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If you are leaving the armed forces to start up your own business, then the information in this article could be critical to your success.
Hands down. If you don’t get this stuff right, then none of the rest of it will matter, because you will never be able to leave your armed forces job behind. NEVER. Which is silly because leaving your armed forces job is easy – once you know the right language. So here it is.
Below is a list of words and phrases which, if you have been in the armed forces, or a job, and by that I mean you have a boss and are paid for the period of time you are present – (who cares how much you earn), you will understand what most of them means…
Aptitude Tests
Selection Process
Application Form
Promotion
Rank
Career
Salary
Booking leave
Being on parade 5 minutes early
Insolvency looms within 3 months of leaving
Filling in time until the day’s end
Saying No
Being told No
Job Description
Annual assessment
Bored watching the clock till you can leave to go and do something fun
Looking forward to pay day when the same amount of money lands in the bank account
Feeling proud when the boss recognises your good work
There is no choice – you MUST Swap That Lot Up There – For This Lot Down Here…
Passion
Self belief
Multiple income streams
Passive income
Time leveraging
Risk
Courage
Excitement
Optimism
Fun
Freedom
Determination
Power
Self belief – it’s very important so it gets a second mention
Vision
Cutting out crap
You’d do this for free – the wealth is only the byproduct and the money just a counter
Stuff qualifications – common sense matters
Gonna make something happen
Imagine you are about to take up a new hobby, fishing for example. You will have to learn to speak the language of fishy stuff, reels, hooks and lines before you can really join in. Getting to grips with the vocabulary of your new hobby is all part of the fun.
How much time do you want to spend getting good at your hobby? You can choose a leisurely osmotic stroll to picking up the language, or a conscious decision to learn it all up front. Full body immersion.
If you were moving to another country, would you wait until you got there and hope to pick up a few words as you go along? If you had any sense you’d probably get a few ‘learn the language CD’s and a phrase book, before you left home so you can at least buy dinner when you get there.
Well leaving the armed forces is the same principle. If you want to get away from PAYE and employment, then you have to start thinking in the language of wealth, money and business. It’s your choice if you do this by creeping your way along, or deciding to learn all the words and concepts you need up front.
If you want to break free of PAYE after the armed forces, then you must appreciate that a millionaire entrepreneur uses a different vocabulary to your jobby words. If you have a joint venture proposal for an entrepreneur, they won’t care about your qualifications, so you need to shut up about them. They only care if you can deliver. Your common-sense, drive and savvy is what matters.
Changing is easy and here’s a couple of ideas to help you on your way; find someone who’s already done what you want to do and copy them – autobiographies can be a fantastic way to get a silent mentor; subscribe to a financial magazine and get familiar and comfortable with the language; join business forums and be a passive observer until you’re comfortable joining in. If you go along to business breakfast clubs you are sure to find someone who’s done what you want to do, and will just love to share their achievements and tell you all about how they did it.
When you have the hot words to describe what you want, then your vision for your business future will surely follow, and nothing will stop you from breaking through the glass barriers to passion, wealth and freedom.
And here’s one final thought. Even if you have been in the armed forces for all of your working life, you were still the President of Corporation You. As President you decided to jointhe armed forces; how long to stay in, how hard to work and how far would be promoted. You’ve been in control all along.
You just have to fire up the motor and change course.
Here’s to your new life
CEO Sian
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