A personal message from the Bahamas

It's 9:30am on a Tuesday. Look around you.

Now, watch this video.




Tony Rush
Executive Marketing Council, LLI
http://www.tonyrush.com
http://www.libertyleague.com/start

Liberty League Associate of the Month

Liberty League International's Associate of the Month for September 2008 is my buddy Gene Braxton. I hope you enjoy this peek into Gene's life. He's been a huge impact on my life and business. He and I have toasted our successes all over the world from the Caribbean to Sydney to Rome Italy.

If Gene were "guest-blogging" with me, I think he'd be the first to tell you....his accomplishments are achievable by anyone who is willing to follow a simple system. He might also add, "you haven't seen anything yet!"

Congratulations Gene Braxton on being Liberty League International's Associate of the Month!



Tony Rush
Liberty League International

Who's The Commodity?

I always think it's interesting that -- if you do a search on the words "Liberty League" or "Liberty League International" -- you seem to find a lot of people who think they're in competition with Liberty League who are spending some SERIOUS money to try to catch your attention.

And I suppose that's to be expected. Some people really don't get that part of "prosperity consciousness" is just to understand that there is an unlimited amount of pie. That is, you don't have to keep someone else from getting a piece in order for you to get a piece.

Still, I guess it's easier for some people to claim that belief than to actually live by it.

So, they go to Google or Yahoo and spend thousands and thousands of dollars on OUR name....in order to try to route traffic to their business.

But this all begs the question: who's the commodity in this scenario?

If someone chooses to spend thousands of dollars a month to bid on search terms like "Liberty League"....it seems to me that they're affirming what we already know:

• Liberty League is making huge strides in the industry.
  
  
• Liberty League is experiencing near-vertical growth.
  
  
• We have people in Liberty League who have earned more than $700,000 in their FIRST YEAR in the business
  
  
• Liberty League has active associates -- that's not a typo...ACTIVE associates -- in 69 countries around the world.
  
  
• Liberty League has retail product customers in over 100 countries around the world
  
  
• Liberty League has an 8-year track record of success and continues to lead by example

So, when I see other companies -- and marketers -- who feel that the only way they can succeed is by attacking Liberty League....well, I can't help but smile a bit. It makes me wonder where they got their lack-consciousness and "limited pie" mindset. I certainly hope it's not from the products they're selling that are supposed to make one more successful!

At the end of the day, none of it matters. If people quiet their minds....unplug from the "noise"...they will tend to attract the right business for them. Maybe it's Liberty League. Maybe it's something else.

In the meantime, it sure seems like a lot of people are worried that it might be us. Either way, it's good publicity for Liberty League.

Best of success to you guys!

Tony Rush
Executive Marketing Council,
Liberty League International

Executive bathrooms, meaningless titles and other BS

I just saw an article about "interning" and I can't avoid ranting for a second. This concept of "interning"....is that the stupidest thing in the world or what?

In any other part of the world, if you were forced to work without pay, it would be called "slavery" or "forced labor". But, in America, some corporations (and politicians) have actually managed to talk people into the idea that working for free is a good thing!

It'd be funny if it weren't so sadly ludicrous.

Of course, it's based on the concept of "apprenticeship" which has been around for ages. An apprentice works for years with a master of the craft and then one day is able to be his own boss and reap the benefits of his study.

But the difference is that an "internship" usually leads to a path of DECLINING value.

And what's really funny is that people actually believe that an "internship" is better than getting paid! Seriously. If you were to go to a college campus and ask students if they'd rather work as a carpenter's apprentice for $20 an hour....or go answer phones in some corporate office for free....

...they actually choose to work for free!

So, if you're looking to get an "internship", let me offer you a perspective you might not have considered:

1. If your "internship" goes according to plan, the best-case scenario is that you're going to wind up getting hired for around $24,000 per year to do what you were already doing for free anyway: answering the phone, taking messages, picking up the boss's dry cleaning. Or whatever.
   
   
2. The likelihood that you could earn far more money far more quickly is almost guaranteed. The only real satisfaction you will have as an intern is the dangling carrot that the boss keeps waving about how you're "building your resume" and "making connections".
   
   
3. If you DO manage to put up with the office politics long enough to get yourself hired, the only real "payoff" you get at that point is the ability to kick around the latest crop of interns who have signed up to work for the office for free!

Let me offer you a different possibility:

What if....you could own your own home-based business in an $11 billion per year industry where you can create your own fortune without having to kiss anyone's butt?

What if....you can earn a multiple six-figure income before the current crop of interns ever figure out how to take a second coffee-break without the boss finding out?

What if...the path from where you are to where you WANT to be didn't have to involve boardrooms, office politics, glass ceilings, or the so-called "perks" that don't do anything to help you with your financial well-being?

What if...you could replace the promise of a fancy title, pretty business cards, a fancy desk chair and a key to the executive washroom with the reality of living where you want to live, driving what you want to drive and doing what you want to do?

What if....the only paperwork you had to do were deposit slips at your bank?

What if...you earned more in a month than a hired-intern earns in a year?

What if.....well, you've got the picture.

Interning -- and employment in general for that matter -- is for people who think they need to postpone their dreams in order to live someone else's dreams.

When are you going to start living YOUR dreams? How much time do you have on this earth? When would NOW be the right time to start doing what YOU want to do?

Visit LibertyLeague.com today and find out how I jumped out of the rat race and landed in a life without limits. If you like what you see, give me a call and I'll be glad to show you how I did it and you can too.

