Imagine you are at work one day… your boss comes to you and says,
“Bad news – we’re going to have to fire you. Business is bad. And the economy stinks.”
You feel depressed. No more career. No more regular wage.
And then the boss says,
“You know what? If you were to work just one extra hour overtime every day for free, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, we’ll let you keep your job and you can continue collecting your same wage.”
Now, what would you do?
Well, most people would say,
“Well, I will work the extra hour of overtime just to keep my job. I know I will be working the extra hour for free, but it is important to keep my present job.”
And then the boss says,
“Well, I know it’s kind of bad news for you but there is some good news. If you work an hour of overtime, Monday to Friday for no pay, just one extra hour a day . . . at the end of two years, we’ll let you retire at full pay.”
All of a sudden, how do you feel?
You feel like saying,
“Wow! Excellent! What an opportunity!
Just work one hour overtime for free, Monday to Friday, and two years from now . . . I retire at full pay!”
So what would happen?
You’re working overtime and six months later one of your friends says,
“Hey, why don’t you quit doing that? You’re working an hour’s overtime and not getting paid for it.”
You say to your friend,
“No way! I only have 18 more months to go and then I’m going to retire!”
A year from now, maybe your partner says,
“You know what? You’ve been working that free hour of overtime for the past 12 months. Why don’t you spend more time here at home instead of working that hour’s overtime?”
You say,
“No, no, no! Just one more year and I can retire at full pay.”
And you would be at work faithfully, Monday to Friday, working that overtime so you could retire.
And you would be excited about the opportunity.
Well, we have the same opportunity to retire with our business.
We ask people to spend one hour a day, Monday through Friday building a residual income business. And all you have to do is
. . . talk to some people.
And you don’t have to worry too much about what you say or how good you are, because you know what? You’ll get better. The longer you do this business, the more you’ll learn.
So maybe after the first month you say,
“I really don’t know what to say.”
The second month you get a little better and say,
“Well, I know the name of the company is the Wonderful Company.”
The third month you get better at this and say,
“I think this is a neat business. You might want to look at it.”
And the fourth month you get better and better.
Just invest an hour a day. And at the end of two years you might be pleasantly surprised and say,
“You know what, I can replace my full-time income and retire for the rest of my life.”
So . . . would you take advantage of that opportunity?
If you are like most people, you will want to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity . . . but, you won’t do it.
Here is why you won’t do it.
A little voice inside of your head is saying,
“But what if it doesn’t work? What if I waste an hour a day over those two years? What if I’m not good at this? I don’t know anyone who has retired in network marketing. I only know people who retired with a pension from a job. This might not be a sure thing.”
Yes, you’re going to have some doubt. You will have a belief problem.
And that’s pretty natural.
So here is what we are going to do to help you with your belief.
To encourage you along the way, every month we’re going to send you money on the 21st to your bank account — just to keep your spirits up as you build your two-year business. When you get these regular monthly credits, you will say,
“I know it works! I’ve got these credits to prove it.”
And that is why you want to start your business today.
Visit: www.future-biz.co.uk or telephone 020 8955 5678 for a FREE NO OBLIGATION information pack
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Zero Hours contracts – self employed without the benefits?
Mike Patterson of Berwins’ Solictors wrote the following and can be contacted by email at mikepatterson@berwin.co.uk
New figures released this week revealed that more than one million UK workers could be employed on zero-hours contracts, which is four times the number initially estimated.
This figure derives from a survey of 1,000 employers carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and has prompted renewed calls for the government to launch a full inquiry into the use of these contracts by employers.
A zero-hours contract is where a person is not contracted to work a set number of hours, and is only paid for the number of hours that they actually work. Used appropriately this type of contract can provide flexibility for employers and workers, and help to create more flexible working opportunities, by allowing employers to staff their workforce according to peaks and troughs in demand.
However, workers on a zero-hours contract are left without guaranteed hours, sick pay or holiday pay. Often they are only told how many hours they will work once the weekly or monthly rota has been confirmed, but are expected to be on call for extra work at short notice. As a result, workers are left vulnerable to sudden reductions in shift patterns and last minute shift cancellations at the discretion of managers, without any entitlement to pay.
Yesterday it emerged that the UK’s largest food chain, McDonald’s, is potentially the biggest zero-hours employer in the private sector with over 82,000 of its staff (90% of the workforce) on the controversial terms.
This follows the announcement that retailer Sports Direct employs around 20,000 of its 23,000 staff on zero-hours contracts, as well as Buckingham Palace which uses them for its 350 summer workers. These contracts are also popular with those employers in the care home, catering and leisure industries.
The CIPD has stressed that there needs to be a closer look on what is meant by a zero-hours contract, the different forms that they take, and clearer guidance on what good and bad practice in their use looks like.
What action the government takes in response, we will have to wait and see.
So my take on this subject is that Zero Hours contracts are self employment by the back door, but without the benefit of tax breaks. Now that is quite worrying.
Mike quotes a recent survey suggesting there are 1 million people on these deals, which rather confirms the suspicion of many that there are nearer 4 million unemployed in the UK presently
I also look at the situation slightly differently too, since many of these people may not have work of a day to day basis. That surely provides the opportunity to use that time effectively elsewhere for personal profit?
One idea could be to create new and additional income streams.
Here is one that I became involved in many years ago:
www.future-biz.co.uk
An award winning company with full training and support.
Lots of promotions and benefits too
Two car plans, plus lots, lots more.
Totally flexible hours too, so can be worked as and when you are available. Fits around Zero Hours.
Please take a look, you could be pleasantly surprised?
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