Why I became an entrepreneur

Written by Andrew Peel on Feb 1, 2009 8:31 pm

Read More: Mindset | Personal Development

So here I am sat at the PC having watched an excellent DVD provided by my current Direct Marketing Company on Web 2.0 I became inspired to post another blog. Listening to Robert Palmer and Alison Krauss (an unusual duo) and their excellent album Raising Sand - the title inspired me to think why I am doing this entrepreneur thing instead of what I used to do at this time - online gaming?

Well basically it pretty simple really it’s all due to a reality smack in the face I received when I realised in December that in a year’s time I would have to ‘raise sand’ and get some extra money. Why? Well my kind employer’s will be dropping me two pay grades through no fault of mine - still it’s better than no money right.

So taking Robert Kyosaki’s Rich Dad’s advice I decided not to get another job as well. I wanted to become financially independent. Question was how? An issue for me is my disability so I need something I can do that does not require a lot of driving around or walking.

I have always been computer savvy ever since I had my very first VIC20! So online seemed like a good place. Again Robert Kiyosaki suggested Direct Network Marketing as a good move for an employee to own their own business. So I tried one MLM that had some training, problem was my sponsor saw me as a bottom feeder once he had the commission. Hence I was left to drown zilch commission and big credit card hit for Adwords.

Then I came across Mike Dillard and Magnetic Sponsoring which turned my ideas of network marketing upside down. Being a senior manager of 15 years his concepts made perfect sense in terms of managing and motivating staff. I just never thought about them in terms of marketing which I thought was selling something not selling me.

I was now convinced that with my project management and managerial background I had most of the skills needed except marketing - how hard could that be to learn?

So I researched the topic and found I needed:

1) A duplicatable turnkey system (thanks again to Robert Kiyosaki for that)
2) A quality product to sell - which I have and is one that is needed more than ever in these credit crunch times
3) Training

I found the company with the right mix, a sponsor who earns six figures but is still down to earth and willing to give of her time. I am very happy with the compensation plan which is easy to understand and explain and I am doing well so far.

So I am now on an immediate mission to become financially free in a year using my chosen solution Carbon Copy Pro and at the same time help other budding entrepreneurs find the right mix. Feel free to contact me for more information.