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Posted By: John Bessey <jbessey25@sbcglobal.net> In Response To: The Hammer of Truth (Sam Freedom)
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, at 7:53 a.m.
> Hi John,
Hi, Sam!
> Please forgive my straight-forward non-coddling style that many people
> outside this forum have come to both appreciate and rely upon. Already
> it's gotten me off on the wrong foot here. But to answer your question...
Sam, I have very thick skin because my job requires it. The truth is the truth no matter how it is presented. I have not been coddled since I moved out of my parents' house.
> I encounter questions like yours quite regularly. I think if you go back
> and re-read the ad in Maw's toolbox you'll see she mentions that they are
> so confident that they will give you $200 refund if you make a real
> attempt to apply the wisdom. Just get it. So many people sit on the fence
> in some form of doubt....I don't think you can do much better than Derek
> Gehl and Maw both endorsing a guy who promises to tell you all the secrets
> he uses to make $8,000,000 per year.
Yes, that is a good point and one that will probably make the sale...
> In fact, I'll give you a line Dear Abby used to give her readers when
> they'd say things like, "yes, but if I go to medical school, it'll
> take me 12 years to get my Ph.D and I'll be 55 by then." She'd reply,
> "Well, how old will you be in 12 years if you don't go to medical
> school?"
I am aware of that analogy, but my concern is for my children. They are 13 and 16 years old and home schooled for several reasons and one of these reasons is that we wanted to be completely immersed in their educational process. Those 12 years down the road will certainly happen because time is constant, but will that road involve an abandonment of our goals? It sounds like it won't at this point because the time involved in a part time job will most likely equal the time involved in making the eBay thing work.
> I think you'll find yourself very happy if you stop asking people who
> don't make even $200/mo online to give you their opinion about a guy who
> makes $8,000,000/yr getting the thumbs up from 2 people who make
> considerably more.
Actually I was not asking for any opinon about the $8 mil. a year guy. I was asking people who do have online or other home based business what their idea of a reasonable time commitment was in order to compare it to a part ime job for my wife. The part time job was a guaranteed income in a field she enjoys.
> What do you think? :-)
I think you have helped a great deal. I appreciate your candor and opinion.
John
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