A Different Way to Think About Income

"How much longer can I keep doing this?"

Joe asked himself that question after another 60-hour week.

He worked in real estate.

He was good at it.

He made a lot of money.

But if he stopped working, the money stopped too.

Joe and his brother worked in the same real estate company their father had started.

His brother was also successful.

But he did it a different way.

He built a team of agents.

When his agents closed deals, his brother got paid.

Whether he was there or not.

Joe worked more hours.

His brother, on the other hand, built something that kept paying.

That difference was hard to ignore.

Not long after, a friend told Joe he was making that same type of income… but from home.

No employees.

No overhead.

The income came from a network marketing business.

Joe didn’t believe it.

He said it was a pyramid scheme.

His friend didn’t argue.

He asked him,

"Do you mean like how your family earns from agents working under them?"

Joe paused.

Then his friend asked,

"Who's working smarter… you or your brother?"

For the first time, Joe looked at it differently.

That stayed with him.

Maybe it will stay with you too.