6 Essentials for Surviving This Economy

There are several things I believe wise families should do to thrive in the coming economic category 5 hurricane.

1. Get out of debt. There are more ways to do this than you realize.

2. Create an online source of income. It’s the best way to generate large amounts of money, although it’s not always get rich quick. There is a learning curve so if you want to prepare for the future, start doing it now, not later.

3. Join an online community. Online communities give you resources, contacts, tools and motivation you may not get locally so join an online community.

4. Move to the country. When inflation rises and your regular bills exceed your income, you’ll appreciate that garden or green house.

5. Be active in a local community. Learn to barter with each other for necessities because hyperinflation is going to eventually make a joke out of the American dollar.

6. Don’t just worry, do something. Worrying doesn’t do anything but give you an ulcer and shorten your life. Then create a plan, take steps to do something different and don’t be afraid to take action. Fear is your enemy. It will prevent you from doing what you need to do in tough times.

Times are changing.

The lifestyle we’ve known was the American Dream.

It’s time to do what President Reagan said and tighten our belts to get our own personal budgets under control, no matter what Washington does with the country.

If you want to learn more about how to do these6 things, consider joining me at our upcoming Protege retreat because that’s what we’ll be discussing.

Yes, it’s a private event, but I can still bring 4 guest families.

If you think you can’t afford it, then you’d better stop right now and realize where your family is economically. If you can’t afford an educational retreat to inspire and educate your family, then you’re living too close to the poverty line.

If you don’t do something different to correct that, you may find yourself in a bigger mess sooner than you’d like.

It’s time to learn how to put that computer of yours to work, along with some of those kids, so that the recession we are facing won’t affect you as bad as it will others.

Pay attention to the signs of the times. Life is changing. YOUR life is going to change.

If you aren’t getting by financially now or if your future looks grim, you’d better do something about it before it’s too late.

This Protege Retreat is my stimulus package for North America’s families.

The experts I’ve invited can help you change your economic situation.

They can help you get out of debt, start a membership site, reduce the years of your mortgage and know what to do in tough times.

Think about joining us in Huntsville, Alabama on April 3-5.

The only way to get there is by private invitation from one of the members. This is yours.
www.RheasProtegeRetreat.com

So many books, so little time…

Rhea!
who would really like to have you join us in Huntsville

What Is Happening To America’s Economy?

In all my life, I’ve experienced times when things seemed a little out of balance. But in the past few months, the whole world seems to be out of balance and not coming naturally back into place.

And even though our new administration has passed a stimulus package to create new jobs and encourage spending, it is only a quick fix that will prove to be a financial noose around our children’s necks.

Here’s what it seems to me.

In the Industrial Revolution, having a good job was enough. You didn’t become financially free but you made a good living.

That worked for then. But now that times have changed in this Information Age, working for someone else may not be the answer.

Economists have predicted that the bottom will fall out of our economy around the year 2010. That means by then, families need to have a stable home business that operates on passive income or one they can sell.

So no matter where you are now, you’d better start planning for the future. If you think you have no money now, what till the economic tide ebbs after this coming stimulus package goes into effect.

One result of printing money and dumping it into the economy is inflation. The more money you print and dump, the higher regular prices on standard goods and services will go.

That’s not a theory, it’s an economic fact.

Printing new money = Inflation
So here’s the most important question:

What are you going to do about it?
Want my suggestion?

Here it is anyway.

Whether you have a job or not, somebody in your house needs to start a home business.

You can’t afford to wait till “later.”

Yes, times will get bad. They are going to get worse than they are now.

Waiting till “later” will mean the cost of the education you will have to get will cost even more than it does now.

Waiting till “later” will mean that your competitors will have the jump on you.

Waiting till “later” will mean you will miss many opportunities to get started while a new industry or business concept is still in its infancy… and either free or cheap.

Waiting till “later” means you are a procrastinator and procrastinators don’t change the world. They are also soon going to be very sorry they waited till later.
Just Make It Happen
Somebody in your house … meaning it may not be you but there is somebody in the house who can do this…

Needs… really has no choice…

to start… that means you may need to get help figuring out what you guys are good at and what you want to be when you grow up…

a home business… that means you operate a business serving others and making money out of your home.

