Residual Income is one of the greatest financial creations of all time.  Just look at Elvis.  He’s no longer with us (or is he?) and yet he is still earning residual income! With residual income you are paid today AND tomorrow for work you do today.  Also known as passive income, this is the ideal formula for a Freedom Mapmaker.  Free from the concerns of trading time for dollars each day, the Mapmaker is free to pursue dreams.

There are several common methods of creating residual income.  One is purchasing houses or apartment buildings and collecting rent.  Another is collecting royalties for books or music you’ve written.  Some people make financial investments that pay them regular dividends.  My residual income of choice has always been network marketing, because it doesn’t require a large financial investment and anyone with a strong desire and a willingness to grow can succeed. I continue to receive checks for work I did over 10 years ago!

If you are currently a network marketer, a small business owner, or are thinking about either of these two options, you’ll be interested to know there is a new business toolbox that’s just about to be released.  It’s called BizPack and it offers some remarkable tools that will make life much easier for you.  It includes a bundle of services that are on the cutting edge of technology. One of the features that I’m really excited about has the ability to identify hundreds of dollars in small business tax deductions. What’s not to love about that?  Freedom Mapmakers love increased cash flow!  Some of the other features include web meeting services through GoToMeeting/GoToWebinar and training on internet optimization and marketing.

You may be wondering what this has to do with residual income.  BizPack is being offered by independent agents (like me!) and is a true ground floor opportunity that includes residual income for anyone willing to go to work. BizPack is the newest release by the well established, award winning company United First Financial.

If you are looking for a way to create residual income, look no further!  Be the Freedom Mapmaker you were meant to be.

Work from home opportunites are being sought out in today’s financial climate at a quickening pace.  As more and more people are being laid off from their jobs, the need has rarely been greater to chart new maps to Freedom. You don’t have to look far beyond your email inbox to learn about work from home opportunities that are available.  And if work form home opportunities aren’t flooding your inbox, you can find many by doing a simple Google search.  The question is…which work at home opportunities are legitimate, and which ones aren’t?

There are many factors to consider.  For example, how long has the company been in business?  Are they debt free? Who are the Founders?  Who is the competition?  Is the product and/or service unique in the marketplace?  Is it as timely, for example, as The Money Merge Account System is in today’s financial climate?  Is it a product or service you would use yourself?  What are the start-up costs? What type of training does the company offer? What is the compensation plan? Will you be well paid for your efforts?

As one who has had success with work at home opportunities over the past 22 years, I know that there are great opportunities that come along and there are not so great opportunities that come along too.  Sometimes it’s easy to be swayed by the sizzle, but upon taking a deeper look, it may not be as good of a work from home opportunity as it first appeared.  Freedom Mapmakers do their due diligence.

After a thorough investigation, I find that United First Financial meets the criteria of a very timely work from home opportunity.

I meet every Friday morning with 4 other women in an empowerment group for United First Financial.  We are independent agents and our purpose is to support each other to grow beyond ourselves so we may reach out fearlessly to assist others to get out of debt.  If Ufirst is something you’ve not heard about yet, information can be found at FlowYourMoney. This week’s theme is listening and we are to notice during the week experiences around listening.

Yesterday I spent the morning in San Francisco at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.  Our son, Bryan Heckenlively, was participating in a Mock Trial Competition.  Bryan is a third year law student at the UC Berkeley School of Law.  The courthouse is an amazing building with mosaic tile floors and gorgeous marble everywhere.  So here we are sitting in the courtroom and the judge, fully robed, sits before us.  Although we know this is a mock trial, it all seems very real.  They are trying a real case, and the students are dressed in suits; so prepared they don’t need notes.

A courtroom is a perfect place to study the benefits of listening.  Asking, and then listening for the response.  During the examination of a witness listening is critically important!  Although the attorney has a direction in mind of where she wants the flow of the questioning to go, she has to listen for clues that will guide her towards the points she wants to make.  She cannot be so locked in to her prepared line of questioning that she cannot seize an opportunity that may present itself.

I noticed that the attorney would ask a question of the witness and after the witness answered, the attorney would say, “Tell me more about that.”  Hmmm.  A line of questioning! Not just one question, but many.  And the answers that follow will help guide the direction of the line of questioning.

Where does freedom fit in with this?  If I focus on the other person I am free from my own fears and worries.  My ego has released it’s stronghold! I truly am free to be of service as I assist another to make their own discoveries.  And it is through the release of long held beliefs about money that my future clients will open their minds to educate themselves about another way to get out of debt and begin to build wealth.  And all I need to do is ask questions?