Showing posts with label job security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label job security. Show all posts

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Info Renegades Are Coming to Town

One of the great things about working with JT Foxx is that I get to meet his mentors and coaches.  Two of the people that he pays to coach him are coming to Charlotte December 16-18.  I am very excited to attend their three day class (If you want know how to attend for FREE use my link NOW!).

I first met Jeff Vacek and Ken Pruess when I was in LA meeting with JT Foxx and Bruce Buffer (see the video I made with Bruce). Jeff and Ken had recently agreed to coach JT on how to develop the internet side of his business.

I was standing in the back of the room waiting for their event to begin and hoping to catch some of it between sessions with Bruce and JT.  Because I listen to my coach, JT, I was dressed in a nice suit. Several people asked me if I was one of the presenters.  I was flattered, but had to tell them "No."  When Jeff and Ken came in and saw me dressed so nicely they introduced themselves and we chatted for a few minutes.  Then, they asked me to introduce them to the crowd.

I would love to say that I rocked the house with my intro, but frankly I think it was pretty weak.  I was Soooo unprepared and caught off guard by their request.  When the come to Charlotte, I hope to get a second chance to introduce them and if I do get the chance I will do a much better job this time.

Since then, I have met with them on a number of occasions and been able to learn from them.  Here is some of what they will be teaching when they come to Charlotte later this month.


Exactly How To Choose an Online Market That is GUARANTEED To Be Massively Profitable To Your Bank Account
The Absolute EASIEST and Cheapest Way To Build an Online Product That Your Market Will Pay TOP Dollar For - Plus You Need ZERO Tech Skills To Make It Happen
The TOP Online Information Model That Has Collectively Generated Multiple 7 Figures in Revenue For Us Over The Past Six Years (We Only Teach This To Our Highest-Paying Private Clients - But You'll Get The Entire Blueprint)
How To Get The Most Successful Marketers In Your Market Literally Swarming To Promote Your Product To THEIR List - Also Known As "The Best Kept Secret" of Information Marketing A-Listers
Bullet-Proof Method For Building a 5-figure Monthly Info Business In Less Than a Few HoursPer Week
The #1 SECRET For Building an Online Business That Feeds You Consistently Every Single Month - You'll Wish You Had Learned This LONG Ago


And much more!!

When these guys say they will teach you everything you need to know, they aren't kidding.  This three day class will give you everything you need to start or improve your online business.  The class usually costs $2,997.  However, they are letting me reach out to folks who know me to give you the chance to attend for FREE.  But, you have to act NOW.  The event in nearly sold out and when that happens, I can't give away any more freebies. 

How FREE is FREE?  Well, you do have to pay a $100 fee up front to reserve your seat.  BUT YOU GET  IT BACK - when you show up.  Seriously!

If you use MY LINK NOW!  You can sign up for a $3k class with just a $100 commitment, that comes back to you when you show up.

If you think that is a trick, it isn't.  It costs them money to host an event like this.  It costs them for every chair in the room and for every cup of water at the back of the room.  I know, I have booked events like this myself and the hotels charge for everything they provide.  And, that isn't counting the materials that Jeff and Ken provide - which also cost them money.  So, if they have the hotel set up a chair for you, it cost them.  If they bring materials for you, it cost them.  But they are happy to do it if you will just show up and make it worth their time.

I have enjoyed their materials and am using them to build my own business.  They really work and they really tell you everything you need to know.  At times, when Jeff is going step by step over something I am familiar with already I find myself wanting to say "Yeah Jeff, lets just skip ahead to the parts I don't know"  and then he throws in something I didn't know.  Something other people wouldn't think to tell you.

For instance?  "You can use service A for free or you can use service B for $19.95 per month.  When you are getting started, you may want to use service A.  Then, when the money starts coming in, you can move over to service B.  And you will want to do that then because..."  you get the idea.

And Ken and Jeff really have a commitment to giving their students everything they deserve and more.  When Jeff taught us at Mega Partnering in Chicago last October JT cut him off before he could show us his last four slides.  He kept trying to get JT to let him show us those last four slides the rest of the event.  And that was after he had already given us more than an hour of really great content.