It’s not that hard, now that the computer age has brought the world to your fingertips for free.

All you have to do is this:

1. Get vision from men of understanding about what you can and want to do to serve others and become financially free
2. Get the specific education you will need to do that
3. Take action

That means, you can’t wait until “later”!

Those who wait are going to find themselves looking for any place they can find to rent, instead of building a wonderful home where they choose to live.

It takes time to learn how to build a successful home business. There many many things that must happen for you to become successful.

You may have heard about Internet marketers who made a million dollars in a day or an hour. I know those guys. I’ve had dinner with those guys. I’ve been to one of their homes.

They didn’t start there. They grew to that level of success and it took years.

So if you are concerned about this economic crisis we are in and that is not going to get better any time soon, take action now. This is the time to focus on your family and figure out what you can do to survive the coming economic recession.

If your goal truly is to become financially free, the time to start is now.

My team and I are dedicated to helping families like yours get that vision and specific education. We can also help you take action. So when we inform you of classes and events, don’t be so quick to delete our posts.

Read the information we send, consider the classes we offer, attend the live events we host, and let my team of “older men and women” help you create the home business that will give your family the stability you need in these unstable economic times.

We’ve been where you are but we aren’t there any more. We’ve learned how to use the Internet to make money from home while also living a great life. And we can help you learn how too.

So many books, so little time…

Rhea!

who hopes you start your own home business soon

http://www.EducatingForSuccess.com

The Direction of Our Nation

I had an odd experience this past weekend. I read a bunch of articles on the Net about the Obama ineligibility trials that were obviously not given much attention by our dear Supreme Court and found myself in a slight state of depression.I hate to talk about politics in public like this because one of the greatest things about our country is the right to believe what you want and vote for who you want to support.

Obama is a very intelligent man and the fact that he is black has absolutely nothing to do with his qualifications to lead this country.

But the question of his citizenship does either qualify or disqualify him. To lead this nation, the Constitution says the candidate must be a natural born citizen.

If there is any doubt, and there is, then the powers that be have the responsibility to research the issue and provide sufficient documentation for the American people to see.

To ignore one of the three qualifications for this office is to ignore the Constitution that makes this country great.

Lawsuits such as Berg v. Obama, which have been initiated by Democrat attorneys, are being ignored.

Basically, what’s essentially being ignored is the Constitution.

When the leaders of a country will not take a stand on what the Constitution declares, and at least investigate the allegations that are being made, something is wrong.

I’m not sure what the exact numbers are in Congress’ popularity poll currently but the educated public has never really trusted professional politicians like we ought to. I’d guess that right now, the numbers may not be that high.

Any group of leaders that will ignore its founding documents has lost its vision and is following a different standard.

It may not be all that long before the founding documents themselves are challenged and replaced. When that happens, America will no longer be the capitalistic Super Power it has become. It will only be a matter of time before we begin to see it erode from the inside.

In fact, we are already seeing it go bankrupt economically from the inside right now.

Way too many established Fortune 500 Companies are closing their doors.

What does that mean?

It means the economic strength of America is being challenged. It means the political powers have a responsibility to enable capitalistic ventures to have more freedom to generate business, not create more government supported jobs.

Printing money to bail out industry after industry isn’t the answer. All that newly printed money is only going to increase inflation. That means everything will cost significantly more.

Inflation is the only result that comes from printing money to infuse into the economy.

Small business may get more tightly regulated, which is the ONE thing the government should NOT do.

Because the Internet is such a powerhouse for entrepreneurs who want to figure out how to make a little money on the side, government should give tax incentives to encourage citizens to explore the options.

All those millions of folks who are getting down-sized can easily turn to the Internet for answers. Yet, who knows what the future holds?

We’ll just have to wait and see what change the new administration brings.

So if you, like me, are depressed realizing that the foundations of this country are crumbling before our very eyes, here’s hope that I hope encourages you .

YOU were placed on this earth for a specific purpose. You have a job to do and it’s probably not the thing you are currently engaged in to just make a living. This crashing economy may be the very thing that leads you by force into your new calling.

You were placed on this earth during THIS generation to do the thing you were called to do. Maybe you’re not doing it yet, but maybe now is the time to get started with your education.

