They make promises that are almost hard to believe.

“Zero to $1 million This Year!”

“Skip the learning curve. With our system you’ll earn millions in 30 days!”

“It’s so easy, even a child could do it.”

They scream these concepts at you in every way possible: television, radio, magazine, newspapers, even the mail in your mailbox (what little you still receive).

But if you’ve been wanting a change, they may intrigue you.

If you’re worried about your job, it may be enticing.

Now, if you could just scrape together the (insert large price tag here) you’ll be able to read how easy it is to get rich fast.

Accept for one problem.

There is no easy way to get rich quick.

I’ve often said Andrew and I are a seven year overnight success story. That’s because it took us seven years of working corporate, spending nights and weekends learning photography, starting our business out of our home, learning the details of entrepreneurship, and sticking with it year after year until we figured out the pieces to make it a success.

Sure, it looked easy once we got there. And when the recognition started, people around us saw us go from “nothing” to “instant recognition” in a short period of time. But what they didn’t see is the learning period that took place before the growth spurt.

So from my viewpoint, there are 3 ways to get rich quick. [Read more…]