Are you motivated by points by Bill Roberts, the Baby Boomer Retirement Planner.
Is your day structured around getting all the points you can? Or do you spend your day trying to make a living? Are these activities mutually exclusive? Not necessarily, but.....
In the final analysis, can you spend those points?
Sure, the by-product of getting points is better SEO, more personal connections, and an improved (or confirmed) self-image.
I used to play that game too. I worked hard to keep up or get ahead of my friends. I was consumed by points.
Then I discovered a new game. No, it is not FARMVILLE, but I liken it to that game.
I am consumed with getting virtual assets. But these virtual assets actually pay out real money.
Sure, this is a free game and everybody can play. But there the comparison with Farmville ends. Every day I add a little bit more to my NET WORTH by playing this game.
How many times have you heard the expression WIN-WIN? But how many of those so-called win-win situations were actually a win for everybody?
Most of these win-win situations are actually zero sum games where your gains come at the expense of somebody else.
A true WIN-WIN is when your gains also create gains for others. When you build a factory in an area with high unemployment everybody wins. The area enjoys more money. The standard of living goes up across the board. A true win-win. I'm sure you can think of others.
John Kennedy said it best: "a rising tide lifts all boats."
What is this?
Well, i can only give you a few clues. I "discovered" this game when I was researching residual income opportunities for my Baby Boomer Retirement Planning practice.
I believe that most Baby Boomers must work until they die because they have insufficient income to sustain their lifestyle during retirement.
Social Security won't cut it. The average "benefit" is around $1250.00 per month. Not much when your cost of living is around $8,000.00 per month. Where will the rest come from? Your retirement account?
Fidelity, the world's largest custodian of retirement funds states that 90% of Boomers have less than $100,000.00 in their retirement accounts. Actually, the average is around $50,000.00. Most of us couldn't survive for more than a year or two, even if we spent our entire retirement accounts.
I've developed several strategies to build a retirement income. One of my favorites is trees. You plant them now and you harvest the produce when you want to retire. These could be fruit trees, nut trees, ornamental or landscape trees, maple syrup trees, pine trees for paper or lumber, or hard wood trees. They all work.
All of my strategies share a five-to-ten year horizon. I don't believe in get rich quick schemes. They are almost always a scam.
So what is this great new game I have found? Well, it isn't new, only new to me. And it is probably new to you also.
In my mind, I am "planting" virtual trees that I will be able to harvest In about 5 or 10 years. Sure, there will be some produce in the early years, but the REAL MONEY will come much later. But come it will. It is just a matter of time (and how many trees I plant).
If this game sounds interesting to you, I must tell you that you must be recommended to be able to play.
Call me and I will discuss it with you. Bill Roberts 619-244-4610.
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