 The job you have been given can’t be done by anyone but you. Yet most folks don’t know who they are. So let’s find out who you are so you can get started.

You can’t do whatever you’re called to do alone so the sooner you hook up with a team of folks going in the same direction, the faster you’ll get there. It’s like Canada Geese going south for the winter. They take turns leading and they make a lot of noise as they go. But because they have a system and communicate well, they arrive. 

 Find your place and get started performing.

If you have experienced the depression I’ve experienced, here’s help.

Give yourself 30 minutes to grieve. I hate I wasted a whole day.

Then decide you are going to do whatever you are called to do to make a difference in this country.

The first thing it will require is courage. Not education, not a web site, not a secretary. It will take courage.

America needs YOU.  Your family needs you. You need you.

So be strong and courageous. Do not fear. Do not worry.

It’s time for good people to stand strong and keep this nation on the course that our founding fathers planned when they laid their lives on the ground to write our founding documents.

It’s time for America to rise, not crash. It will always be only as strong as its people.

 

Rhea!
who is preaching to herself

www.EducatingForSuccess.com

 

Schedule Your Family Vacation As One of Your 2009 Goals

 

Ah, once again it’s time to set goals to make 2009 even better than 2008.

 
If you haven’t set goals, this year could turn out to be a nightmare instead of your dream-come-true.

 
One of the first things I always encourage our Proteges and others to schedule on the annual calendar is their family vacation.

 
Most families I know who have a home business, haven’t taken a vacation since they started it.

 
What does that tell the children? What does that tell their clients? Does that really make them feel “successful”?

 
Success embodies more than just a nice paycheck; it mainly affects your lifestyle. If you’re making all the money you want but are so tied to your business that you can’t leave it for a week, you may need to analyze your structure.

 
After all, you started a home business to get out of a rut, not to create a new rut at home.

 
If we are training our children to be entrepreneurs who lead their society in business, education, government, entertainment, sports or religion, they’ve got to have the right mindset. And that means balancing all parts of vocation and avocation.

 
We have a duty to teach it to them by example.

 
H. A. Ironside, who lived from 1876-1951, said, “If lips and life do not agree, the testimony will not amount to much.”

 
So taking at least one family vacation every year not only gives you a break and let’s you enjoy some of that success, but it lets the kids know you really can afford to spend money on them.

 
“Resting” is the other side of the “working” coin. If you don’t rest regularly, you soon won’t be able to work.

 
After having 10 babies, a home business, and still educating my last 4 kids at home, why do you think this has become so important to me?

 
Life is a marathon, not a sprint. If you don’t pace yourself and reward yourself along the way, you’ll soon crash and burn.

 
Not good.

 
So promise me AND yourself that you will at least TRY to schedule one family vacation, even if it is only for one weekend, into your overly-busy schedule this year.

 
And if your schedule is soooo jam-packed that even one weekend won’t fit, consider changing something serious, like your job. Something is out of balance.

 
Okay, so there. I said it.

 

If you want to have not only a successful business, but also a successful family, make sure you schedule great vacations at least once a year.

 
Your kids may need the break more than you!

 
So many books, so little time…
Rhea!

who totally believes moms need a break more often than they realize

 
P.S. If you want to follow us on Twitter, go here www.Twitter.com/RheaPerry!

 

 

 

 

 

How Much Do You Invest in Your Education?

This week, I offered a 12-week course for $2000 to learn how to make $50,000 to $100,000 a day.

I thought it was a no brainer decision for those who are technical and have the money to invest in education that will allow them to work at home.

After all, you don’t learn how to make money in school, that’s not its purpose. You have to learn how to make money from someone who knows how to do it.

And good luck finding someone in the top 1% of the country’s truly financially free who will teach you what they do.

The only way to become financially free is to invest in your education (not necessarily college) and diligently apply what you learn.

So how much should you invest?

Well, that depends on who you are, what you want to learn and how you think.

I personally spend about $25,000 a year to attend about 10 professional events of different kinds and buy home study courses and software of all kinds.

(I hesitate to reveal that because most of my Internet friends spend way more than that.)

How can a home school mom afford that?

I budget for it.

I also create the income to pay for it, along with ballet, fiddle and art lessons plus two family vacations a year.

