The Charge for Prosperity and Success

Just received my free copy of Brendon Burchard's The Charge today."

About three weeks ago Brendon in an email campaign offered the new hardcopy edition (Price $26 in US and $29.00 in Canada) for free to anyone who was willing to pay for the shipping.

I am honored to have received this book given that I also received an email from Brendon today saying that The Charge will premiere at #1 spot in this Sunday's "Wall Street Journal" Bestseller list and the #2 on the "New York Times Bestseller" list (both nonfiction hardcover). The Charge also hit the #1 spot on both Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com in the last two weeks.

Brendon stated that in his email this was an early father's day gift for his father, who passed away a few years ago and to whom he had this dedication in the book.

" . . to Dad—we lost you too soon, Pops, but we carry your charge forever."

I am surprised at the thousands of people (including people I know) who were given the opportunity to receive The Charge for free but were too lazy to act on the offer or unwilling to pay for the shipping charges of $6.97.

These inspirational quotations apply:
"People that pay for
things never complain.
It's the guy you give
something to that
you can't please.
— Will Rogers

"If your daily life seems poor,
do not blame it; blame yourself,
tell yourself that you are not
poet enough to call forth its riches."
— Rainer Maria Rilke

"In the realm of prosperity,
luck only favors those adventurous
souls who don't expect
or rely on luck."
— from Life's Secret Handbook

I am looking forward to reading Brendon's new book. No doubt it will help me attain more success and prosperity in my life.
Check this retirement article in which How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free is mentioned:

Dying to Retire Early

Retire Early Resouces

Here parts of 2 of my recent posts on my Redroom Blog which may help you retire early:

• Being Average Is for Losers: In my speech about The Joy of Not Working that I made to 2,000 members of the National Turkish Society for Quality in Istanbul on November 26th, one of the success principles that I covered was "Practice the Art of Nonfinishing."The whole point of this topic was that people don't quit their careers, jobs, projects, or even marriages often enough. So, it was no surprise to read The Dip.
  
• How to Benefit from a Recession: A recession is obviously upon us, which means fewer corporate jobs and sinking consumer confidence.There are many benefits of an economic recession, however, that are overlooked by the majority. If you want to make the U.S. ecomonic recession a bad thing, it becomes a bad thing. If you want to look at the U.S. economic recession as a good thing, it becomes a good thing.

Here are 3 more great websites that made the list on The Money Cafe Resource Page:

• Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging — ProBlogger: A Blog that helps bloggers to earn an income from their blogs. Dedicated to helping other bloggers learn the skills of blogging, share their own experiences, and promote the blogging medium.
  
• Lifehacker: Tips and Downloads for Getting Things Done: Over the last few years this blog and website has released exclusive applications, scripts, and extensions that have hopefully boosted productivity for many people.
  
• 100 Blogs That Will Make You Smarter: By Alisa Miller includes topics such as Politics, News, Sports, Higher Education, Technology, International Perspective, Science, and Art.
  
  
  
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Time and Money

Best Places to Retire

Friends and Money

Retire Early and Escape the Corporate Jungle Today

Here are quotes about careers and work to help you make the decision to retire early:

I always wanted to be a degenerate panhandler, but I couldn't quite make it. That's why I got myself an office job.
— Cartoon in The Joy of Not Working

Sometimes you wonder how you got on this mountain. But sometimes you wonder, "How will I get off?"
— Joan Manley

Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you'll have more success than you could possibly have imagined.
— Roger Caras

If people really liked to work, we'd still be plowing the land with sticks and transporting goods on our backs.
— William Feather

I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
— Jane Austen

A career is a job that has gone on too long.
— Jeff MacNelly

I thought I wanted a career. It turns out, however, that I just wanted paychecks to buy beer.
— Workplace graffiti

Check out these resources if you want to retire early.

Health Is the Best Retirement Gift to Give Yourself

17 Retirement Websites and Blogs to Help You Retire Happy

How to Become a Millionaire Today

Stinginess May Help You Retire Early

"When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life," joked Oscar Wilde. "Now that I am old I know that it is." Although money can’t buy happiness in your retirement, sooner or later you will likely want a measure of financial freedom that adds to your feeling of overall freedom and the feeling of prosperity that comes with it.

To some people, mastery of money and stinginess go hand in hand. Indeed, stinginess may help you acquire much more money and help you retire early,

NOTE: My book of quotations called The 777 Best Things Ever Said about Money will be released as a Free E-book on my websites in a month or two if I don't sell the rights to an American publisher who is seriously looking at it at this time.

For the record, I sold this E-book of quotations for a $8,000 advance to a Japanese publisher within 3 hours of my accidentally sending it to Japanese literary agent to whom I had no intention of sending it. Perhaps this good fortune was a result of my prosperity consciousness. What do you think?

I am presently helping my Friend Forrest Bard set up his Inspirational Quotes Webpage on Squidoo.

Retire Early - Are You Crazy?

Note: Another article about the best places to retire in the world by Ernie J. Zelinski was originally published with the title Retirement Planning Tips on the Best Places to Retire on several websites. Check out Where to Retire Quotes on The Retirement Quotes Cafe:

According to MotleyFool.com, more than 39 percent of individuals who are presently in or near retirement have saved less than $25,000 for their golden years. Apparently this is the lowest American savings rate since the Great Depression and will interfere with retirement income and their retirement happiness.

Actually it's worse than that. Happiness in retirement may be even more elusive so that it takes a lot longer to when you can submit your retirement letter. Check out the numbers from the RCS. They reflect the total savings and investments (not including the value of the primary residence) of today's workers, by age group:

Retirement Savings

- - - - - Less than $25K - $25K-$49.9K - $50K-$99.9K - $100K-$249.9K - - 250K +

All Ages - - - - - 53% - - - - - - - 12% - - - - - - - 12% - - - - - - - 11% - - - - - - 12%
25-34 - - - - - - - 73% - - - - - - - 11% - - - - - - - 7% - - - - - - - - - 4% - - - - - - - 5%
35-44 - - - - - - 49% - - - - - - - 14% - - - - - - - 16%- - - - - - - - - 12% - - - - - - - 9%
45-54 - - - - - - 44% - - - - - - - 14% - - - - - - - 12% - - - - - - - - - 15% - - - - - - 16%
- 55+ - - - - - - - 42% - - - - - - - 8% - - - - - - - - 2% - - - - - - - - 12% - - - - - - - 26%

Source: Retirement Confidence Survey, April 2006.

Note that according to the above figures, half of the people 55 and over have saved less than $50,000 for retirement.

Almost a Third of British Retirees Move to a Different Residence Once They Retire

Almost a third of retired people in Britain are forced to move to a new home, according to research conducted by Saga Home Insurance in April 2008.

The researchers at Saga believe that a strong reason behind their findings is the soaring cost of living, with food and energy costs rising particularly quickly. Saga also found that 38 percent of retirees discovered that their actual financial situation was worse than they had expected. In total 31 percent of retired people have moved to a different residence at least once after retiring, contrasting a mere 8 percnet or retirees who intend to move once they enter retirement. So where to retire? The top priorities retired people look for in a new home include a friendly neighbourhood and good shopping facilities.