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Fact: The American economy is sputtering. Many other countries are feeling the effects as well. Layoffs and rising unemployment may be just around the corner.

Now is the perfect time for you to become self-employed.

In this issue I'll show you exactly how I made the transformation from employee to business owner 12 years ago. Maybe it'll help you break out on your own.

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In some people it just happens...

You transform from a person who is programmed to work hard, in most cases as an employee -- into a person who works smart -- inspired to be creative, and self-employed.

That is the first step to true independence, where you no longer worry about money and you're able to enjoy life, instead of working all the time.

Unfortunately, most folks never make that transformation. In fact, some people are more than happy to stay in an unfulfilling job indefinitely. That's because working hard actually seems easier than thinking hard! Plus, there are very few risks or changes when you're not moving forward.

When you're stuck in a job, especially a job you do not like, dreaming of other possibilities seems like... well, a dream.

I know, I've been there.

Here's what "STUCK" felt like to me...

1. Getting up early every morning in most cases, with the aid of an alarm clock.

2. Going through the morning routine, sitting in traffic and struggling to get to work on time.

3. Stopping for a cup of coffee on the way to work and thinking about, or in many cases, dreading my upcoming day.

4. Doing what I was told or what was expected of me for eight or so hours until the clock hit quitting time.

5. Going home and settling in for some TV time before going to sleep, so I could wake up and do it all over again.

Sounds a bit mundane, perhaps even boring, eh?

Believe me, it can be if you let it. I know, because I was stuck in that routine until the ripe old age of 32. It was all I knew.

Then one day I answered a classified ad from a magazine and was introduced to the world of self-employment. Although that particular ad did not turn out to be my answer, my action was. Yes, that day something woke up in me and I made the transformation from working hard to working smart.

Here's what the "TRANSFORMATION" felt like to me...

1. Getting up early every morning and writing down an idea or two about how to become self-employed.

2. Recording my new ideas on my audio cassette recorder on the way to work. (LOL, remember cassette recorders?)

3. Putting in maximum effort at my job until the clock hit quitting time, just to test my ambition and drive.

4. Recording more ideas for my first business venture all the way home in the car.

5. Trading my nightly TV time for 3-4 hours on the computer researching niches, entering my ideas and creating my projects.

Now, look closely at the two situations. In reality, they are not too different, are they? I mean, I did not quit my job (at least not until my new income source surpassed that of my 9-5) and I still had lots of time to do what I wanted. I simply motivated my brain to be more creative and use my time more wisely.

A better way to look at it is like this...

All I really did was take the first step in the right direction.

I had no idea it would lead me to a six figure income in a years time. I also had no idea I would be able to work just a few hours a week some day. But now I do!

Now I get up without the help of an alarm clock. I head to the golf course or lounge out in the pool with the kids. Finally, when I feel like it, I work a few hours on the computer. It may be in the afternoon or at night, but the main thing is this...

I fit work in around living, not the other way around.

It's a lifestyle I never dreamed I'd achieve when I was stuck in that old job. But it happened because IN ONE MOMENT I made the conscious decision to shift my thinking and try something new.

...are you working hard or working smart?
...are you working for yourself, or for someone else?

To your online marketing success,
Jim Daniels - JDD Publishing

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