Apprenticeship, The Key to Financial Independence

Do you remember stories of the old days, when people would leave school to follow an apprenticeship program?  If there is someone successful in the world, why not follow them and learn from them?  Is the modern day school system working?

According to www.thisismoney.co.uk, there are many opportunities from insurance, to hair salons to online marketing that can be built without a formal education.

Now, suppose you are on the other side of this equation.  Suppose you have a booming business and have built up 16 years of experience in a particular field.  You know how the system works, you know how to maintain a living.

Why not focus your energy on developing and training the next generation leader?  By hanging out with you and learning from you that leader will develop skill sets beyond the particular trade.  If you take a piece of that individuals earnings in return for the knowledge and skills you have acquired, it is a win win situation.  They obtain the skill sets necessary to succeed in today's society and you obtain a piece of what they call financial independence.

Just like the story of Elijah and Elisha (see www.christian-resources-today.com), when you develop a new leader, their influence will reach much further than you ever could because they will leverage your knowledge base.

Are you leveraging your talents wisely? How so?

This post was reposted from http://finlit.biz/business/apprenticeship-the-key-to-financial-independence/, originally written on February 8th, 2013.