Business Management vs. Business Opportunity. Pros and Cons of Outcomes of Business Management and Opportunity.

As a graduate with a Business Management degree and a dedicated member in one of the most controversial business opportunities of our time, I would like to discuss the difference between Business Management courses and their outcomes vs. Business Opportunities and their outcomes.

As a disclosure, I will tell you that I am not going to give you a choice between one or the other.  It is my belief that one uses different stories, situations, experiences, and desires to make a decision that will work for them.

As a pre-requisite, I ask persons look through their own eyes for what they are seeking, don't try to look through mine because you cannot live or work through me.  You have to make the choice for yourself.

However, I will tell you the lessons I learned about these two different industries and offer the benefits and imperfections of each for no entity is perfect.  If you are looking for a flaw, please believe you will find it!  No matter if it's a mate, an argument, a structure, behavior.  You will find something wrong, just look for it.

Business Management vs. Business Opportunity: The History, How I know...

I met Business Management at the same time I met Ms. Business Opportunity.  They came to me around the same time in my life when I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with it.  I came up nothing a couple of times.

This was the time period when the internet was just becoming big and people were beginning to make money on the internet.  So many E-books were being sold, teaching people how to do things through simple download (we have Youtube now).  In addition, the economy was booming (yea remember that?  Gas was .98 cents!) and new franchises were popping up all over the place.  New car companies were startomg and it seemed very profitable for someone to have some sort of business experience, this is where Mr. Business Management came in.

After finding out the above, I quickly enrolled in a Business Management program and looked forward to the reward at the end.

At the same time, Ms. Business Opportunity came to me when I was searching the internet.  There were so many opportunities around at that time because of the internet that literally if you did not get any money doing anything, you just did not try.

I found another reason why you wouldn't get it... you were too late.

By the time newbies came into the online business market, the methods that were being taught had changed.  I was one of these newbies.

Note, the best way to approach your market is the "next" way, not the "best" way.

I was intrigued by Ms. Business Opportunity because she offered a low cost way to start a profitable business if I was willing to learn the ropes.  It seemed like a new type of franchise and besides, I could learn and earn right?

Little did I know that Mr. Business Management and Ms. Business Opportunity would consume me for the next 15 years...

Business Management vs. Business Opportunity: The Difference.

Business Management is prevalent in school or academic settings.  It is taught is most colleges and universities.  Students take Business Management for just that... to learn how to manage a business.  Whether you want to work for one or you want to create your own traditional business to manage.

You pay to learn what is needed to successfully manage a business. The degree is proof that you learned this.

 Concepts are broken down into different aspects of managing a business (which I later found to be a lot of aspect and a lot more aspects than what I was taught in school- but for and extra fee, I could earn a Masters Degree to learn more).

Business Opportunity is prevalent in social settings.  One does not have to attend school to attract or take part in an opportunity.  Opportunities come in different industries just like business management opportunities but you pay for the actual ability to

• carry the brand of the opportunity
• receive tools in the opportunity
• receive training to manage the opportunity.

Much like you would in a franchise.  The issue with this form of business is that it takes no skill or knowledge prior to starting and takes more time than the average person is expecting since results vary depending on the efforts of each person, but it takes a lot more effort once started.

The main difference in the two is the respect each gets for their contribution to history.

While business management degrees have become just as important as the next average degree, they were not at one point respected.  Scholars believed business management to be for those who had no focus or who did not know what they want in their lives.  Later on, Business Management degrees were considered to be the most underemployed.  The sad part is that I am a part of that 60% statistic.  See it here.  Are you a part of the underemployment statistic?

Business management gets more respect because it is considered to be more "safe", as those who get involved with it are considered more likely to receive a job in the near future and there is the option of payments of the bill from grants and scholarships.

Meanwhile Business Opportunity is not for everyone.  Not everyone wants a business for the opposite reason why not everyone wants a job.  However, while learning graphs and charts in business management, I never once was taught how to make money in the field.  It was already assumed that I knew how while the main purpose of Business Opportunity is to teach you how to make money.

The most unspoken different between the two is what they teach.  

While Business Management teaches concepts, the science of, and the art of, they do not teach what most Business Opportunities teach which is self-confidence, belief, personal development, emotional intelligence.

Business Management vs. Business Opportunity: Similarities

There are more similarities between the two than one would think.  Both are...

• Related to Business.
• Require some form of investment.
• Offer some form of training or curriculum.
• Assets can be liquidated (less assets with Business Opportunities).
• Require dedication and commitment.
• Are related to other industries.

The most peculiar similarity that most don't understand is their failure rates.  Many people would like to argue that business rates are better because in 2012 70% of businesses were still in operation until the next quarter according to the SBA.  However, the recent statistic does not show it in this publication from the same source.  This statistic is newer and actual to what is really going on.  

It states is that 95% of businesses that opened in 2014, closed in 2015. Click here to check it out.  Its on page 11 of the pdf. 

