Welcome to my Paragon Theory, a Gateway to a New World of Personal & Financial Freedom.

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    The 7 Steps to Freedom Step 6: Create a Portable Occupation For Maximum Freedom

             Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress,                                       love and joy.Robert G Ingersoll

    I’m sure you realise that one of the greatest barriers to freedom of movement is likely to be one’s job or career. And while it’s certainly possible to uproot yourself and start over again in another country - if offered the right opportunity - it’s not an easy choice to make. 

    The fact is, in many ways one’s present work is a millstone around one’s neck. If it’s a typical employment situation then obviously one’s freedom is restricted by the terms of such employment. But even if one is self-employed, such a situation can easily become a prison of one’s own making - with all the limitations of a normal job, albeit a job that you created for yourself.

    If you’ve read any of Robert Kiyosaki’s books, you’ll be aware of his Cashflow Quandrant concept - where you can identify yourself as either an “E” - employed person, an “S” - a self-employed person, an “I” - a professional investor, or a “B” - a business owner. And if you’re familiar with those definitions you’ll recall how financialfreedom is to be found in the “I” and “B” quadrants - as either an investor or business owner. However, keep in mind that by “business-owner” Kiyosaki is referring to those who own a business - a fully functioning and staffed enterprise that does not require the full-time imput of the owner.

    The desire for financial freedom is a natural component of any desire to be free, because self-sufficiency in money provides the means to make choices in life. It may be popular to denigrate money as somehow “dirty” or “tainted” or below some people’s moral horizon, but the truth is that money is a tool of freedom. If you have no money your choices are severely restricted. On the other hand, the more money you have, the more choices - and hence more freedom - you have.

    Ever since the popular usage of the internet took hold, during the mid-nineties, a completely new way of doing business has presented itself. I recall this clearly myself - when I first got on the net in 1996. It didn’t take me long to realise that the internet was a revolutionary tool for freedom, as it provided a completely new way for people all over the world to interract with each other. And one “interraction” that stood out to me was the obviousbusiness potential.

    By 1998 I had started my first internet business, and was amazed at the leverage it created by providing an economical means of reaching a global market. Just think of the comparison between “main street” and “cyber street”. On one hand the cost of getting started in business on “main street”, and of maintaining such a business, can be astronomical (real estate, rent, stock, overheads etc.) On the other hand, the cost of getting started and maintaining a business online is negligible by comparison.

    This has opened the door to the possibility of doing business with the whole world, from the comfort of your own home - with nothing more than a computer and internet connection. Typical online business costs are ridiculously low - things like domain registration, website hosting, software requirements. And even advertising is revolutionised by such services as Google Adwords, where you only pay for results. Try that on with your typical “old world” newspaper or TV station!

    Perhaps the most powerful potential benefit of the internet is the opportunity it presents, to anyone motivated to act on it, for creating a portable business online. By “portable” I mean a business that can be operated from anywhere on earth where there’s an internet connection. The freedom acquired by having such a portable business is unprecedented, when compared with pre-internet times. 

    What this means is that not only can you do your banking offshore, protect your assets offshore and invest offshore, but you can literally live offshore if you so choose. This represents a major paradigm shift. No longer does anyone have to put up with a miserable day job, or work at something that bores them silly, or struggle on “main street” trying to beat the financial odds of making a success of business. All that has now changed. The business playing field has suddenly become more open, level and free - and all due to the opportunity created by the internet.

    All you need is a good idea, a product or service in demand, an identifiable market, a working knowledge of online business methodologies, and the ability to generate traffic to a dedicated website - and you’re in business!

    I’ve proven this to myself for over 12 years now, and there is no other way I’d want to work - for myself, on my own terms, according to my own interests, and whenever and wherever I want. It’s worked for me, and if you’re looking to discover the ultimate freedom ”tool”, then a portable occupation is the key, and it could work for you too.