As hard as money is to come by these days, people are very suspicious
of the word FREE. It has become the new F-word. As high as gas prices
are and how much we all continue to pay in taxes, you would think
that the word FREE would be elevated to Biblical status by now. The
word FREE should be as refreshing as finding an oasis in the middle
of the Sahara Desert. We should be happy to hear the word FREE as
much as being surprised to find an extra $500 in our bank account
on the last pay period before Christmas. Or receiving our tax refund
check right before the rent or mortgage is due.
Unfortunately, many of us have tuned ourselves out to the word FREE.
It’s like that ugly x-girlfriend that we never like to talk
about. If you were raised by a parent that was similar to my grandmother,
you would have been popped in the mouth for using the f-word in her
presence. I was always taught that the f-word would get you in trouble.
You couldn’t use it in front of adults, at school, at work,
and certainly not in church. Many people get offended by it. But that
f-word was actually profanity. The word FREE isn’t, although
it is often treated as such.
As an adult, as well as a consumer & businessman, I often like
to hear the f-word. Sure even the non profane f-words can get you
into trouble (such as: food & FREE); but only if they are misused.
And that is perhaps the main reason why the word FREE is often ignored,
feared, or not trusted. Advertisers often misuse the word. My grandmother
often said there is nothing in this world that is FREE. Have you been
told that too?
I’ll be the first to admit that there are many occasions where
you should walk away from something FREE. For example: If a drug dealer
offers you your first nickel bag of crack on the house, you should
walk away (maybe even run). If your best friends’ wife invites
you over to her house for a FREE dinner while your best friend is
out of town; then you should walk away. If you see an ad in the paper
that offers you a report that teaches you how to make a million dollars
in the next 5 days, you should walk away. Or if you are a young attractive
and voluptuous young woman looking for a place to rent and an elderly
man with a lustful look in his eyes offers you a FREE room, you definitely
should walk away.
YES, some things that are FREE should be avoided, come with strings
attached, or are just not worth it because they are just plain worthless.
A popular belief is that you get what you pay for and that is often
true, but there are many FREE products, services, or pieces of information
that are worth having. That belief and suspicion may be hindering
you from finding good fortune and experiences.
It’s ok to be suspicious, in fact; it’s wise to be suspicious
when offered something FREE. But it’s foolish to be so suspicious
that you don’t investigate or research FREE opportunities or
information. We can all learn something new, no matter how old or
young, rich or poor, or educated or non-educated we are; there is
still more to learn.
As much as most people fear or despise telemarketers & door to
door salespeople, some of them actually offer quality products, services,
or information. Before you write me off as a crackpot, stop, drop,
& think!!! What company do you work for? What do you do for living???
Isn’t there a sales department somewhere in your organization?
If everyone thought all your sales people were deceitful or incompetent
or just hated them for trying to sell to them; then your company would
be bankrupt. Someone, somewhere has to sell to somebody so that your
company can grow its business. Without sales people and sales ads,
no company could make a profit. Therefore, if your company is paying
you, it’s reasonable to believe that someone, somewhere thinks
that your company offers a valuable product or service.
The next time you think about being rude to a salesperson solely
because he or she is trying to sell you something, REMEMBER they may
be sharing something valuable with you. At least take a minute or
2 to listen before giving them the brush off. It doesn’t mean
to waste time examining every offer you get, but it does mean you
need to be able to discern what’s worth listening to from what’s
not worth listening to. But to be able to tell the difference, you
must first learn to listen.
I bet some off you reading this are saying to yourselves that you
have no time to listen to nonsense. That you just are to busy. Then
you are the ones that have the biggest problem. Successful people
always keep their ears open to new opportunities, trends, products,
and discoveries. Unsuccessful people never make time to learn new
things and take advantage of opportunities presented to them. My point
is that you will not be able to tell the good free stuff from the
bad without taking time to first listen to what is being offered and
then researching it later. I am not advising you to drop your suspicion,
but I am asking you to make time for finding FREE services and information
that you could use to improve your circumstances or financial position.
I’ll be frank; if you are not RICH than you need to make the
time to find new opportunities. Even rich people seek out new opportunities.
There is a true power in the word FREE. I am attempting to drill it
in your skull because the word free has and still is making me money.
I have found several FREE as in NO COST & NO INVESTMENT opportunities
that make me money. But if I had not examined or tried them, I would
be like everybody else. Avoiding the word FREE because I would be
to busy working for someone else to have any FREE Time for myself.
I worked for a boss and was sick of being told when it was ok to take
vacation, when it was it ok to be sick, when it was ok to be given
a raise, or when it was ok to use the restroom. Therefore, I looked
for other ways to make money. I continued my education, but realized
that college didn’t teach me how to make money and it would
be long term before my education would earn me more money. I wanted
to start my own business, but didn’t have enough capital and
quickly realized how expensive it was to pay for everything myself.
I tried network marketing and realized that all the MLM companies
do is sell a dream and have no useful products. Finally, I was shown
how companies often pay people to sale their products for them and
it was FREE. They provide the product, usually provide the marketing
materials, often the training, sometimes even a website, and pay you.
There is no overhead, no boss, no set schedule, no sales meetings,
no need to recruit, and working from home is often possible. The best
part is that, it’s FREE. Like I said earlier, there are some
FREE things worth looking into.
How would you like to get paid $110 if someone you knew or even a
stranger signed up for Satellite TV? $110 Per Satellite
Or make $45 every time someone visited your website (paid for by the
company) and bought a cell phone. Cell Phone Profits Free Signup
These are just a couple of FREE products available.
If someone reading this has no time to at least look into the information
that I just shared, than that person deserves to have a J.O.B. (being
Just Over Broke) He or she deserves to work for 40 years, retire on
social security and then realize social security is not enough to
live off of and have to take a job as a Wal-Mart Greeter to make ends
meet.
For those readers that want to learn more about the FREE opportunities
that I mentioned earlier can learn more by either visiting my website
at http://www.journalisticintentions.citymax.com
or subscribing to my newsletter “the power of FREE”. By
the way, they are also FREE. In the newsletter my colleagues and I
coach you on how to turn FREE resources into money making profits.
Oh and that’s FREE too!!! No Hidden Charges!!! I promise!!!
I may not be rich but I enjoy the money that I am making because it
didn’t cost me anything and I have a lot of FREE time now because
of it. My boss is fired!!! Yours can be too. Reading is also FREE.
Feel FREE to check them out for yourself.
Edward E. Andrews
Journalistic Intentions
Motivational Trainer
eeandrews@yahoo.com
http://www.journalisticintentions.citymax.com
641-715-3900 ext. 99938
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