Employee or Employer, Your Choice

30. November 2009 by admin.

Here’s a story I love.

A young man graduated toward the top of his class in college, and was highly recruited by several companies.  He finally chose one, and went to work with what he thought was a great salary and benefits. 

He worked hard, coming in early and staying late.  He often took his work home with him.  In short, he was a great employee. 

One day, the owner took him aside and had a chat with him.  The owner took him outside and showed him a brand new Maserati convertible.  He took him to the largest mansion the young man had ever seen.  Swimming pool, sauna, putting green, tennis court, even a helicopter landing pad– the house had it all. 

The young man was getting excited about the possibilities, and seeing things like this first hand. 

The owner looked at him, close up, and said,“I’ve noticed how hard you work, and how many hours you put in.  I’ve noticed how much you produce for the company.  I just want you to know that if you keep this up, I’ll be able to have all of these things.” 

And there is the simple difference between being an owner and an employee. 

So here’s my question:  which are you? The 5% of people who control 95% of the wealth are the business OWNERS, and as long as you are an employee — regardless of title or salary — you will be one of the 95% who control only 5% of the wealth. 

There are no ways around this.  No shortcuts available.  You either build YOUR dream or you build someone else’s.  Period. 

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Remember, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.”  It’s your choice.  You call the shots.  You make the decisions.  You can decide to be an employee or you can decide to become an employer or as I like to say, an “Entrepreneur”.  That’s an employer who has only one employee, him/her-self.

It won’t be an easy choice to make happen as it does take a commitment on your part.  It requires that you devote one to two hours of focused activity a day to building your business.  With the help of a mentor, you can do it.

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