Are You Having Fun?
By · CommentsI gotta admit, I use to be an entrepreneur snub.
What I meant by that was since I quit my job (and become J-O-B-less), I couldn’t Actually» understand folks who have jobs and enjoy them. I was convinced those who say they enjoy their jobs were either:
- Lying and fooling themselves
- Cukoo in the head…
After all, how can anybody possibly enjoy working a 9-5 for someone else?
What They Have to Put Up With
I Mean, Seriously!
Look at what these folks have to put up with:
- The whole 9 to 5 thing, and sometimes having to work even more hours than that
- Sometimes having to work with folks they may not like…
- The stress of making deadlines and making ends meet
- Having to balance family and loved ones
- Keeping yourself sane by trying not to have to work TOO much
- And on and on and on
Wouldn’t these folks much rather do what I do?
- I mean, I only work… oh wait, f*, every waking moment.
- I sometimes have to work with folks whom I don’t like that much (luckily most of the folks I do work with are those whom I like).
- Damn, I have deadlines too – doh!
- And double-doh, I sometimes struggle to find that balance between work and spending time with loved ones
- And on and on and on…
But But But…
Here’s the thing though, I ENJOY what I do.
Case in point, when I was in Vegas for a week several months ago (yes, a friggin’ week in Vegas… wow) for a business trip with many other top marketers, I found myself brainstorming and masterminding with others. It didn’t matter where we were at (at one point, we were chilling on top of Rio at Vodoo Lounge at 3 in the morning), what we were doing, and how absolutely exhausted, hung over, and some times… a bit tipsy we were.
We just LOVED what we do so much that it was second nature to us to always be thinking and always be progressing. And it gets us absolutely excited to talk about what we do.
Here’s another case in point. My sister and I recently went to Florida for several days for a marathon no...» . During the time we were there, I’d have to make calls, take calls, send emails (via my iPhone while we are waiting in line) and do whatever it took to stay on top of my business. Now, would my business have crashed and burned without my constant supervision and intervention while I was chilling in Disney World? Of course not, but I did it because I wanted to and enjoyed it.
After the trip, my mom asked my sister how I was doing and my sister told her I was busy… REALLY busy.
BUT she also noted how much I enjoyed doing what I do, that I had true passion for my “work” if you will.
Let Me Ask You
Listen, I’ve come to respect folks who have jobs – realizing that some of them actually ENJOY their jobs. They enjoy the challenge of it, they enjoy it because what they do is their passion, they enjoy whatever it is that they do because it gives them a sense of accomplishment, they enjoy it because it’s FUN. I respect these folks as much as I respect folks who chooses a different path, the path of entrepreneurship.
But I also know this… there’s a ton of you out there who absolutely HATE your job. You hate getting up in the morning to have to go to work. You hate having to say goodbye to your kids and family. You hate having to fight traffic. You feel no sense of pride or passion for what you do.
What the hell are YOU doing? You are being inauthentic and doing your job lacking integrity.
I know some of you do it because you don’t have a choice, or at least don’t THINK you have a choice. Here’s the truth though, we ALL have choices. Some are just harder to make than others and some takes more courage to make than others.
But ultimately it’s those folks who make their choices with absolute strength and conviction that end up achieving the dreams they’ve had since they were kids, and end up living the life they want and deserve.
So if you are not having FUN doing your job, maybe it’s time to reevaluate and do something different. Good luck.
Raymond
Not Afraid to Have Fun – MLM Biz Builder Cruise
By · CommentsYou know what I love about what I do?
I get to have fun. I get to express myself. I get to BE myself.
When Ferny and I send out emails, we aren’t afraid to let our personalities show through (which, quite frankly, will offend a few).
Yes, we drink, yes we party, and yes, we say crass things… and yes, we DEFINITELY act like imbeciles at times. We like to have fun and we aren’t afraid to let our colleagues, clients, what-have-you know it.
In an industry where everyone is so busy copying everyone else and so busy pretending to be someone they are not, we think it’s a breath of fresh air to “just be yourself” (gawd, this sounds like sixth grade all over again).
After all… you are unique, just like everyone else 
Our latest email exemplifies this, check it out (and be prepared since you MIGHT be offended.)
Email Subject: Deportation?! Crap…
Was He Threatening Us With Deportation?!
Hi,
Holy crap we just got a huge scare the other day…
It was early in the evening while we discussed business (over a few ‘cervezas’) when the phone in our office rang.
Slightly buzzed, we make the mistake of picking up and some crazy dude on the other line started rambling about how he knows who we are, what we’ve done, he knows who are friends are… and some other crazy stalker talk.
(Bear in mind that we had no clue who the heck this dude was at this point…)
Then he started talking about what sounds like getting us on a big boat and shipping us off towards Mexico…
What the Heck? This Guy is Trying Get Us DEPORTED??
Now Ferny (“FERNANDO”) is definitely getting worried and me being Chinese, I’m not really too fond of boats either…
Talk about a freakin’ buzz kill.
We asked, “Who the hell is this?”
That’s when the crazy dude slowed down, paused for a moment (perhaps realizing that we had already had a few beers) and said, “Dudes, it’s Steve Schuitt, Tube Ninja.”
Ooohhh! PHEW!
“You mean the dude isn’t from immigration?”, Ferny asked.
After some nervous laughs (and cursing Steve in our respective native languages), we figured out what Steve was trying to tell us.
Apparently, Steve and his business partner, Ryan Dunn, are planning one kickbutt event where some of the top experts in our industry will get together and:
- Share some of their online fortune making strategies
- Party with you
- Network and mastermind with folks such as yourself
- Party with you
And not necessarily in that order.
He invited us to be instructors at this event and told us there will be a full bar and well… how can we refuse, right?
So Here’s What We Want You to Do Right Now
Click on the link below to watch a short 6 minute movie trailer that Ryan and Steve put together about this event to get an idea of the craziness that will go down…
>> Insanity MLM Biz Builder Cruise 2010 <<
Be sure you fill out your email address on the right afterward though since there’s a nice little surprise waiting for you when you do.
To good and prosperous times in 2010,
Raymond & Ferny
P.S. Ferny & I are both citizens of the good ol’ US of A… but we still don’t like being told we are going to be shipped off to Mexico, unless we know they are going to let us back in. We Love America.
Funny Responses
Of course, like I said earlier, some folks will get offended or take it the wrong way. It’s okay, you can’t please everyone. Here are a couple of the funny Read:» responses we got back:
Response #1
Mexico is my country of origin. I invite you to look it up in a map to find out that Mexico is not only part of America but of North America as well. If you ask me, Mexico is a GREAT country. (Terrorist free, panic free, paranoya free, amigos welcome… you know) The US has nothing on us. Thank you.
Signed,
Ms. I Also Emigrated From Mexico
Response #2
This is ____ and I am a contractor with the FBI and I know the whole inner workings of the federal government. If you want
I’ll get my IRS buddies after then the FBI will seize their assets and padlock their building. That is downright nasty. They don’t
have any heart problems do they. I’m sorry to hear you are a US citizen, beccause America is ruined by lobbyist and politicians on the take. My family is seven generations in Pennsylvania and I’m 55 and hurts me to see how socialistic this country has become. We should have left our adopted Chinese daughter as a Chinese daughter and the government couldn’t do shit while she’s under her green card. Me, I’m looking to become a Swiss citizen because I am German. You haven’t seen America going done the toilet like I have and millions of Americans. The ship is turning and your native countries are piking up steam while our steam engine has lost speed.
Signed,
Mr. I am Just Angry. Period.
Some people are funny
Raymond Fong
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