The blood-sucking job that saved my business
Published: Sat, 03/06/21
I was working a crap job in Chicago as an assistant video editor at an upscale video production company, which merely meant I was a “glorified waiter.”
I hated that job like the dickens.
I despised the commute.
And, I loathed working in a big city.
But, even though I'd rather have had my blood sucked out by leeches than work another day there... it was also one of the most profitable business educations I ever done gotted.
How so?
Because of my trusty walkman player.
Yes, it was truly the stone age.
And each day on the train and on my way to work I'd listen to some cassette tapes by Robert Kiyosaki — author of the bestselling book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.” Specifically, I listened (over and over) to a tape where he talked about the importance of building pipelines instead of carrying buckets in business-building.
Here's how he 'splained it:
Imagine you're on an island village.
And you're hired to bring water from the river.
Most people would go to the lake, fill as many buckets as they can carry, and bring them back & forth each day as many times as possible. Not so the wise man. Instead of heroically carrying buckets (breaking his back and wearing himself out) back and forth all day... he builds a pipeline to bring the water to the village — completely freeing up his time, energy and resources so he can play, build more income streams, whatever he wants.
Yes, pipelines take longer to work than toting buckets.
They also take thinking.
And strategy.
And patience.
Plus, you may not see immediate gratification as you build them.
But over time, you build a business that takes a life of its own — and keeps working hard for you even if you take off on vacation or to play golf or whatever it is you do.
It's a brilliant concept.
One well worth thinking about.
And certainly it’s what having a subscription-based business grants you.
Which brings me to the pitch:
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Ben Settle
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