from employment to empowerment

The Leaders in BusinessEducation and CoachingThe Leaders in BusinessEducation and Coaching

Your success is our only business

The quest for the good lifeThe quest for the good life

Can working a job give you the life you want? Can working a job give you the life you want?

• Nearly all of us must work for a living

• Can working a job finance your family’s dreams?

For most, a reliable career in America is becoming a thing of the past.

Why?Prepared by Empire Research Group for TES

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“Careers” in the New Career Economy®?“Careers” in the New Career Economy®?

The lifetime of a typical W-2 wage earner:

– 6 to 8 job changes

– at least 3 changes in profession

With every change, you fall farther and farther behind!

Source: Dept. of Labor Statistics, 2000 ; USA Today, 2/9/04

Prepared by Empire Research Group for TES© Copyright 2009 TES Franchise, LLC

Long-Term Unemployment RateLong-Term Unemployment Rate

• Only 400k more Americans were employed in 2009 vs.1999 despite the fact that the population had grown by 30M1.

• Yet it gets worse -- Not only has unemployment skyrocketed, but long-term unemployment has skyrocketed even higher.

1As highlighted by The Economist, Jan 14th 2010 | WASHINGTON, DC

What’s your long term forecast? What’s your long term forecast?

• Threats to your family’s future that are completely out of your control

Colossal debt Longer work, less money

Company downsizing

Corporate Bankruptcies

Lengthy lay-offs

Massive pension deficits

The elimination of benefits Social Security

insolvency

There could be a storm on your horizonPrepared by Empire Research Group for TES


Everyone wants to steer their own shipEveryone wants to steer their own ship

• Know your Options!• Break free from the

traditional employer- employee relationship

• Learn what successful people are doing

Successful people DO steer their own shipPrepared by Empire Research Group for TES


Perhaps it’s time to consider your own business? Perhaps it’s time to consider your own business?

• Successful people work to build their own future, not someone else’s

• What are your options for self-sufficiency?

Source: Campbell, A. Business Failure Rates Highest in First Two Years. 7 Jul 2005. www.smallbiztrends.com. Ret 19 Mar 2006.


The alternative to going it alone:find a TEAM to support you The alternative to going it alone:find a TEAM to support you

• Millionaires are usually "team-made"

• A good wealth team should consist of the following key players:– Mentors who act as active

coaches– Like-minded, supportive, wealth

builders and visionariesWhere can you go to find such a team?

Source: Langemeier, L. If You Want to Become Wealthy, You Need a Good Wealth Team. 17 Jan 2006.http://searchwarp.com. Ret 25 Mar 2006.


Business coaches make excellent team partners Business coaches make excellent team partners

• Leadership Coaching• Sales Coaching• Turnaround

Coaching• Personal Coaching• Business to Business

Coaching• Career Coaching

Source: 1Zarhosky, D. 10 Best Small Business Opportunities For 2005. / 2Gonzalez, A. Business leaders choosing coaching to gain an edge. 2 Aug 2005..


The Inside Out ApproachThe Inside Out Approach

• Establish your goals, needs and expectations• Determine what you really want to get from owning a

business• Identify you transferable skills & take inventory of

your circumstances• Get out of buying mode and into learning mode• Gather the critical information through structured,

inside research (interviews, fact gathering, & visits), versus passive, outside research (internet, publications, & opinions of others)

Look beyond your circumstancesLook beyond your circumstances

• Traditional jobs can’t deliver the American Dream

• The clock is ticking - how long will you wait?

CONTROLING YOUR OWN DESTINY IS KEY!


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