If you have a limited budget for training but want to expand your knowledge of how to leverage the internet, this event is for YOU!  How much cheaper can you get training than FREE!  And, if you live in Charlotte like I do, you don't even have to get a hotel room.  How GREAT is that?!

However, there are only a handful of spots available.  That means if you want to attend the event and only pay the $100 deposit instead of the normal $3000.00 training fee, then you literally need to sign up immediately or else it will be sold out. CLICK HERE

I know that this post has seemed more like a sales pitch than an article, but the reality is that I am super-excited that Ken and Jeff are coming here and I want everyone I know who can take advantage of this to do so.  It is going to be well worth your time and effort, and if you use MY LINK, you can attend for FREE.

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Tom Sheppard has been successfully investing in real estate since 2001 while working part time. In 2008 he left a six-figure job as an enterprise project manager with a major national bank to manage his real estate business full-time. His goal is to help 100,000 people find peace of mind by finding quality, affordable homes. Why pay retail when you can buy a home at below market prices? www.buybelowmarket.com. He is currently looking to expand his network of funding partners who are helping him achieve this goal. If you would like to know more about how you can do well by doing good, contact Tom at TSheppard@CharlotteWealthPartners.com

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Can't Get Hired - 8 Reasons to Hire Yourself

Anyone who has read my book or taken my home study course, or heard me speak about job seeking, knows that I am a big fan of self-employment.

Recently on a LinkedIn exchange in a jobs forum I participated in the following exchange:



  • Gary Fortune, PMP • It took me some time to learn that US companies have switched from a 90%+ employees to contractors to a new configuration of 40% to 60% employees and the balance in W2, 1099, and C to C Contractors. Once I stopped seeking a job and sought a contract I got one with a Fortune 50 company. When I finished there I got an even better long term contract with a new Fortune 50 company. You simply need to 'break the code' apparently.



You can see from Gary's comment that he figured out how to get what he wants in this economy by giving employers what they want.


I responded by noting several reasons why this is a great course to follow:


Tom Sheppard • @Gary, You are exactly correct and for more than one reason.

  1. Many here (or in other forums) have pointed out age discrimination issues as a roadblock to getting hired. When you create your own company (Inc Yourself), you take the responsibility for your retirement and benefits off the employer and you own it. This allows employers to avoid that cost.
  2. A consultant is expected to be more expensive and bring more to the table than their own personnel, so you take the higher pay issue off the table.
  3. You win by being able to convert many of your ordinary expenses into business expenses and they become tax deductible.
  4. You win by not being tied to any company that might suddenly become a sinking ship. You can jump to another without prejudice because that is the nature of contractors.
  5. You win because you have finally found the only kind of real job security that exists, building your own company and working for yourself.
  6. You win because even if your boss is an idiot, you can call him that to his face and he still can't fire you (I do it with some frequency and I still can't fire me :-D)
  7. The employer wins because if they have to trim expenses they can cut lose a contractor on a moment's notice without severance and all sorts of other expensive or prolonged HR laws coming into play.
  8. You win because when you start acting like a small business (even if you are doing a W2 gig) you will typically deliver better value and be more focused on making sure that your company gets their money's worth and that your performance helps lift the bottom line whenever possible.
I look forward to hearing from you.

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Tom Sheppard has recently written a book, "Promote Yourself to the Life You Want: A No BS Guide to Help You Get and Keep the Job You Want"  If you would like take advantage of a pre-publication special price, send an email to TSheppard@APlusResults.com.


Tom has been successfully investing in real estate since 2001 while working part time. In 2008 he left a six-figure job as an enterprise project manager with a major national bank to manage his real estate business full-time. His goal is to help 100,000 people find peace of mind by finding quality, affordable homes. Why pay retail when you can buy a home at below market prices? www.buybelowmarket.com. He is currently looking to expand his network of funding partners who are helping him achieve this goal. If you would like to know more about how you can do well by doing good, contact Tom at TSheppard@ADBProperties.com