Tony Rush
Liberty League International

Is this "reasonable"? Heavens, no! That's why it works!

That's George Bernard Shaw over on the right, there.

I like him. He's famous for -- among other things -- he once said, "I've gotten rich by thinking a couple of times a week.

I love it. And that's the kind of people I like learning from.

So, let me tell you a story....

I'm thinking back three-and-a-half years ago. I went to a presentation call that explained how I -- me -- a former Waldenbooks bookstore clerk -- could actually get started in a home business and earn $250,000 in my first year.

And I "got" it.

I got started...and sure enough, I followed the system working part-time hours and made $15,000 in net profit in my first 30 days.

And I had to think....who the heck wouldn't do this??

And here's the answer: REASONABLE people wouldn't do this!

Yeah, that's right. "Reasonable" people won't do this.

What do I mean? Well, let's go back to our friend Mr. Shaw (above) and see what he says:

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

Read that again. Do you get it? The only progress that takes place in the world comes from the "unreasonableness" of men.

See, let me share this with you: it's not "reasonable" for someone to think they can actually earn $250,000 in a year in a home business! Not when the "average" person is squeaking by on $30,000 per year and working 50-60 hours a week.

Heavens no! That's totally unreasonable!

So, why is it that the average person has this "disconnect" between what they SAY they want....and what they're willing to do?

Here's the answer: the number one enemy of the "unreasonable" man is the masses. The "herd" of people who think like all the rest and constantly look at each other for approval.

In fact, since we're quoting famous people, here's one from a guy you may have heard of: Albert Einstein.

Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses, instead, to express his opinions courageously and honestly.

And see that's what Liberty League is all about. It's about people who are willing to be UNREASONABLE in their desire for a better life and they're willing to break free from the masses.

See, I can't be of any service to the "herd". Why? Because they cling to mediocrity. They cling to their comfort zone. Because they don't have a goal. They don't have any confidence in their ability to create their own life.

They worship "familiarity". They seek approval from their broke, miserable, pissed-off friends, family and neighbors and -- unless they change -- they will die broke.

Not "might die broke"....WILL die broke. There is no success for the mediocre person....that's why they're called "mediocre".

But the wonderful news is that Liberty League International is not in the business of trying to change the minds of the masses. No! We're not looking to convince people to play big in life....we're looking for people who have already decided to play big in life...and they're just looking for a place to do that.

Does that make me "better" than the reasonable, mediocre people? Of course not. I used to be one of them. And anyone can choose a different life at any moment.

But, until they do.....well, thank you for continuing to work in the jobs that I don't want to do. I don't like mowing my yard and I'm happy to pay someone else to do it who doesn't want to be a millionaire. And I'll pay him well! And give him a tip! I'm grateful that someone wants to wash my car....and I'm happy to pay him well, too! And give him a big tip, too!

Unreasonableness. It wasn't reasonable for Bill Gates to decide to put a computer in ever office in the world. It wasn't reasonable for Coca-Cola to want a bottle of their product in every refrigerator in the world.

And, no....it's not reasonable for you to want to work 15-20 hours a week and earn more money in a month than most people make in a year.

It's completely unreasonable. And that's why it works.

Tony Rush
Executive Marketing Council,
Liberty League International
http://www.libertyleague.com/start
http://www.tonyrush.com

$500? C'mon....please.

Sigh.

I just don't get it.

I was just reading a blog. The writer is an MLMer.
That is, he's in multi-level marketing.

And my intention isn't to bash on MLM. There's plenty enough of that going around.

I'm grateful to MLM. It was the first thing that allowed me to consider the possibility that I could work from home.

But, as I look at most MLMers today, it seems to me that they're all committed to playing small.

Here's an example of what I mean. On the blog I just finished reading, the writer was offering the question "How much money do you need in the bank at 3% interest to earn $500 a month?" Answer: About $200,000.

And he went on to show that you're far more likely to earn $500 a month than to save up $200,000.

And he's right. (In fact, it's pretty obvious, isn't it?)

I'm not disagreeing with him.

My point is simply this: why are we talking about making $500 a month?

Seriously.

Many people -- including this particular fellow -- like to point out that a simple $500 a month increase in income would "take the pressure" off most families. Sometimes you hear it said that "90% of bankruptcies could be avoided if the household were earning just $500 more per month."

And there's the problem....

These examples sound good and look good on paper. But the truth is that if you're almost bankrupt and you suddenly get $500 a month coming in......well, you're still living at the poverty line!

Get that.

No, really get that.

If you put $500 into the budget of the average person who's struggling, they will still find a way to be broke as a convict within 6 months. You're just postponing the inevitable.

You're just re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

====> So, what's the solution?

Simply this: when people understand that they can earn FIVE THOUSAND dollars per month...or FIFTY-FIVE thousand dollars per month with no more time, work or effort than it takes to earn $500 in an MLM program....

...why settle for shooting low?

When you consider that earning $500 a month in an MLM is going to require you to spend, say, 'X' amount of time and energy in lead generation, prospecting, presenting and followup....

....you have to understand that the people earning $50,000 per month aren't working 100 times harder than you. Or 100 times more hours.

They're simply working in a business that gives higher rewards for the amount of time and energy they DO spend.

It's simply a matter of asking yourself, "What's my time worth?"

Because -- when you really understand that I didn't work any harder last week to earn $14,000 than someone else who earned $200......

...then you've figured it out.

It's all about leverage and vision.

Tony Rush