Switch OFF The TV – And Get Rich Instead
Apr 5th, 2007 by Freddie
Cats.
I love ‘em and I hate ‘em.
What I love about them is their independence and, oh heck, I’ll admit it, their sheer adorableness. I mean, cute or what?
But… I’m highly allergic to the dratted things. If I pat its cute ickle moggie head or go “coochy-coochy coo”
under it’s chin - and then accidentally touch my eye….
BIG trouble. Pretty soon I look like I’ve been worked over good by a gang of hoodies.
I also like birds (there is a point to this, honest. I’m not about to burst into a chorus of ‘My Favourite Things’). In fact, truth to tell, I far prefer them to cats AND… I wouldn’t admit this to just anyone, but I’m a bit of an anorak about the feathered varmints.
I really DO have a pair of binoculars and my original 45 year old copy of The Observer’s Book of Birds in my kitchen, ready to spot another species (23 so far. Let me tell you about each of them in detail… No? Okay, but you’re no fun and you’re never coming for a sleep-over in my hide. So there.)
Next door have just got a cat - as well as a little yappy dog that yaps all day and yaps all night. It could yap for England. (Funny word, ‘Yap’. I’ve just said it five times and it’s lost all meaning. Try it. If you say ‘Rabbit’ afterwards you’re a sad Chaz and Dave fan…)
Anyway, said cat has been in my garden a couple of times, and… the bird population has, en-masse, packed their little nests and cleared-off to safer havens. No birds here.
I am seriously p***ed off at this turn of events, because, forsooth, I love my little birdies.
Now my point. If you want to make money you MUST solve other people’s problems (even entertaining them is solving their need for leisure time and diversion.) And that means you must always keep a weather-eye open for problems. A new problem should produce a little tingle of excitement down your spine as you see yet another wheelbarrow full of cash being trundled in your direction.
Has a cat-scarer been invented? Probably.
What would you call it? Mog –A-Way? Cat-Catcher? Cat-B- Gone?
Waddya mean, corny? I just typed ‘cat scarer’ into Google and got http://www.deteracat.co.uk/. Deter-A- Cat??? That’s not better than my idea, so come on, give me a break!
Most problems have been solved, BUT… could you solve them better, cheaper, faster? If you could, then you can clean up big time. So my advice for today is to keep a constant watch for problems. Things that annoy you, things that annoy others.
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Quote of The Day
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“It is when I struggle to be brief that I become unintelligible.” - Horace
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Switch OFF The TV – And Get Rich Instead
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In Britain, the average adult watches 25 hours of TV per
week or about 3-4 hours per day.
That is a truly terrifying statistic.
That’s four hours wasted every day, four hours
squandered on gaping into the vapid, make-believe world
of the little screen.
That’s four hours not spent talking with loved ones,
helping kids with homework, volunteering in one’s
community, starting a small business or doing any of the
wonderful things that bring meaning to life.
That’s ONE SIXTH of your time on earth!!!
I won’t even touch upon the health problems of this
pastime. (And what a phrase THAT is. ‘Passtime’ – as
though we had time to squander and fritter away.)
25 hours a week is 1,300 hours a year – and that’s about
one hundred and sixty 8-hour days or nearly FIVE MONTHS
each year (of 8 hour days) which could be used to create
a better life for you and your family. Maybe you don’t
watch that much TV but I bet you seriously underestimate
how much you DO watch.
In five months of 8-hour days you could easily create
(and run!) a highly profitable business which brought
you in an extra £100k++ each year. Instead, people are
slumped in front of mindless soaps, reality TV shows and
other junk. Then, of course, they’ll be moaning that
they ‘never had a chance’ or that ‘the rich get richer’.
So try and get out of the TV habit. It’s mainly total
pap anyway, don’t you think? Unless you watch a lot of
documentaries, you rarely learn anything which is useful
in your goal to become wealthier (and you DO have such a
goal, don’t you?)
Instead of eying up that latest huge flat screen TV and
Sky package, consider downsizing to a 17” or even
smaller. Then ruthlessly edit your TV-watching habits.
Stop watching those ‘favourite’ shows – they are slowly
draining you of your precious life.
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Time Saving Tip of The Day
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Prioritize your tasks. Most people spend 80% of their
time trying to complete 20% of their work. You should
set aside ten minutes every day to plan your day’s
activities – don’t just pitch into the day with some
‘urgent but not important’ task that needs doing.
Okay, that’s your lot for today. I’m off to Cyprus for a
few days to recharge the batteries and look at some
property deals. I’ll update you on Tuesday if I come
across anything interesting.
Cheers,
Stuart
