I was recently sitting in a tire store waiting while I had new tires put on our SUV. Little did I know, the time I spent there would teach me a valuable lesson.
We were visiting my family in the Houston, TX area. Summer in Houston isn’t necessarily the most pleasant. The weather is hot and very humid and this particular day, it felt like a warm, wet, blanket was placed on you the minute you walked outside. Yes, it was one of those days where you were sweating constantly and did everything you could just to stay cool.
During this particular afternoon, I was sitting in that tire store enjoying a good book I had brought with me. The AC was blowing nicely and while I read, I also took some time to observe what was happening around me.
The manager behind the counter was a young man, probably in his late 20′s. He was heavily sweating as a result of going in and out of the store looking at customers’ automobiles. A very long line of customers were waiting to be helped and this poor manager was doing his very best to take care of the growing impatience he was noticing from some in line.
In the waiting area with me, there were two gentlemen I quickly noticed. One was elderly. He was in his 70′s I would guess. I noticed this kind man almost immediately because he was making sure that the sales person helping understood that he was on a fixed income and just wanted his tire repaired. He stressed that he couldn’t afford a new tire and didn’t want the sales person trying to up sell him.
The other gentleman in the waiting area was “cool hand Luke”. He was probably in his 60′s, calmly came into the tire store not in a rush at all because he had an appointment. He was there to have the tires on his Porsche serviced. He was sharply dressed. I noticed his very nice Rolex watch. The license plate on his Porsche read “ndulge”. That pretty much told the story. He was obviously very successful financially and was enjoying his retirement years.
What did I learn from watching these 3 men?
Let’s talk about the manager. He was certainly working hard for a living and I respected that. However, knowing what I know about residual income and the importance of building assets, I felt sorry for him. Don’t get me wrong. We need people like this manager for society to function. But I couldn’t help but wonder. Would this hard working man end up working all his life with not much to show for it financially? It certainly looked that way. I hope that’s not the case for him though.
What about the elderly man in his 70′s? Could that be the end result of the hard working manager? Maybe. I have no idea what this retiree did for a living and I’m sure he worked hard during the days he was still in the work force. However, he obviously didn’t learn the importance of residual income or investing in assets since he was sadly forced to watch every dollar he spent.
What about the successful man in his 60′s? I don’t know what he did but he obviously was enjoying his financial security.
What type of lifestyle are you building? Where do you want to be when you’re older? Would you like time freedom? Would you like to be able to do what you want, when you want?
What’s the secret? Simple! Create financial independence as early in life as possible! There are many ways to do this. I’m of course partial to the network marketing industry. I know from first hand experience what the industry can create!
Follow a proven path, take action daily, and we all can create the life of our dreams. I’m committed! Are you?
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