The 411 on 7-05

Up early today. My stomach is killing me. It must have been that $8 Italian Sausage I bought out by Lake Eola. That would make anyone's stomach hurt having to pay that much for a shitty sausage. lol.
Last night was the fourth of July, and it was celebrated downtown drinking "free beer" and "dollar drinks" at chillers, which translates to "dollar beers" and "2 dollar drinks" at chillers. We all fall into the trap that alcohol sets for us. It takes your money, turns your stomach if you don't pay more for the top shelf and settle for the rot gut, and hinders your good decision making skills. But it sure is fun in the moment. I only wish that there were some better rationale for getting stupid and having to pay for it (in more ways than just one).
Anyways, so it was somewhat enjoyable besides the profuse sweating once we got down to the lake and the continuance of a bleeding nose from when I had cut myself shaving only an hour ago. The fireworks, the friends, and the fans (whereever available) were awesome. Though, the night ended early for Emily and I, as everyone else had other plans that evening and we did not. But just as well, because I didn't want to drink to start with. But somehow a birthday or a special event during the summer always seems to come up and I'd be lame and antisocial if I didn't go out. Plus, I like meeting new people. Which brings me to what I've been doing for the past month.
I met a guy named Kurtis one night about 3 months ago at Applebees. Seems like a great guy going somewhere, so I talked to him. Turns out him and his brother are doing business together here in Orlando after they decided to move from Texas to expand a bit. So he gives me his number because I am always looking for other options; for someone to scout out my undeclared ambitions and abilities. I blew him off at first, as I did this guy in Best buy only 3 months earlier who was also interested in doing business (and little did I know until 3 nights ago was dealing with the same business team). But I thought one day, "what if this is my chance to find something outside of Red Lobster, outside of going to grad school for something I am not even sure I will like?" So I called him up and we set up an appointment.
I saw the plan on a Thursday out in Lake mary. I liked the group dynamic of the team, having met young and older business partners, all sharp and ambitious as I am. And what the business plan asked for versus what it offered sounded fair enough for someone willing to work smart. So I kinda took a blind leap of faith. I got signed up, became an independent business owner, and learned more about the business.
So all I have to do is be myself and look for other people that might be interested in making money on the side? Simple. And monday and thursday there are meetings that help to educate the team and new people interested in the business. I was bored anyways. Ever since I started I have found a new part of myself. Whether it be a sense of belonging or maybe an actual challenge or a goal to get me to work for something worth while, I am pursuing a different outlook on life. This opportunity has worked quite well for others, and capitalizes on the fact that ecommerce is the next big thing in the 10 years upcoming. Makes absolute sense to get paid for starting that trend. Teaching others to do the same and to get paid for it? Seems to be common sense, right. And you get to choose who you want to work with and use your knowledge gained to help them make their money. Thats rewarding to give a piece of yourself and see the results. And its not about getting one person to sign up and do all the work so you can profit. Not by any means. Its about helping a number of people to do that within your business, and when they start making money based on your mentorship abilities, everyone shares in the success. Its the most unselfish business system yet, in my opinion. Yet it bugs me that everyone is so skeptical. Almost makes me doubt whether they trust in me and my abilities as well.
And its not like I want everyone to get signed up or something so I can make tons of money. Thats not true because it will take a year at least to get a good business going anyways. Its that I wish I could have all of my closest friends share in this success with me and be able to hang out with them while we are all learning to build our business. That would be awesome to have our own little group dynamic of younger, smart IBOs that attend everything and have our own inside jokes and personal strategies and team meetings, events, parties, etc. And thats what is great about this opportunity. Its not about strict business, its about having fun building the business and meeting new faces who are going to be just as successful as you are. Thats the perfect setting for me. I want to be around winners, ambitious individuals, and people with a heart. And I want all my friends in the like to be there. So I pray that some will open their eyes and at least learn more about what it is. Ya know, give it even a chance, like I did. You don't know what you don't know. Emily is excited with me at least. That's encouraging. This is so much better than a year of going out all the time and getting wasted, a year of drama with people that think they know everything and want to pretend that they are your best friend, or a year with no personal growth. Its exciting to share something like this with your best friend too. Her and I are going to rock it! I just hate to think that Emily and I are going to be making great money one day and our friends will have missed out on the opportunity. Maybe they will catch on when we are making some odd 500 extra a month just doing practically nothing. Who knows...but I know where I'm going. I'll be making 3k a month ON THE SIDE by next december at the latest and still work at RL and still go to school without breaking a sweat. I'm so excited.