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There are at least two major roadblocks hindering this needed Freedom Shift.
The first is habit. Our society has become habituated, at times addicted, to certain lifestyles.
For example, when the recession hit, people spent more money, not [...]
Specific Solutions that Only Entrepreneurs Can Provide
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Consider the major problems we are facing.
Most are the natural results of too much reliance on institutional size and power and not enough initiative, innovation, and leadership from “little guys.”
Of course, the few who are entrepreneurs do an amazing [...]
Specific Solutions that Only Entrepreneurs Can Provide
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When America decided to follow Alexander Hamilton’s economic model instead of the Jeffersonian system, a number of changes occurred which now haunt our generation.
Jefferson envisioned a nation of small farm and shop owners that spread around leadership and prosperity, while Hamilton preferred [...]
A key factor in maintaining freedom is sustainable economic forms.
Are you maintaining freedom through the financial principles and practices you are using? Have American families adopted the economic forms necessary for the preservation of a free people?
The average American household pays over 34.5% of every dollar earned to interest payments. Forget about [...]
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The Growing Popularity of Producer Education
Consider what leading thinkers on the needs of American education and business are saying.
In Revolutionary Wealth, renowned futurist Alvin Toffler says that schools must deemphasize outdated [...]
Given the economic uncertainty of our time, it may be helpful to take a step back and gain a broader perspective.
Much of the concern being expressed today over the rising cost of living and the shrinking dollar has more to do with how they impact our ability to enjoy our favorite material pursuits and less [...]
Creating wealth is simple: Inventory all of your resources and, if you’re not utilizing them, begin to use them to productively, or give them to someone who will use them.
“Productive use” means using resources to fulfill human needs and desires. In other words, figure out what people want and give it to them.
We’re not given [...]
A “Georgic economy” occurs when families plant seeds after preparing the ground; they then water, tend, protect, and eventually harvest.
In our modern day, it is experienced by families who adopt Georgic principles in their finances. It is compared to banking as well: Banks plant seeds (of capital) and harvests increase over time.
When America shifted from [...]
Last year the Action Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence published a great article entitled “3 Magic Seeds: Discovering the Entrepreneurial Spirit” (link shared with permission from Jeff Sandefer).
It provides an excellent three-part formula for teaching youth the entrepreneurial spirit. Anyone who understands the power of mini-factories and believes in generational thinking should read the article and [...]
Futurist John Naisbitt wrote in Mindset that success in the 21st Century will go to the opportunity leaders, not the problem solvers.
America hasn’t yet figured this out. The focus of our leaders — political, corporate, media — seems mostly on problems.
As Fareed Zakaria argues, the current debate in the United States is totally out of [...]
