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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;You know me... I'm  always researching and testing the latest ways to make money online...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;And I can also  guarantee, that you have NEVER seen a business like this one before. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;In fact, it's so  good, that just about every single investor I know of has been talking about this industry for the past 4 months... &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;And the really  exciting news is, you're in a position to get in now - at the ground floor! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;This is NOT  vitamins, Juices, Miracle Pills, Energy Drinks, Travel Discounts or Forex. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;This is not a  self-help nor some type of membership program!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.15kprofits.com/ils77057"&gt;Get details by clicking here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Remember... this  thing is brand&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;spankin' NEW, so I  would like to keep it under wraps for now. If anything, ONLY share it with your most loyal subscribers and  friends so they can get in on the ground floor of this business with YOU...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Check it out, and if you like it I we can  work together - You John and I.&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;OK... so here's  what you'll need to do if you want to join our team today! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.15kprofits.com/ils77057"&gt;CLICK HERE &amp;lt;&amp;lt;&amp;lt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;If you're anything  like me, you won't be able to sleep tonight because of the&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;*excitement* of  knowing this is something that WILL take your life to the next level!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;Let me know if  you're in ...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;This will be HUGE!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;P.S. If you're  reading this blog in March of 2010, you're among the very&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;first I'm sharing  this with, so please keep this between us for now... A lot of big names will be putting their weight behind  this in the next few months so if you get in now, you'll be giving yourself a  GIANT advantage by joining *before* the masses.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoPlainText" style="font-family: inherit;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.15kprofits.com/ils77057"&gt;CLICK HERE NOW&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2393178796618350267-7566771694734634522?l=slimzbiz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ykx_bK8kgxGabs0FgjwXuZ9f6wU/1/da"&gt;&lt;img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ykx_bK8kgxGabs0FgjwXuZ9f6wU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"&gt;&lt;/img&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://slimzbiz.blogspot.com/feeds/7566771694734634522/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://slimzbiz.blogspot.com/2010/03/business-opportunity-thats-hard-to-pass.html#comment-form" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2393178796618350267/posts/default/7566771694734634522?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2393178796618350267/posts/default/7566771694734634522?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMeaningOfWealth/~3/wzEOAb0g7oc/business-opportunity-thats-hard-to-pass.html" title="A Business Opportunity that's Hard to Pass Up" /><author><name>Slim Albertson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13636607947743870334</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="28" height="32" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Msgcdt2e7dI/SxCVX0SM8OI/AAAAAAAAAAM/J1RgQeUIEpw/S220/mark+low+resolution.jpg" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://slimzbiz.blogspot.com/2010/03/business-opportunity-thats-hard-to-pass.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CkcBQHczfCp7ImA9WxBXEkw.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393178796618350267.post-7842381936639594050</id><published>2010-01-22T17:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-22T17:27:31.984-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2010-01-22T17:27:31.984-08:00</app:edited><title>So, how does one become wealthy?</title><content type="html">Every day I have clients at my table who are millionaires. Although they are at my table for me to educate them on wealth management and passing their assets to their heirs, what they don't realize is that they educate me just as much. &lt;br /&gt;
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I'm fascinated by the variety of ways that people have accumulated wealth. But mostly, I'm fascinated by the fact that many, if not most, have done so quietly, even systematically, over an extended period of time. The ways they have accumulated wealth are as diverse as my clients. They have invested well. They have built successful businesses, and they have systematically saved over time by living within whatever means they have had, and always, yes always, saving. It doesn't sound so exciting, but it's just plain true. The key to accumulating wealth is to live within your means.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now that I've disappointed you, let me share a quick secret with you. Living within your means does NOT mean sacrificing your lifestyle. Because what you need to understand is that even though you absolutely have to live within you means, there is nothing stopping you from increasing your means. And increasing your means requires one very important shift in thinking: If you aren't making enough money, find ways to make money that produce residual income by working smarter, not harder! Almost every wealthy client I have discovered this at some point.  The point is not to take on two jobs, or three jobs, or work 70 hours a week. The point is to find a way to leverage your time, so that you can create multiple streams of income, that feed your bank account 24 hours each and every day of the year. That's the concept that's hard for most people to comprehend. And that's the concept I'll bring to you in my next posting.&lt;br /&gt;
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Until then,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Slim Albertson&lt;br /&gt;
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You can always email me with questions, and I'm happy to coach you to wealth for free. That's what I do. Drop me a line at slimalbertson@yahoo.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2393178796618350267-7842381936639594050?l=slimzbiz.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; text-align: justify;"&gt;I have worked with wealthy people for the past 23 years as their estate planning attorney. Over that time, I have taught my clients a great deal about preserving their wealth, and passing it on to their heirs. As much as I have taught them, they have also taught me a great deal, as these are people who have been able to accumulate amazing amounts of money. My clients are in the top .5% of Americans as far as their net worth. In addition to listening and learning from these “wealth accumulation stars”, I’ve been taking notes. And, with their permission, I’ve started a blog to teach others what I’ve learned. The purpose of this article is to begin to share with you what I’ve learned.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;We are all bombarded with books, articles, tapes, seminars, infomercials and websites promising to make you wealthy.&amp;nbsp; If information was the key to becoming wealthy, there would be more millionaires per square mile than insects. So what, then are the keys to becoming wealthy? Here they are, in no particular order:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;1.&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Begin to think like a millionaire&lt;/b&gt;. Millionaires believe they can and will be wealthy, and they think differently than the rest of us.&amp;nbsp; Millionaires attract wealth to themselves by believing that they are worthy of wealth.&amp;nbsp; The old adage, you are what you think can be updated to, “you are what you think about”.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;2.&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Live within your means&lt;/b&gt;. Millionaires understand that it all begins with spending less than they make. This is where wealth accumulation starts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;3.&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Save&lt;/b&gt;. Even if it’s not a lot of money, the money left over each month needs to be saved.&amp;nbsp; “Pay yourself first” and “A penny saved is a penny earned” aren’t just clichés … they are principles that when applied, produce results.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;4.&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Use debt strategically&lt;/b&gt;. Millionaires see debt differently than others.&amp;nbsp; Borrowing in order to have stuff before you can afford it is absolutely abhorrent to millionaires. Yet millionaires arent’ averse to borrowing, if it allows them to leverage their money.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;5.&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Create multiple streams of income&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Millionaires realize that hitting it big with one thing rarely happens.&amp;nbsp; But finding multiple streams of average income is not only do-able, it’s the single best way to get rich.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;6.&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Get the best return on your investments&lt;/b&gt;. Millionaires learn how to invest in a way that produces the best income with the least risk. Contrary to popular wisdom, most millionaires are risk-averse.&amp;nbsp; They understand, however, that there are ways to get a better than average return on your money, without taking huge risks.&amp;nbsp; They will tell you that it’s not about making a killing in the market.&amp;nbsp; It’s about getting a good return and avoiding the downmarkets.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;7.&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;Understand that you must have the right perspective on wealth.&lt;/b&gt; Money doesn’t make you happy. It is merely a means of exchange. Happiness doesn’t’ come from your net worth, it comes from inside you.&amp;nbsp; On the other hand, understand that wealth gives you the opportunity for security and comfort, which are good things.&lt;br /&gt;
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