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How heavily invested are you in your life and home business and what is your level of commitment?

This might sound like a pretty obvious and silly question BUT unless you are heavily invested emotionally, physically and financially you will struggle to succeed. Why?

Well, until you invest all your emotions, feelings and efforts into any project you are not fully engaged in making it a success. Just consider your relationships, hobbies and friendships. If your energy and emotions are not fully engaged then the results will not be as successful, fulfilling or rewarding as they could be.

Most people just cruise along in a comfort zone. They might wish they had more or better but that wish alone is not enough to spur them into action to change. As humans we get comfortable where we are at and moving out of this zone is something that can make most feel ‘uncomfortable’. We naturally pull back from moving out of our comfort zones and generally prefer the life and routine where things happen with a certain routine and predictability. When we do push ourselves our subconcious is screaming STOP stay here it’s ok it’s safe!

As we continue to push through the tension increases as does the level of discomfort, so do you throw in the towel or do you dig in your heels and become even more determined to move forwards? Entrepreneurs have the mindset that there is far more to be lost in not pushing these boundaries and in doing so they open themselves up to periods of huge growth. Entrepreneurs are willing to challenge themselves and to push their boundaries to the limits and beyond so that each time they do this they are redefined. They do not settle for being just ‘comfortable’ they know they are capable of more and accept and welcome the feelings of discomfort as a necessary part of growth. That’s not to say that this is an easy process because once you have stretched yourself way out of your comfort zone there can be an overwhelming desire to slide back to where you were. This is why this process is the one that separates the successful from the unsuccessful and by committing to change and following this commitment with massive action no matter what we will succeed. The level of financial commitment in a home based business will also determine your level of financial success providing of course that you have the other essential elements of good education, training, mentor and proven business model in place. Remember, there are none of the usual expenses such as rent, insurance, staff and inventory in a home based business so running costs are low once the initial start up has been paid. Profitability can be as high as 80% so it makes good business sense to be positioned as high as possible so that you can take full advantage of the compensation plan. This is the point where the feelings of financial discomfort begin to show. If positioning yourself at the top is a financial stretch just remember, the higher your level of ‘discomfort’ the higher your propensity for growth (both financial and personal). There is nothing quite like the prospect of financial failure or impending poverty to kick you up the ass and make you all the more determined to succeed. By pushing forwards through the pain and discomfort we reach a ’snap’ point just like an elastic band reaching full stretch. This point is the make or break point that will sort out the ‘winner’ from the ‘losers’. Some will allow the recoil to bring them back to where they were and some will stretch it just that tiny bit further until it snaps. The ’snap’ point is that moment when we realise all the pain, hardship and effort was worth it and we know that we can and will do it again. It is where we come out at the other side with totally redefined boundaries. We are a different stronger and more aware person than we were when we were cruising along in comfort zone. This characteristic is what makes entrepreneurs different, they constantly stretch and redefine their boundaries to new levels. Each time this happens their boundaries are redefined to new levels as they constantly make the seemingly impossible possible. Then they begin all over again because their new view and level begins bit by bit to stretch all over again.

About the Author

Brigitte Mehr is an Internet Marketing Education expert. She is owner and creator of http://www.BrigitteMehr.com/blog and http://www.thelifewewant.com

Ron Paul, during the 2008 presidential election, campaigned against the IRS and federal income tax. To me, this was a novel suggestion and it sounded crazy. No IRS? No income tax? How would that be possible? After studying the income tax and what he and other libertarians had to say, I believe they are right: the federal income tax is immoral and unnecessary. The fruit of your labor belongs to you. No one, especially the government, has the right to take it from you. If you have to work till May or July to pay for your taxes, how is that different than forced labor? And how is forced labor different than serfdom?

Is it surprising to learn that the income tax is a Marxist idea? In 1848, Karl Marx in his Communist Manifesto listed the 10 Planks of a Communist State. After the first plank of abolishing private property, he listed the second plank as the establishment of “a heavy progressive or graduated income tax.”

The original income tax taxed the very richest Americans at 1-7% tax. Those earning less than $20,000 paid nothing. That was the equivalent of $430,707 in 2009 according to the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank. Even more bizarre, the IRS claims the income tax is voluntary, but every American knows the penalty for not paying is jail or heavy fines. The Treasury calls it “our voluntary tax system,” and the IRS pursues “enforcement programs to promote voluntary compliance” and establishes “strategies to maximize voluntary tax law compliance by emphasizing customer satisfaction.” Customer satisfaction! HAHAHA!

The federal government collects roughly $1,200 billion in federal income taxes and around $3,000 billion in total taxes, but “only” $67 billion is necessary to run the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, including the FBI and the federal court system. Read that again! $67 billion for the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Although life without taxes may be impossible, the federal income tax is not necessary. If the federal government would cut the overseas military empire, it could easily eliminate the federal income tax. However, the political establishment, in fact, uses the tax for social and economic change.

It is a drain on the economy, is time-consuming, confusing and frustrating for most Americans. The tax code consists of 3.4 million words and if printed would fill 7,500 pages. In 2006, the code and regulations together were 66,498 pages long. Americans spent 6.4 billion hours filing their taxes in 2006. In fact, the American “Tax Army” employs 1.2 million people. That’s more than the .9 million armed forces stationed in the United States. The estimated total cost of collecting taxes is $63 billion, just $4 billion short of funding general government and law enforcement ($67 billion)! The IRS itself employs 91,000 and will spend $11.6 billion in 2009 collecting taxes.

We americans need to stop listening to the parasitical politicians and bureaucrats and start thinking for ourselves. Why are we supporting so many troops and bases overseas? Why do we support an overseas empire? Why do we allow the federal government to intervene in the internal affairs of other nations? Why do we submit to this economic slavery? The American Colonists rebelled over miniscule taxes in comparison to our taxes. Our Founding Fathers would be shocked and ashamed of what we put up with and submit to.

“A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.” -Ezra Pound

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Orthodox Christian, Libertarian, World Traveler, Writer, Sovereign Individual, Sangría Drinker, Former Spanish Teacher, A Psychologically Unemployable Vagabond you can follow on Twitter, Facebook, or his blog: Libertas.