say include the following

  • I have a millionaire mind
  • I am an excellent money manager
  • Money comes to me easily and frequently
  • I am a powerful human being
  • People are attracted to me and want to help me reach my goals
  • People purchase my products and want to give me money for my expertise
  • I live a completely abundant life

Some of these affirmations came straight from the book and some came straight from my head. The point is that when you say these things to yourself 2 things happen. One thing is that you start to believe them and the other is that you’re sending out the right messages out into the universe. Why is that important you ask? It’s important because of the law of attraction – what you put out there comes back to you. If you are always expecting to have stuff go bad; it will. If you always expect stuff to go good, it usually will. This is a topic for a whole other post so for now I simply challenge you to write down 10 affirmations for yourself and say them everyday as many times as you can without going ‘nuts’. Also, say them out loud. If you just say them in your head, it’ll feel like a ‘dream’ and ‘hope’. You didn’t start down this path to have dreams; you started this process towards living your perfect lifestyle because you want to live your dreams. Say your affirmations out loud daily and I guarantee you will live your dreams sooner than later.

The other strategy of Respecting Money was one that I found to be very interesting. I always thought that I respected money but when I started to really keep track of my money habits, I started to see some really alarming things. It wasn’t that I was spending a whole munch of money on wasteful things, it was just that I wasn’t managing my money with any kind of respect. I is a pretty simple message about money that I got from this section of the book but the bottom line was that

If you don’t respect the money you have then why would yourself, or the universe (if you believe in the spiritual world) think you should deserve any more. My spiritual adviser went so far to tell me that the simple practice of keeping your cash in numerical order, or having a wallet that is well-organized will help me attract more income because was treating the money I had with more respect.

Just try it for yourself for one week and see what kind of difference it makes in your feeling about money. Keep you dollar bills nicely folded and in order. Put your change away in the same spot every night. Review your finances once a week. Get into the habit of doing these things and I can guarantee that you will start seeing positive results to your  bottom line. I know because it happened to me.

Cheers to starting 2 habits that will forever change your life.

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Residual Income Streams vs Linear Income

October 6th, 2009

Residual Income Streams: Is it better than earning a linear income from having a job?

Because this site is called Quit Your Job Early, you probably already know how we would answer the above question – we’d take the Residual Income Streams any day of the week… And Unless you are one of the ‘lucky few’ who actually loves their job, I would guess that you’d prefer to be earning residual income rather than going into work every day too.

The question is rarely whether people want to earn Residual Income Streams but more of a question of how can someone earn them without risking everything they have and completely altering their lifestyle. I’d say that’s a pretty good question, wouldn’t you. I have a theory that most people’s dreams get smaller as there age gets older. I also believe that a big part of that is because their JOB wears them down. It becomes ’stale’ and a ‘necessity’ rather than an ‘invigorating’ and ‘exciting’ place where they spend their time.

I have a lot of respect for anyone that works hard to supply for the needs of their family. I think that having a JOB is going to be a necessity for most people at some point in their life (and in a lot of cases, all of their life) but I also know that their are ways to put yourself in a position to not have a job and they all have one common denominator – Leverage.

When I say that a job gets stale and becomes a ‘necessity’ I mean that people lose their ‘get up and go’ and replace it with ‘I have to go because that’s just the way the world works’. I think a big reason that people wear down as they get more and more comfortable in their jobs is because they see believe that they are really worth more. They believe that they have more to offer the world and either their job doesn’t pay enough or it takes up all of their time. Take a look at this graph.

Traditional Job Income Projection

Traditional Job Income Projection

One of the things about having a job is that there is a ceiling on your income that you have no control over. If you have JOB, your reality is that you are allowing someone else to determine what you’re worth which can be a good thing and/or a bad thing depending on what your personal situation is. There were times when I was building my business and residual income streams that I thought that having a job would be a good thing BUT those thoughts quickly passed when I remembered how much I hated feeling constrained when I did have one. If you believe that you have a lot to offer the world and want to control your own financial situation then you have to find a way to quit your job early and take control.

As is diplayed in the diagram above, it doesn’t matter what point you’re at in your career, if you want to make more income, you will have to prove to someone else (your boss or another company that wants to pay you more than your current company) that you are worthy of your pay. Typically that process takes time. A traditional career will play out something like this.

  1. Find a job out of highschool or college and get paid very little because you have no experience
  2. as you gain experience, your income will grow fairly rapidly through the first few years of employment
  3. After 3-5 years of employment, you will hit an income plateau (the raises go from being significant to being minuscule)
  4. You’ll spend 3-5 more years proving your worth to your boss until you get promoted
  5. this process continues over the span of career – or you simply find a level that you’re happy with and you’re income rarely grows

I know steps 1-3 because I experienced them first hand when I came out of college

  • I got hired for $29,000/yr
  • Went from $29,000/yr to $50,000/yr in 3 years
  • Went from $50,000/yr  to $52,000/yr in years 4 and 5
  • I quit half way through year 5

I made a conscious decision to take control and attempt to earn residual income streams because I believed that they would give me a better chance to live my perfect lifestyle. When you earn residual income streams you’re income projection will go from the example above to one of unlimited potential (represented below)

Income Projection for Residual Income Business

Income Projection for Residual Income Business

Don’t kid yourself though. Earning residual income will take work. It doesn’t have to be overwhelming work, it just needs to be consistent and effective work. It may take you 6 months to replace your current income, it might take you 5-10 years to replace it, but does it really matter if it allows you to live your perfect lifestyle while you’re young rather than waiting until your 65 and retired from your JOB.

If earning residual income streams is new to you, or if you just want to learn more about what options you have, take the time to read this article – Passive Residual Income.

Until Next Time, Cheers to Your Success and Quitting Your Job Early,

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Earn Passive Income Streams And Live Your Perfect Lifestyle

August 31st, 2009

Passive Income Streams: Our Philosophy and What It Means To You

The philosophy is really pretty simple, learn and do things that allow everyone involved to quit their job early, earn passive income streams, become financially independent and live their perfect lifestyles.

We believe that every single one of us has our own unique vision of what the perfect lifestyle looks like.  Yours will probably be different from mine and chances are that ‘Jim’ from down the street, will have a completely different view than both of us. The point is that, regardless of what the vision of that perfect lifestyle is, the fact remains that we would all love to live it, if we knew how to get the time and the money to make it happen. That’s where the challenge lies. How do you make it happen for yourself from the situation you are in right now?

Our philosophy is that there are 3 stages to the process of going from where you are to earning passive income streams and LIVING YOUR PERFECT LIFESTYLE

  1. Replace your current income (whatever that may be) with passive or semi-passive income
    • Once you’ve done this you will then be in a position to focus on increasing your leverage position so the income becomes truly passive
    • The single use of, or a combination of, mlm network marketing, attraction marketing and the internet is what we believe is it the simplest and most effective way to accomplish this
  2. Automate and Excel

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