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Linear Income Vs Passive Income

At a very recent party , during the dinner hours I could meet a very notable industrialist . I am quite younger to him , rather he was quite senior to me * age wise too. Incidentally , he happened to be a professional friend of my father , and he had seen me quite young , as a child.

He was quite amazed and asked me , *What do you do ?* *Business* * my answer. I told him that I run a manufacturing unit , which has 12-13 workmen & 2-3 in staff & get a reasonably good sales turn-over. Here is the conversation between us :

*So, this is your business , eh?*

*Yeah*

* I am going out of country for a month , will you join me ?*

* One month * impossible . I can*t leave my BUSINESS for a single week also*

* Dear , if you cant leave your business , it's not business , it's employment*

*But I am not orking for anybody*

*But you are working for yourself & businesses are run without personal presence*

*Hmm*

*I can leave my business for 1 complete year also and when I return , I can see it flourishes*

* How ? Why it's not possible with me ?*

* In your BUSINESS , YOU are the system , there is no ther system , you are self * employed*

* What is the difference ?*

*You will get paid till you work : Linear Income , I get paid even if I don*t work * I have a system & that system works : This is passive income.*

The people who have learnt the techniques of making money , passively , are true businessmen , otherwise they are Employees OR self Employed * Is not it ?

Robert Kiyosaki , in his all books , stresses heavily on this point. Building many businesses & buying assets is the key by which people become rich , acquire wealth. By working for someone else , we shall not become wealthy , never!