And I’m not the only homeschooler who does this.

One of my best friends that I often see at professional events is Zach McCullough. He is a homeschool dad who created the popular AskDatabase software that many Internet marketers use to create intuitive searchable databases.

Zach and I recently went to dinner together with our oldest sons. He took Wesley; I took Drew. Between the two of us, we’ve had 20 children. (A few are in heaven.)

Most home educators tend to have more than the usual number of kids and therefore more expenses, plus we operate on one-income.

Yet because Zach and I have both invested a lot of time and money in our Internet education, our lives are no longer “normal.”

Zach’s technical partner is Frank Deardurff, webmaster and technical adviser to the Internet millionaires. His marketing partner is the highly successful Internet marketing adviser Alex Mandossian.

Zach and I both live very humble lives, are completely dedicated to our families, yet also understand how to make money with a computer in different ways.

We are not normal. He is truly a genius… and a real nice guy.

If we had not made the investments we’ve made, neither one of us would be where we are.

Success doesn’t happen to you by accident; you have to position yourself for it.

One way to do that is to purchase home study courses and attend live training events.

So the next time you are offered a course you “think” is expensive, ask yourself where it could take you.

The only truly financially free people in the world don’t get there are by accident. They make it happen.

If you really want to become financially free, you might want to try changing the way you think. If you don’t, you’re destined to stay where you are.

If you don’t do something different from what you’re doing now, you’ll always get what you’re getting now.

I want to help YOU be able to afford investing $25,000 a year on YOUR professional education. Let’s start with making $1.

So many books, so little time…

Rhea! who wants to help you become financially free

It all starts in your mind.

Joint Venturing with your Kids

One of the coolest experiences of my life has been entering into serious joint ventures with some of my children. I have 7 living children, 3 in heaven, 5 grandkids, and one on the way.

I’m getting ready to leave this afternoon to host a live 3-day event in Huntsville, Alabama with my oldest son who is my second child. He has discovered a mind-boggling system for selling houses in 7 days on eBay that no one else has figured out.

He understands real estate and has been investing since he was 18. He understands eBay and has sold most of the junk that was in the basement. Now he combines the two and can sell just about any property in one 7 day auction.

This weekend, he is going to walk a small group of homeowners through the process in real time. They are coming from all over the country, laptops in hand, to learn how to sell their properties on eBay. When they leave on Sunday, their auctions should be online. We’ll let you know.

I never thought this child would ever become a professional speaker and workshop teacher. We struggled through years of him not understanding long division and asking why he had to learn to spell (which he never did).  All that time, I had no vision for what his future would hold. Yet I knew it was my responsibility as a home educator to prepare him to be financially stable in life.

So I took him to real estate workshops. I took him to Internet marketing events galore. I took him to eBay workshops. I invested more money in his professional education than I would have spent on a college degree (like he’d really sit still in class long enough to earn that)!

Then one day, he listed one of our rental houses in Alabama that had been empty for 10 months on eBay. In just 7 days, the new owner sent money to his PayPal account overnight. The buyer was from the UK. He never saw the house. That was 4 years ago. He still has never seen the house.

That’s when we realized we were onto something very powerful.

He created a course to teach others his system. I’ve let him speak as a presenter and as our after-dinner entertainment at most of our annual family business conferences. He’s shared the stage with Troy McClain, Mark Victor Hansen, the late Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, Sharon Lechter, John Taylor Gatto, Richard Paul Evans, Lou Brown, Armand Morin and countless others.

Now he is hosting his first ever live 3-day workshop.

He’s also speaking at the Madison County real estate investment group tonight to let them know about the weekend event.

I never in a million years imagined that this skinny little redneck country boy would turn out so well! I never envisioned him being a leader in the Internet world. Yet because of the direction his education has taken us, he’s been privileged to learn from the best.

And it’s paid off. Not only have we grown closer together, but the income he created with investment real estate brought his dad home from corporate America.

It’s truly amazing what you can do when you work together on a project, like the education of one very special young person – your child.

I’m off on a whirlwind adventure today on this very blustery autumn day. Grocery shopping with the kids, ballet, guitar lessons, art class, then off to speak at the REA and on to the hotel to host what will be a life-changing event for the homeowners who are joining us – Drew Perry’s very first SellingHousesOnlineWorkshop.com.

