Whither the Job Creators?

We've been hearing the term "job creators" used a lot in the news lately. Those of you who know me and see my postings on Facebook may have an inkling about how I feel about that term. But I'm not invoking it here for any political purpose. Instead, we can take a lesson from it in terms of improving our financial futures.

The country's leaders are debating whether increasing taxes on the wealthy is a valid means to reduce the nation's deficit, or an "attack on the job creators." Here in the Prosperity Convoy, we don't care about all that. As entrepreneurs and seekers of passive income, we want to find--and even be--"opportunity creators".

As you know, the path to financial freedom is not comprised solely of a job. Well, maybe it is if you're a fund manager on Wall Street, but in the grand scheme of things, relatively few of us are. So we need something to supplement--and, eventually, replace--our income from a job. And, of course, that something is passive income.

As a regular reader of this blog, you know that the best way to earn passive income for most people is as an independent representative in a network marketing, a.k.a. multi-level marketing ("MLM"), a.k.a. direct sales, company. By becoming an independent rep, you've created your own job. You didn't need to rely on some "job creator" to graciously create a position for you out of the goodness of his heart. You created your own position by taking advantage of an opportunity that one of your good friends presented to you. And you can return the favor by paying it forward and presenting that opportunity to your friends. Ta-da! You've become an opportunity creator.

If you want to find financial freedom, or just some extra cash to make your life a little easier, seek out the opportunity creators around you. Then become one.  We don't need to worry about "job creators" in our convoy.