Articles 1
What is the best job In The World? by Eric Hon, article source from myc news magazine November 2005 issue.
How do you define the best job in the world? Well first you have to set the key criteria that measure & defines what is "best" for everybody.
*Low stress *High compensation *Lots of autonomy (freedom) * Great hiring demand among many others. According to "USA Jobs Rated Almanac" by Les Krantz (Barricade Books, 2002)
Biologist
USA
It is rated the top because it is low stress, high compensation, lots of autonomy, and huge hiring demand.
- Now biologists are in demand and receiving greater respect from their employers due to the terrorist attacks and related anthrax and chemical weapons fears.
- The biggest impact such as the recent completion of the human genetic map, which has made bioengineering possible.
- Biologists developed genetically altered agriculture, which is changing the ways in which the world’s populations will eat.
According to US Department of Labor, top biologists earn up to USD250,000 per annum! Hey one of the few pre-requisites for CSIs is biology!
Malaysia
Agriculture has been made a Top Priority for Malaysia. Rightfully so as Food Production is becoming a key concern with the increasingly unpredictable weather & climate change.
Not to mention: *Bird Flu *Nipah Virus *Mad Cow etc.
Yes, we vote Biology for Malaysia too. Consider this only if you like Nature and love growing things.
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Editor’s Note on Top Jobs not mentioned in the index
Some of the Top Rated Jobs that I’ve come across, that are not mentioned in the US research above are
Future/Derivatives/Bonds/Currency Trader
This is a High Risk, High Reward Job that offers the very select few the opportunity to turn thousands into millions. Some have the skills for this job, most don’t and they find out the hard way. As easy as it is to make millions, it is even easier to lose more. This job requires a good sound stable mind and very good balance in character. It also requires very sound judgment and intuition to understand world economic trends. Essentially it is a job which requires the trader to make money by leveraging on moving price trends.
Sales/Marketing
You can do very well in this job if you like talking to people and are very good in communicating ideas and needs to others. Most people look down on Sales Jobs offers but they make the mistake of realizing that the Best Income come with Sales - provided you sell something you believe in, something that you have a passion for. If not you will never convince others if you do not convince yourself first.
I personally know many Sales/Marketing Business Development Managers who do very well and are paid very well, up to around RM 96K per year for those aged around 30 odd. Then again they like what they sell.
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Actuarist
USA
According to www.beanactuary.org actuaries are experts in
- Evaluating the likelihood of future events
- Designing creative ways to reduce the likelihood of undesirable events
- Decreasing the impact of undesirable events that do occur
In layman’s terms, they are statisticians who compute insurance risks and premiums for insurance companies.
US Department of Labor indicated that Experienced Fellows earn USD150,000 to USD250,000 annually.
Malaysia
It may not be such a common job in Malaysia but its worth the money. But you should consider this only if you love Numbers and Statistics.
An Acturist is in demand anywhere in the world there is disaster or crisis. This will result in a great demand for insurers to correctly understand their risk exposure vs Premiums. However, other than Pirates (Maritime Insurance) Malaysia is relatively a safe country without much risks when compared with other places.
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Financial Planner
USA
The best job in 2000, financial planners now hold the number 3 spot.
According to US Department of Labor, financial planners
- Translate their knowledge of investments, tax laws, and insurance to recommend financial options to individuals in accordance with their short-term and long-term goals.
- Help Individuals and families pursue their financial goals by recommending life insurance, investment products and banking products and services.
- Is involved in survivor care - the well being of families in the event of accidents, permanent disability, critical illness, or death of a loved one and ensuring that personal and financial wishes are carried out.
- In a nutshell, they are in the business of helping people save money for a rainy day.
Financial planners are considered independent businessmen as they work for themselves and determine their own income. Established financial planners make over USD100,000 a year and renewal commissions last up to 6 years! Hey being a financial planner really pays well!
Malaysia
Insurance & Financial Planning go hand in hand in Malaysia. Most Financial Planners in Malaysia have to build their own base of clients from scratch.
