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>Before I get back into the main subject of this >message thread, I’ll encourage you to look for >superior ways of doing things. Even if you think you >already have the best methods, you should test other >ways. I hope you’ll see many successes & you may see >how people have failed. You can learn a lot from both. > >Ray Kroc must’ve seen many restaurants, while he was >selling milk shake equipment. He probably noticed some >restaurants went out of business & some survived. By >observing different ways to do essentially the same >things, he could determine what worked, how it worked >& why. > >When he saw how the McDonald brothers codified & >formulated what they did, he knew they did what others >hadn’t figured out. Some call these processes, >procedures or systems. Kroc added these to knowledge >he already had. > >Segue To Main Subject >When you think of Profitably Linking Your Business, >Profession & Purpose, you should think of building a >strong chain. It isn’t a chain of slavery; it’s a >chain you can use to lift yourself & others to higher >levels of success & freedom. > >While you observe, you should find more links to make >your chain longer & stronger. You may replace some >links, because the adage is correct—A chain is only as >strong as its weakest link. > >If you find why people do what they do, why they >stopped or never did some things, you gain far better >insight than just learning what they did & how they >did it. You may learn why it works for them & why >you’ll need to change their methods to fit your >situation. > >By knowing why they do things, you’ll know how to make >it stronger for you. What’s a strong & vital link, for >somebody else, could be a weak link for you. If you >add it to your chain “as is,” you may cause more >problems. > >Also be careful so you don’t violate any laws by using >legally protected proprietary systems, without >permission. The chances of this happening are slim, >but I should warn you about it. There are trade >secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks & service >marks. There are penalties for violating these. Many >times these are marked as legally protected by >statements or symbols. An example is what I wrote in >this forum, just above the discussion subject list. >“Note- I reserve all rights to everything I've written >in this forum…” > >In the USA, you’d usually be given a cease & desist >notice, so you can stop the violation & avoid legal >problems & penalties. You can emulate almost anything >& you should find good things to emulate. Don’t let >potential, but rare problems keep you from succeeding. >Failure, from not finding better methods, is a bigger >penalty & it’ll definitely happen, if you let it. I >want you to succeed. > >Kroc bought the rights to use the McDonald’s brand & >systems. > >Share The Wealth, But Don’t Force It To Be Shared >Some claim we should divide the world’s wealth equally >among everybody. I’m among those who say it wouldn’t >make much difference. (I agree many charities are good >& necessary.) It wouldn’t change anything long-term >because many, who are wealthy, know how to become >wealthy again; they have policies, plans, procedures & >discipline to use them effectively. They believe they >can & deserve to become & stay rich. > >Many of them have contacts & customer lists (database >marketing). As long as they have something they can >sell & others are willing & able to buy it, those who >had riches will become rich again. > >Many, who are poor, are poor because they don’t have >enough knowledge or discipline. Some aren’t willing to >learn or don’t believe they can be or deserve to be >rich. Some of them believe they’re entitled to have >easy lives, though they’re not willing to be >productive. > >Many would waste the money & opportunity if they were >given their “equal share.” Example: Some are poor, but >still buy & use tobacco. They complain about the high >prices & taxes, but they don’t quit. They can quit; >millions have & have never restarted abusing >themselves by using tobacco. Many others would use >their “equal share” to buy drugs & alcohol they don’t >need. > >Robert G. Allen & others sell books, seminars & >recorded instructions on how to get out of poverty. >There are public libraries with books & web access >available. It’s possible to ethically use their ideas >& other people’s resources (money, facilities, time, >energy, contacts, knowledge & ideas) to become >successful. > >Some “authorities” aren’t legitimate, so please be >careful. You should be able to get some of the >knowledge for free & test it for little or no money. > >“The One Minute Millionaire” by Mark Victor Hansen & >Robert G. Allen, plus Bob Allen’s other books about >multiple streams of income have legitimate “links” >(policies, plans, procedures, techniques, methods, >systems or whatever you want to call them) you can use >to build your chain of success. > >I don’t get any money for advocating these. I suggest >checking these out from libraries (unless you can >afford to buy them from a locally-based bookstore & >support the economy). If a local library doesn’t have >them, these may be available through inter-library >loans. You can check out books from other libraries, >without going to those libraries. Ask a library >employee about this. > >Maybe you, or somebody you know, aren’t ready to start >a full- or part-time business. Maybe you have children >or disabled, elderly parents to care for or other >full-time obligations. At least learn what you can, so >you’ll be ready when your opportunity comes. As I >wrote above, it takes discipline & beliefs >(self-esteem & stubbornness among them). Part of >believing you can do something is knowing how to do >it. For self-esteem, start building small successes. > >Maybe real estate isn’t “your thing.” Bob Allen >started with real estate, but he found other streams >also. Real estate is a stream Ray Kroc used to build >McD’s, but in a different way than Bob Allen. There >are different methods in a stream of income. > >Dennis S. Vogel >thrivingbusiness@email.com >If you’re not actively building a stronger chain of >success, your current links will rust. Your chain will >be less effective because of competitors & changing >situations. You need more information & methods to >strength your chain. Help yourself to that information >& those methods by using these URLs. >http://www.voy.com/31049/ >http://www.lakefield.net/~thrivingbusiness/

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