An Insider's View

Considering we retired from the USAF in 1994, Ed and I feel qualified to discuss our insider's view of being retired and blessed.

People who choose the United States military as a career are a special breed. If you are like us, you believe in our country and the freedom we seek to provide for everyone. You probably like to travel, meet new friends, learn new things, and try new adventures. Maybe you are still able to do these things in your retirement and maybe not.

Our life took on a new look after Ed's retirement. For one thing, we both worked for employers who paid us for our work time and wouldn't consider giving us 30 paid days of leave a year. There isn't much room for adventure in corporate America either. For one thing, most work takes place within the confines of their turf and under their policies. Also, it was difficult for us to remain creative and adventurous working 11 hour-days catering to someone else's agenda.

Given that we are still young and healthy, we want to enjoy our lives free of financial and time constraints. Our friends said, "Good luck." Well, we don't believe in luck, we believe in taking action and making things happen. We are grateful and blessed to live in a country where freedom reigns. It would discredit our forefathers if we settled for mediocrity. We teamed up with people just like us who are persistent, adventurous, and who take responsibility for their own circumstances. Every day we wake up with a purpose.

Knowing who you are and where you are going is the key to success in any area of life. As military retirees with an insider's view, we continue to build on our active duty experiences. As we enjoy the freedom to live life on our terms, we are blessed to be able to provide a way for others to achieve the freedom they want and deserve.

To Your Success and Freedom,
Sandra and Ed Hayes
shayes76@bellsouth.net
1-800-852-7695

Retired and Living Big

If you have recently retired from the military or if it's been a decade or more like us, you are invited to explore the possibilities that retired life has to offer. Ed retired from the USAF as an aircraft maintenance officer in 1994. Military retirement pay and benefits are inadequate for a comfortable, let alone exciting, life. We explored such options as working for someone else as well as working for ourselves. Working for someone else was a real drag but the positive points were a regular paycheck and paid vacation - neither of which were great. Entrepreneurship, in the form of selling real estate, was okay but very demanding of our time - we felt guilty when we left town and weren't available for clients.



When we became empty-nesters 5 years ago, we decided to set some new goals for the rest of our lives. Our first step was to build our dream home on Lake Murray in South Carolina. It was hard to leave our good friends in the panhandle of Florida where we had retired. However, the lake had been beckoning us for many years so off we went on this new adventure. Sandra found a job as a nurse, her vocation all of her adult life, and Ed dabbled in real estate and worked as a retail store manager. The biggest drawback to these J-O-Bs were time and money. They used up too much of our time and rewarded us with too little money.



In March 2006, Ed was looking for a new job opportunity online and found our current business. We both saw the "big picture" in this opportunity right away and got started. What a dream come true! We both now work from home or wherever we happen to be visiting at the time. All we need is a cell phone and a laptop. Our business is direct sales of personal development products and the income potential is very lucrative.



If you are looking for a way to live big now that you have retired from the military, contact us. We love sharing stories of our military days and are passionate about sharing our new lifestyle with anyone who is interested.



To Your Continued Success,

Ed and Sandra Hayes

askmred@bellsouth.net

1-800-852-7695