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The Meaning of Job Freedom by Eric Hon, article source from myc news magazine November 2005 issue.
We all dream of having a perfect job… (It’s just like having a perfect man or woman!) Not that it is non-existent but it’s gonna be like finding a needle in a haystack. C’est la vie right?
(Ed’s Notes: Nothing is every perfect, except to have what someone else is having)
Job Freedom is not having a job that gives you Tons of Cash for No Work! Job Freedom is a job that has a Clear & Strong Growth Path for your Future.
Anything worth having has to be fought hard for & worked hard for. If not everyone else would be doing it. The best job is not the easiest but the most Fun, Challenging one that CAN REWARD you in the future for the work you in Now.
Every Job will require you to work hard to succeed. Remember that if it is Easy, it won’t pay well - as Supply of Job Seekers would Exceed Demand. Easy Jobs are like Roadside Sweepers, Office Clerks and even Factory Workers, Anyone can do it, but prospects for growth are limited.
The Truth is that you spend up to 13 Years in School and up to 3 years or more in University. You learn enough to get a Job, earn some decent income, Buy some of the Things you Want, Get a Dating Partner, Get Married, Get Kids & still end up feeling Broke all the time!
Your Older Brother may get RM 2K with his 1st Job and still feel broke, while your Dad may earn RM 8K with his job and still feel the same! What’s the issue here?
But you probably know about the Teacher from secondary school who earned only RM 2K - like forever, who’s with 2 Homes in Ipoh and 2 Homes in Bandar Utama worth more than 2 million in Total.
They Teach you How to Get a Job… But they don’t teach you how to manage the Money you Earn!
*How Well you are Paid depends on how specialized your skills are…
Secret Tip >> The more Specialized (& Focused) your Skill, the More you are Paid!
example
Beckham in Football, Schumacher in F1, Top Business Consultants
The more General your skills, the less you are paid
example
A General Surgeon versus a Plastic Surgeon
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Articles 2
Is Network Marketing The Perfect Business? by Robert Kiyosaki author of the best seller - Rich Dad, Poor Dad
The Network Marketing business is a way for the average guy, without much money to keep their daytime job, and really build an asset that sets them free.
For the average person, a Network Marketing business gives him a chance; it gives him to take control of their life.
The best thing about a Network Marketing company is that if you can stay strong, 5 to 10 years, you will become a completely different person. And I think most important thing is not how much money you make in Network Marketing, but it gives you back your control of your life, your choices and your dignity. And I think today, that is priceless.
There are too many people out there who are week and wimpy and they expect the government and their company to take care of them. I’d say it’s wake up time, if what I say sounds rude and tough to you, well I think that is kind of the world I see right now. Get tougher and smarter, that’s what I am recommending. I think that’s what Network Marketing offers to that many people that opportunity (financially) for themselves.
So why doesn’t everyone go out and start their own Network Marketing business?
I think the subject we are talking about is fear. I have a coward inside of me, I know that person very well. This is the battle we all face. And I think often times, cowards ask other cowards, and they get talk out of it, or they go, ‘Why would you do that’, and they get bullied into being a coward.
A normal franchise cannot save you if you still do not have the mental and emotional toughness to withstand the world of business, so Network Marketing is really about franchises of the individual, but first it has got to make the individual strong.
Network Marketing levels the playing field… If you perform, you get paid. And if you do not perform, you do not get paid. And if you do not like that, than the business is not for you.
That is why I love about Network Marketing. It is not about your college degree, it is not the family you came from, your race, your attractiveness, or whatever the stuff that people do to discriminate. It is really about performance, money talks, the rest walks. So if you can’t stand that, then it is really not for you.
In the Network Marketing, they want you to get better. In the corporate world, they do not want you to get better. You get better, you threaten their job. So it is a completely different environment in Network Marketing.
If I have to do it again, I might have gone into Network Marketing, it makes more sense because the systems are in-built for you…
Robert Kiyosaki
"Focus on making yourself happy and you’ll soon be miserable. Focus on bringing joy to others and your own happiness will quickly follow." -Roy H. William, author.
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