Close to Retirement But Can't Afford to Retire? Here is a Solution.

I feel that there are many good, hard working, family people out there who desperately want to retire from their corporate jobs but can’t afford to. The declining economy and the uncertain nature of Corporate America have made this situation even worse.

I don’t know what your situation is. I can only tell you my story - the problems I had a few years ago and how I solved those problems.

I Wanted To Retire but Couldn’t Afford to

I had a successful corporate career. I had been a Chief Financial Officer for over 20 years. But I was tired of the stress in my job. I was tired of working for someone else. I was tired of working 50-80 hours a week. I was tired of the long commute. I wanted out of Corporate America!

To make matters worse, I was approaching my retirement age. Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough money to retire.

It was a scary situation for me. Thinking I would have to work in a job for the rest of my life made me sick just to think about it.

I looked at the alternatives I faced:

1. I could continue to work in my present job. I think this is the route most people take. Those people may not be willing to take the risk of doing something different. They may not be willing to put in the effort to learn something new. I think many times, people select this alternative and are miserable for all the years that follow. For me, this was not an alternative.

2. I could have found another job. Depending on your age, this could be a great solution to your problem. But it was not for me! For one thing, at my age, it would be difficult to replace my salary. And just the thought of staying in Corporate America, even though it was another job, just didn’t excite me.

3. I could buy a franchise. But that would be very expensive. Besides, I think that buying a franchise was almost like buying a job. No, that was not for me.

4. I could start a brick and mortar business. I could buy a book store or a retail shop. But I think that buying a business like that is almost the same, if not worst, than buying a franchise.

5. I could get into a home based business – an internet network marketing opportunity. After all, the initial investment of doing this would be far less than buying a franchise or a brick and mortar business.

I Decided to Join an Internet Network Marketing Business

There was no doubt. I was an entrepreneur at heart. I was a self-starter; I was willing to do what it took to be successful.

So guess what? I decided to get into a home business. Oh, I continued to work in my regular job. But I thought that in a couple of years, I would be making so much money, I would easily be able to retire. But unfortunately, my timetable was a little off the mark.

Going into network marketing was the route I took. It may not be the route you should take. That’s certainly ok.

The Internet Network Marketing Enterprise Is an Excellent Business Model

Since you have read this far, chances are you have a corporate job and you want out. You possibly have a very high level executive position. You may be in a situation similar to the one I was in and need to supplement your retirement income.

You may have operated your own business before. If you have been in your own network marketing enterprise, you know that it provides an excellent business model to market products and services through independent associates.

It can provide an excellent opportunity for a person to get out of a situation that may not be working for them and move them into a situation that does.

When I joined the network marketing industry, I loved the company I was in. It had some great products. I still use some of those products today.

I Struggled Using the Old, Traditional MLM Marketing Methods

But I struggled big time for more than a couple of years in my business. Three weeks after my sponsors told me that this was the greatest company ever, they quit. I never talked with them again. Hopefully, I wasn’t the one responsible for their leaving.

I was desperately looking for success. But I didn’t know how to market my business. So I found someone in my upline who was very successful in the company and I tried to do everything he did.

So that’s what I did. I did everything he told me to do. I told all my friends and family members about my business. I made a list of 200 acquaintances and contacted them. I had an excellent elevator speech and gave it to everyone who came close to me. I invited people to hotel meetings. I hosted home business presentations. I called lists of leads for hours and hours every week.

Although I started having some success, I always struggled.

When I Look Back On Those Days, It’s Not Surprising That It Was a Struggle

One saying that has always stuck with me says that, “people love to buy, but they hate to be sold.” In those early days, I was trying to get people to buy something I thought they should buy, but most of them had little or no interest in what I was offering. I was chasing after people.

I don’t blame anyone but myself for this failure. I just didn’t know any better. The marketing methods I was using just didn’t fit my personality.

Unless that type of marketing really resonates with you, I recommend that you look at other methods. If I received that advice when I started, I could have reduced my learning curve by several years and saved a ton of money.

But My Sad Story Gets Better

This is a pretty demoralizing story to this point. Two years after I had started my business, I had spent more than I had earned. I was actually further away from retiring than when I started.

As I said before, the point of my relating this story to you is so you don’t make the same mistakes I did.

But things did get better!

If you have been in network marketing before, you may have had success using these old MLM marketing methods. But most people have not.

For those people, I have good news for you. You don’t have to market that way anymore.

Internet Attraction Marketing Transformed My Business to Profitability and Fun

There is a marketing approach that people are starting to use which is far different from what has been used in the past. This approach has transformed my business into one that is profitable and fun.

The new approach is called attraction marketing or internet attraction marketing.

You have possibly heard of it or are using it in your business.

These new marketing methods have provided me a way to retire from Corporate America. Marketing my business is now something I really enjoy. These new methods can generate many qualified prospects for your business at a very low cost. Your business can be very profitable and also be loads of fun.

The question is – would you prefer to chase after people or would you prefer your prospects to chase after you? I think I know your answer. The good thing about prospects who are chasing after you - they already know you and have built a trust in you.

The purpose of this blog

The purpose of this blog is to provide the information you need to be successful in your own internet marketing business. I will do this in a couple of ways. 1) Much information will appear on this blog and be constantly updated. 2) Other updates will come to you by email.

These updates will be in the form of articles, free reports, recommended products, and other valuable information. I do not recommend many products. When I do, I consider them to be very important in your internet marketing success.

I feel that a key to your success is the use of internet attraction marketing methods. This blog will emphasize this way of marketing your business.

You may be looking for an alternative source of income to at least supplement your retirement income. You may want, in some cases, to replace your current income or most likely far exceed your current job income. With hyper-inflation on the horizon, I feel that is a good approach.

All the information on this blog, plus any other information I send you, directs you toward starting your own internet marketing business.

I do this because that is the path I took. I will not try to convince you to go that route. You may decide to go in a completely different direction. That’s perfectly OK. But this website will not be for you.

Here is a word of warning. I am conservative in my political, social, economic, and spiritual views. I try not to go overboard in expressing my opinions. But I do feel very strongly about these topics. So this blog may not be for you.

I welcome any comments or questions you may have. I wish you complete success in whatever direction you take! You can reach me toll-free at 877-878-4036 or by email at Scott@ScottHubbard-Consulting.com.

Scott Hubbard