If you want to see a miracle, join us in Huntsville this weekend. I will be amazed.

So many books, so little time…

Rhea!
who can’t wait to see what the next JV will produce!

Business is shifting from offline to online

Another industry is feeling the pressure of a struggling economy – book publishing.

This usually recession-proof industry has recently started laying off, excuse me “down-sizing”, some of its leaders.

Here’s an article with the latest news:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_en_ot/books_random_house_6

So what does that mean?

Well, quite simply, it means that business as we have known it for the past few decades is changing. Some might say it is sinking or biting the dust.

But have you ever known this great capitalistic society of ours to fail?

The problem here is vision. Look at this situation from another standpoint.

Yes, the economy is not doing well. Yes, big companies are struggling right along with hard-working consumers. But all is not lost.

Things are changing but they are not ending. That is not the nature of business in general. Instead, I believe things are shifting.

The shift business is making is from the traditional offline model where a company has a nice big building with lots of employees to the online world. There, business is conducted with no buildings, assistants working virtually from home and everyone making MORE money because expenses and overhead are less and the potential is unlimited.

How do I know this? I’ve had an online business for years and our team is spread out all over the country.

We produce ebooks, membership sites, online training courses and conferences.

We have a coaching program for families who are all over the world – Saudi Arabia, Chile, Australia, Canada and most of the 50 states.

Where is our home office?

My bedroom in Tennessee.

Where is my Office Manager?

At her house in California.

Where is our webmaster?

At her house in Wisconsin, that is, if she’s home. She’s still a teenager.

Other members of our team are scattered all over the the country along with many contractors who work for us when we need them.

Some work around home educating their children, some work after regular work hours. Some even work at night and sleep all day.

Face it, that’s the new look of business.

If you are in despair about your job or your business, realize that business in this country is not ending, it is moving. Get a better vantage point and realize where it is moving to.

Those who will be financially successful in this decade will have an online business of some kind. If you wait until you are FORCED to do something out of desperation, you may make some pretty bad mistakes. You may also spend way too much money trying to solve the problem. It’s a lot safer and easier to start preparing for a change BEFORE you need to.

Having a business on the Internet is not hard; but there is a learning curve. And there is a lot to know.

People spend 4 years in college and never expect to make a dime the whole time they’re there. And even after they graduate, it still may take a few months before they find the right job or even A job.

So don’t think you can hop onto the Internet and learn everything you need to know in one month. It’s not possible. The thing changes about every three months, and sometimes faster than that. You have to keep up with it.

So if you are worried about your job situation, decide now that you WILL do something on the Internet in 2009.

Don’t wait until a pink slip forces you to decide.

There is hope for this economy. There is hope for your financial situation. You’re looking at it.

So many books, so little time…

Rhea!
who is dedicated to helping you not only survive but prosper in this unstable economy

Need help starting that online business? Drop in and see
if our community can help: http://www.EducatingforSuccess.com

 

 

 

Be Thankful for the Tragedies this Thanksgiving Day

Happy Thanksgiving!

 
As I was walking in the woods early this glorious Thanksgiving morning, I was very aware of how blessed my family has been this year.

 
Although my husband of 31 years almost died in February, he’s changed his diet and is doing well now. In fact, we’re all eating better.

 
The economy has taken a hit this year, yet because of my Internet business, we haven’t felt it that much. I still took my kids on two week-long vacations to the beach and the mountains and I took my team and advisors to our annual Beach Retreat for a week.

 
My debit card number was stolen and I lost $6,000 which the bank says is gone. Yet as I was canceling, re-establishing and examining my accounts with a fine-tooth comb, I realized how much we are wasting and promptly plugged the leaks.

 
I also realized what a steady stream of in come we have that keeps our marvelous virtual team in Starbucks and our business able to offer cutting-edge education to the families we serve.

 
Although the housing industry is crashing, we realized that combining Drew’s system for selling houses on eBay in about 17 days with my love for hosting live events can solve just about any homeowner’s problem.

 
With the renewed vision I’ve gotten this year, I am on the warpath to surround myself with men and women of vision who desire to raise children to learn how to effectively lead this country in government, business, education and the entertainment realm.

