I wrote a couple of articles a few months back—one on jobs becoming obsolete and the other on what to do after high school. Which leads me to ask you, what’s in your future? What do you see?

A Look at Your Future

Does any of this sound familiar?

SCENARIO 1 – A Look at Your Future

Brett, age 25; Employment – Factory Worker

Brett is 25 with a young wife and two children. He started working right out of high school in a factory with the promise to himself that he would get further education in the future.

Let’s Start at the Beginning… Seventeen-year-old Brett promises himself that he will work for a year and then get further education, but for now, he is young, and the money is good for someone so young.

One year turns into two years, and Brett meets his future wife, so he needs to keep working to afford to marry her. Three and four years go by, and Brett is still at the factory. He is now married with his first baby on the way (his wife wants to be a stay-at-home mom). He needs to keep working. Soon, baby number 2 comes along.

Do you see what has happened? Brett feels that he can’t make any changes. He must continue working at the factory to ensure his family’s financial stability. He still wants more education and a better job, but he thinks the present is his future.

SCENARIO 2 – A Look at Your Future

Sarah, age 35; Employment – Assistant Marketing Specialist

Sarah is 35 years old and on her way to becoming a head marketing specialist at her company. She has worked hard and many long hours to get there.

Let’s Start at the Beginning… Young Sarah is an ambitious and smart student. She finishes school with glowing reports and heads to university, where she studies marketing. After 4 long years of spending money and earning her education, she landed a job in the marketing/advertising department of a prominent company.

Since she is the lowest person on the totem pole, Sarah goes to every meeting searching for opportunities to prove herself. She keeps close contact with her boss, providing him with status reports on daily activities and informing him of opportunities that might serve the company better. Sarah keeps her eyes open, learning everything she can about her department; she is a team player willing to help others wherever possible.

She is early to work every day and one of the last to leave, is dependable, and gets her work done. Sarah never refuses a project, even when she has plans to take a day off to visit her family or go shopping with her best friend. Her hard work is paying off, and she has been promoted to an assistant within her department. People are taking notice of Sarah!

She is now 35 and an assistant marketing specialist. With some more hard work, she will eventually achieve her dream of becoming the head marketing specialist.

Sarah owns a car, and her savings for a house are beginning to increase.

At what cost is Sarah climbing the corporate ladder? She works from morning to night, often taking her work home. She tells her friends and family they will get together soon, but she is so tired at the end of the day that she wants to eat and sleep. Does she have a social life? What is that?

Do you see what is happening here? Soon, Sarah will be 40 and still working just as hard. She will reach the top, but what will it cost her to stay there? She has no life outside of her job. It is all-consuming.

SCENARIO 3 – A Look at Your Future

Jerry, age 21—Employment—Full-Time Online Affiliate Marketer

Jerry is 21 and is consistently earning a four-figure monthly passive income from several income streams, bringing him more money than he ever thought or dreamed was possible.

Let’s Start at the Beginning… Jerry is from Taiwan, a high school graduate, and a college dropout. Even though he was enrolled in a top university, he knew he had no interest in getting a degree; in fact, he did not believe in ‘traditional’ education. He believes that financial education and personal development are more important.

He started his online business at the young age of 18, but the program he was using had lots of high-ticket upsells, money he couldn’t afford and felt was wasted.

To support himself while learning his online affiliate marketing business, he worked part-time at a hotel buffet, bringing his laptop to work so he could spend every spare minute on it.

His success did not happen overnight! In January, February and March 2018 he started to earn a little money but it took him two years to learn as much as he could while still serving full-time in national service! He now works full-time in his online business.

Who Do You Want To Be Like

Out of these three people, two of them are fictitious (although the job situations are very real). Did you figure out which one is the real person creating wealth with a residual income? If you guessed Jerry, you would be correct. Here are a few more facts:

• In November 2018, he went over the top, making $7,395 in a week from a Black Friday sale promotion.
• At the end of 2018, he started the development of a Mandarin Affiliate Marketing Course, investing a lot of time and money.

• In March 2019, he hosted a webinar pre-launching his course and earned $40,000 in one night.

• When the pre-launch ended, he had 500 students and over $100,000!

Conclusion

There is absolutely nothing wrong with being Brett or Sarah. They could be happy with what they have chosen to do and are working very, very hard.

Interesting fact: Nearly half of all workers in America are earning less than $30,000 a year!

Personally, though, I would like to be one of the Jerrys of the world – to work hard and sacrifice a couple of years of my life in order to have the money and dreams I want in a shorter amount of time. 

Would Jerry tell you it was easy? I don’t think so. He would tell you it takes hard work and a lot of sacrifices, but he would also tell you that he is determined, persevering and not afraid to fail, to make the sacrifices work hard, and make the choices he does. For him, failure is a necessary part of achieving his success. He would also tell you it is worth it.

How about you? Are you willing to sacrifice a couple of years of your life for something better? If so, then check out affiliate marketing. Do your due diligence to check out affiliate programs, and read as many reviews as possible to help you make the right decision. Not all affiliate programs are equal – some are more concerned with taking your money than offering value.

DREAM IT! PLAN IT! DO IT!