Get the Book From the Library if You Have To

Put The Next Millionaires by Paul Zane Pilzer on your reading list. I finished it last night. I have marks and lines all throughout it. I wish I could whip up all the messages P.Z.P. gave that let us know that Together We Can Change the World and My Power Mall are perfect vehicles to create wealth in the next 7 years --- Not only create wealth, but become the next millionaires.

As with any good read, there is still a lot that falls through the cracks since a book can only give you so much information. The over all messages and the details he gives are enough. It's going to be fascinating to see how the economy shapes up, especially with his recommendations. And, it's going to be so much fun to create our own wealth in spite of the economy.

I'll see about getting more details from the book onto paper as a reference, but only after some diligence in the areas that will move us forward.

Sun shines again today --- Whoo-hooo!

THANK YOU, ED BROOKS. You're a gem ;-).

Saturday Satisfaction --- Day 27

Day 27

I've spent much of today reading blogs, and reading The Next Millionaires by Paul Zane Pilzer, seeking current info he may have, and catching up on some house-keeping for office and home. I saw Big Z when he and his Dad came by to get some accouterments for a trip to the ice skating rink --- it's an indoor rink. What was most ironic about the trip to the rink was that this is our first SUNNY day in a long, long while. I got a trip on my bicycle in to the post office and felt the thrill of impending Spring ---never mind that it wasn't much above 30 degrees. I know, I know. Much warmer than some of the Campers have it.

All day I've been mindful of where I'm placing my energies. I realize I ought to be making calls, but I just can't get my head out of this Pilzer book. My thoughts are swimming, and before I say that it's giving me another affirmation that we're right where we're supposed to be in our lives, I want to finish it to make sure I don't miss anything that may change my opinion ;-). Ed, it's one good read ;-).

I spoke with a friend and MPM member last night. She and her family were on their way to D.C. to take in as much as they could of the events leading up to Obama's Inauguration Day. How very, very cool! I was able to share with her our newest bonus for being World Changers: $300 Certificate for Groceries. WOW! I just can't get over the benefit this will bring into our household ;-). If there were any time we could use it, it's n-o-w.

I also called a friend I haven't spoken with since last year. Left a message.

I called another friend from my home town that I missed seeing in November, and, didn't get another chance to call or see her at Christmastime. We had a very long visit, catching up, as we rarely get to do. She's got twins in college, a 13 year old at home, and she's taking a break from her own education while she adjusts to life without her beautiful twins, a boy and a girl.
She works hard for people in her community, and has always been civic minded. Due to the pinching of pennies, she's wearing about 5 different hats within her organization.

We once got to share a Relay-For-Life that she and her kids were participating in on one of my visits home. This was the first time we ever spoke about the concept of doing what we could to help the world. It was a very uplifting experience, and it was awesome to see how her kids relished the challenge of creating their own fundraising teams, and brought people together. My friend has a Together We Can Change the World Heart.

I caught her up on our life and what we are now doing to create income-- MPM and Reconnective Healing. She's on my old high school's Booster Club, so, of course, after we discussed how to solve the woes of the world (;-)), I let her know that MPM may be able to help fund the Booster Club. Right now, their main source of funding comes from the sales at the snack booths during games, which are mostly football. She ran down the list of cuts that have happened this year due to the economic situation at the school:

Hiring freeze
Grant helpers laid off
Reimbursements for school supplies being paid with IOU's
No increase in mileage reimbursements
Cola increase is zero
All field trips cancelled
No after school trips
No after school tutoring

Ouch. And I thought it was bad when I was a student.

I used the template in the back office to create an email to my friend, and I created an E-card for schools, and added the NPO voice message to it and sent her the link to learn more about having a f'ree World Changer Mall to fund the Booster Club after she said she would like to know more. I'll check in with her again on this. For years, I've wanted to have a way for us to spend more time together, and in collaboration on a project in which we can make a difference. This just **may** be the answer ;-).

Thanks to the Boot Campers who are paving the way. Gotta love you guys and gals, that's for sure.

Lastly, I emailed our friend at our credit union, as per the message in the blog last evening.

Paul Zane Pilzer --- Putting It Into Perspective

"Creating Fortunes in the New Economy" is an article that whets your appetite for The Next Millionaires.


http://www.paulzanepilzer.com/SuccessHomeSept05.pdf


"Go Out and Fix the World"


http://www.paulzanepilzer.com/SuccessMagazineOct08.pdf


I was curious about Pilzer's take on the recent economic doom and gloom, especially since he speaks about our last recession that was worst period of economic decline since the Great Depression at the beginning of The Next Millionaires, that of 1989. Pilzer wrote a book that explained why he thought the opposite was true: Unlimited Wealth. But what about today? This is the most recent comments I could find to see how his view compares today vs. the 2006 printing of The Next Millionaires.


This is from the Professor Pilzer Newsletter on the Current Economic Crisis [ . . . and the $810 Billion Bailout], October 13, 2008:


http://www.paulzanepilzer.com/Newsletter101308.pdf