independence

Today America celebrates its Independence Day.
Its gonna be Malaysia's Merdeka Day (Independence Day) soon on 31st Aug.
But its far far away for me to get my independence away from this ##%@ job and company i'm in.
However, reading this article on Have You Achieved Real Independence Yet? has made me more inspired to step up my efforts in building my online business and free myself from sucky fussy bosses and having to wake up at 6.30am daily just to spend 1 hr in the traffic jam to work.

anyway..this is an extract of the article..
Independence" means:

- You don’t punch a clock for someone else…

- Your time is your own and you spend it how you want…

- You don’t trade time for dollars! But rather you have a business that makes you money whether you show up or not… (The Web makes this easier than ever before in history!)

- Your business is a "means to an end" that enables you to pursue your passions and dreams instead of being a "wage slave"…

- Your business and income grows every year without forcing you to work more hours…

If you want true independence, you NEED TO DO THE FOLLOWING:

#1 You need your OWN product!

#2 You need to BUILD a LIST!

#3 You need to put SYSTEMS to work in your business.

...read more here