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The Pursuit of Fast and Easy money – A road to disaster

Guest post by: John Bino

Article Overview: Daegen had walked to the nearest grocery store at around midnight to buy himself a Gatorade. When in queue the person behind him tapped his shoulder and asked for a $1. Daegen asked him what he needed the money for. The stranger started off by telling that he did not have any money and that he had just got out of prison and did not have a job. Daegen, out of curiosity, asked him why he went to jail in the first place? The stranger said that he used to run cocaine from city to another and that he got caught. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. As if things were not bad, around the 8th year an inmate...

The Pursuit of Fast and Easy money – A road to disaster

Yesterday, I happened to listen to a thought-provoking story from one of Network marketing industry’s leader, Daegen S., and I was quite touched by it. The moral of the story is something that each and every one of us can use in life. It’s a valuable life lesson.

Daegen had walked to the nearest grocery store at around midnight to buy himself a Gatorade. When in queue the person behind him tapped his shoulder and asked for a $1. Daegen asked him what he needed the money for. The stranger started off by telling that he did not have any money and that he had just got out of prison and did not have a job. Daegen, out of curiosity, asked him why he went to jail in the first place? The stranger said that he used to run cocaine from city to another and that he got caught. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. As if things were not bad, around the 8^th year an inmate stabbed him in the liver. After his recovery, the warden decided to let him out on parole due to his good behavior throughout. He had no place to go and lived with his mother.

Of course, Daegen helped him out but the real question is the lesson one learns out of his life story. Here was a man who was after fast money and he ended up ruining his life in its pursuit. Unfortunately, he is not alone. Today millions of people run after fast and easy money, without realizing that they are wasting their time and effort in its pursuit. It doesn’t matter what you are doing to get there. If the intention is to make money you are not going to get it. Or maybe you might get it somehow, but you stand to lose much later.

Today I come across so many people who are looking to make fast money online. Entrepreneurs in the Network Marketing industry, especially, have gotten into the industry to make fast money. So that’s all they focus on, nothing else. It’s no wonder that these are exactly the same people who don’t make it in their business.

The moral of the story is simple – If you are in your business with the sole intention of making money, then you are not going to get there. Remember this, the best definition of business that I have ever come across is this: Solving Problems for a profit. Solving Problems comes first, and profit is just a by-product of that. Run your business with the intention of solving your customer’s problems, and profit has to follow.

Take care and God Bless.

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