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Originally Posted by Glenn
Thanks Dien,
I asked advice from self made millionaires before I started my Marketing
Biz.
A - some said "Quit your job - it forces you to succeed."
B - Others said, "Keep your job - build your own biz part time.
I wanted to EAT. So I did Plan B.
Tony Robbins Exec Assistant told me how Tony Got Started.
He held down low paying jobs.
Started doing F-r-e-e Speaking gigs.
About a year down the road a FUNNY THING Happened that took him from
FREE SPEAKER to PAID Speaker.
He had 2 Speaking Offers for the same day.
When he told both hosts his dilemma - ONE OFFERED to PAY.
Glenn Osborn
P.S. - This is similar to how I started my Marketing Business. 40 hr job - 40 hr Marketing Side Biz.
But Unlike Tony - I found a mentor to help me Successfully ASK for Munny.
Judy Kendall - who built FuzzBuster Radar Detector - Showed me how.
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Thanks Glenn for sharing this...
This is a very important and valuable story (both Tony Robbins' story, and also Glenn's too)...
Many people who want to start a business have this dilemma. They fear that if they start their business "part-time", that they'll fail, because they won't be putting enough hours into it.
That is actually true for some businesses, I would say. For example, in some areas, speed is very important to not be left behind. If you are in a cutting-edge high-tech business, developing new internet technology for example, then if you don't move fast, your competitors who are doing something similar will probably overtake you!
You can get a good sense of this if you watch the documentary "Startup.com". It dates from the first tech-boom (late 1990s-2000). However, you get a good sense that there are other competitors doing what they want to do - and if they don't move, they'll be beaten.
On the other hand, there are many other businesses where this is not true. You can start your business part-time, and still succeed. And there's no need to starve, to risk everything, or to eat daily meals of ramen noodles (the food of choice of tight-budget startup entrepreneurs!).
So, if you want to work part-time and start up your business at the same time, choose a business where this won't be an issue...
Thanks Glenn, for sharing this fantastic (and inspirational) story!
Best wishes,
Dien