 
My advisors criticized our old outdated website – EducatingforSuccess.com – so we restructured it to be a hub for coordinating all our efforts and communities.

 
All the challenges we’ve faced – and there are many more than I’ve listed here – have become like pearls. They started off being huge aggravations which seemed to steal our time, energy and resources, yet each one made us stronger and more efficient.

 
If you are facing challenges this year, spend a few minutes today and write them down. On one side of the page, list the tragedy. On the other side, write the benefit you received because of it.

 
Realize that you wouldn’t have gotten the benefit if you hadn’t experienced the pain.

 
Seeing those challenges from a different perspective may make today a better day for you. It may even change your perspective on the rest of the year!

 
Above all, be thankful for whatever comes your way.

 
Have a GREAT Thanksgiving!

 
So many books, so little time…

 
Rhea!

who is off to go host a very large dinner for her very wonderful family of 15

It’s Always Time to Be Thankful

Not sleeping well at night?

Got a crick in your neck and don’t know why?

Do you feel like the harder you work, the behinder you get?

You’re not alone.

Many folks don’t realize that during unstable economic times like these, it’s easy to take your eyes off your goal and focus instead on your lack.

It’s quickly becoming essential, though, that we learn to keep our perspective in balance.

You know we have a lot to be thankful for.

No matter how bad things may get at your house, when you step back and look at the big picture from the Goodyear blimp point of view, Americans have it better than most people who have ever lived on the earth.

Even the poorest of us live a better life than most of the kings who reigned in past generations. We have year round a/c and heat, electricity, SUVs and sports cars, TV and Internet, cell phones and shoes, airlines and light in the house 24/7.

Yet in spite of we have, we still worry.

Maybe it’s time to cut back. Maybe it’s time to become even more resourceful. Maybe it’s time to look at what you already have or can do and figure out how to monetize your gifts and natural abilities. Maybe it’s time to create systems so you can generate some extra income.

I truly believe it’s time for all freedom-loving Americans to create their own sources of income and not rely on anyone else. It’s great to have a job and if you have a good one, that’s just one more thing to add to the list. But in times like these, you don’t know how long that will last.

So start preparing now for your future. And start educating yourself to help your children prepare for their future. Their world will be completely different from the one they take for granted now.

This Thanksgiving, as you gather your family and friends around a table full of abundance, make a list and share it with the others of all that you have to be thankful for.

You’ll be amazed at what you have.  

Have a marvelous Thanksgiving this Thursday!

 

So many books, so little time…

Rhea!

who has plans to spend a great day with my favorite people eating way too much turkey and taking a very long nap

 

Blip.fm ~ Music Social Site

Just when I thought I had discovered the coolest social site – Twitter, along comes Twitter with music.
It’s called www.Blip.fm

 
Once you sign up for an account, you can enter the name of a group or song
you’d like to hear and you get a list of members who provide those songs or artists.
A page appears with all the pictures of “DJs” with the note at the bottom that says, “add all?”
Once you click that link, you instantly have 30 new “Favorite DJs” in your community
(or however many were on the page).

 
If you want to hear a song, all you have to do is enter the title or author in the field.
It will search for that title or author and allow you to preview or blip.
Click Preview to make sure it’s the song you are looking for.

 
If you blip it, you send it out to the community. Add a message to say anything you’d like.
Blips come in constantly just like tweets do on Twitter and it’s fun to see
what people around the world are listening to.

 
It’s a cool way to share and hear your favorite music.
Isn’t it amazing what you can do with technology!

 
At our last conference in Atlanta, social sites expert Don Crowther taught a
session on how to use social networking to make a pile of money.

 
If you’d like to watch his session, his was just part of the video set for the conference.
You can check it out at www.EntrepreneurDays.com.

 
And if you get the videos, make sure you don’t miss watching MikeandMichael.com,
who provided the musical entertainment at our Saturday night banquet.

 
They are actually Mike Stewart and Mike Edging, two musical geniuses who wowed
the crowd with original jazz on the piano and sax. It was one of the best nights of my life!

 
I wonder if their music is on blip.fm…

 
So many books, so little time…
Rhea!
who isn’t the most technical knife in the drawer

 

 

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