IFQ!

The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished – and continues to prohibit – slavery and other involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a lawfully convicted crime or civil offense. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, passed by the House on January 31, 1865, and adopted into law on December 6, 1865.

Let’s look at the tenants of slavery…

• Little or no freedom, free time, or fulfillment (not much fun)
• Perform unpleasant tasks for the master or be chastised
• Compensation based on value to the master not determined BY the master
• Minimal control over schedule or workload

Aside from the most glaring and obvious difference, CHOICE, there is not really a lot of difference between slavery and working a J.O.B.. Both are equally unfulfilling (research shows up to 90% of corporate America comes home from their job feeling unfulfilled.)

So then, why do millions of people choose to stay stuck in an occupation that they don’t like? Why would someone, supposedly in their right mind, choose to subject themselves to the turmoil and all-around “BovScat” of answering to a master.

We are not dogs!
We are eagles that are designed by the Almighty to flourish and soar!

To me the only thing more pathetic than the hundreds of millions of people who still actually do live in literal slavery in third world countries with the foot of oppression on their necks and their faces in the mud … are the many millions of people who live in freedom, yet they choose to lie there with their faces in the mud – regardless of the fact that there is no foot of oppression bearing down on them!

So, why do people choose to work for someone else?

Here are 10 reasons:

1. They are ignorant to the fact that they already have 99% of what is required to become an entrepreneur. They think they need a lot of time, money, education, resources or other circumstance.
2. They grew up in a “normal” home where working for “a master” is considered “normal.”
3. They don’t think that they are special – or they don’t have anything unique to offer the world. (This is obviously a BIG load of BovScat.)
4. They lack the circle of influence – and thus lack motivation or inspiration. (Maybe they stopped dreaming so long ago – they are now on auto pilot, and don’t even realize that they do live in a box?)
5. Their education and/or degree, which no doubt was awesome … and expensive … is something they decided on as a teenager … or worse yet, was decided by their parents, and now they feel obligated to do something with it.
6. They are led to believe that their master cares about them. (This is obviously more BovScat as well). Your boss doesn’t give two cents worth about you, and don’t think for a second your job wouldn’t be outsourced to India if it could be; you’re in deep denial (or DooDoo) if you think otherwise.
7. They have bills to pay and a mortgage. (I say sell the house, simplify your life, downsize and stop trying to keep up with the Jones’ next door. Own a house and it’s a pain in the neck – and a huge hassle. Who needs that?)
8. They have to put their kids through college. My kids (and grandkids) will never work for anyone else again. That’s why I won’t be paying for some useless education program for them or their children, I will be leading by example! That way they will be more likely to become – and succeed at being – an entrepreneur!
9. They enjoy their job. (This is entirely possible I suppose, but I highly doubt it).
10. They don’t know their options! They have yet to learn about becoming an entrepreneur!And they have NO idea where to start looking for the answers.