Hard to believe right?  The truth of the matter is the success rate of traditional business fluctuates so you should never make a decision on whether you want to start a traditional business based on the success rates.  Who bases whether they want to get married on divorce rates?  They are not married or are not married for long if they do.

Everyone knows that the failure rate for MLMs, Direct Selling Companies or Network Marketing Companies is 99%.  Little people know that 50% of people quit before the end of their first year.  I have been one of them.  I did not know that by quitting myself, I was actually contributing to the failure rate.

  So half of the failures are actually quitters who bring down the other 49%  who signed them up with their short-term thinking.  So just with business I chose not to base my participation on others success or failures.  Maybe they will try again.  That's on them. They should not have lost much if they were in it less than a year. That's on them.

Since both of these models are models I represent and heavily believe in, I had to look at both of these statistics and neither look good.  I decided then that not every industry is perfect and despite the failure statistics, I would focus on the success statistics.  There will always be failure statistics.

Your best bet if you are choosing between Business Management and Business Opportunity is to leave the statistics alone.  There will always be arguments on both sides and when you do not see a rebuttal to a point on either side, it just means that someone has not seen it yet or there is no important argument.  Trust me.

When choosing an option it may be better to decide which industry you would like to be a part of.

Business Management vs. Business Opportunity: Which Industry is Which?

Business Management

• Business Management is related to the Education Industry.                                                  If someone has a problem with school, they probably would not be your nearest campus. 
•  Business Management is related to the Career/Job Industry.                                            The main purpose for one to go to school is to hope for a better job.  Don't believe me just ask someone why they are going to school. As a former student who has read many bios, I have read that same scenario over and over, even in business management.                                   Some others may go to learn the science of, or the art of, for themselves so that they can try a traditional version of business on their own. The reasons normally vary from one to the other.
• The education industry does not have to find you a job or any income.  That is your job truthfully.  Now, there are many educational entities that offer job placement and that is great.  Unfortunately, everyone cannot go to that school. In addition, the process is not perfect.

Business Management is related to traditional business practice.
If you want to know how to start a traditional firm, you may want to have business management skills.  They will show you was is expected of you from your business and your staff when you get started.  In addition the coursework demonstrates the sacrifice it takes for something you want to achieve.

If you want to find out how to get started in owning or running a business, they don't teach that in Business Management you would have to choose Small Business or Start-ups for that option. This way those who want work and those who want to work for themselves.

Business Opportunity

• Business Opportunity is related to the Network Marketing/Direct Selling Industry. Chances are, you are either for or against this industry and if you are against it, you are against all of them.  
• Business Opportunity is related to the Personal Development/Self Help Industry. Pessimists do not believe in such so just like with anything else, there will be people who either like it or they don't.  Most who don't like it just like with Network Marketing, have never tried it or had a bad experience.  This is particularly where most feel network marketers are brainwashed because most companies offer and encourage further training and change in perspective based on this industry.
• Business Opportunity is also related to the Affiliate Industry.                                            Many people who are involved with Business Opportunities are selling products or services for other companies.  Affiliates in this manner are treated and correspond a little differently and are known as internet or social marketers.

The Home Based Business model is already assumed in the business opportunity composite just as business management is assumed as in the traditional business format.  One who is a small or home based business owner may have a more traditional make-up of their business and is not always assumed to be a part of the business opportunity industry. These people tend to create their own products or niches and sell them for retail.

Business Management vs. Business Opportunity: Business Management Pros and Cons.

PRO: Get a Master's Degree or above, you may have a better chance at getting a job than the other classes of education (i.e. high school, associates degree, bachelor's degree).  Master's degrees are the basic form of education in 2016, getting one will give you a higher chance for ANY type of employment (so my administrator told me).

CON: That Degree comes with a hefty bill!  Never thought you'd be the one with student loans?  Take you and 9 of your friends... 7 of them will be in the negative when they are throwing their hats in the air.  See for yourself.  Unfortunately for me, I was one of the seven.

CON: If you want that freebie degree, then there is A WHOLE LOT of work involved.  Grants are not that hard to apply to since they usually have a closing time that is compromising to the average school curriculum, scholarships are a whole different ball game.

Try researching, qualifying, and managing numerous scholarships.  The application process is usually cumbersome, the scholarship is not guaranteed (like applying for a job), and in many cases you cannot be a part of a curriculum in order to apply.  This means you have to wait to apply if you are.


PRO: It is respected in today's society so the Business Management Degree can take you further than a traditional Job.  Always rely on what you learned in your degree other than the academic side.  You should have also learned persistence.  Attending classes and getting assignments in on time takes a decision to take school seriously.  If you finished, you should have an inkling on the persistence needed to start a traditional business.  Take that a start that dream you have always been dreaming.  You have the knowledge to do so, now go invest!

CON:
Traditional business is a little more risky especially for those with little capital, a little more work, and a little more expensive than the business opportunity model.  Traditional business is any business that is registered with its state under a physical address for retail profit.A home based business can fit this model as many people may just want to create a product and sell it like traditional business does.

The issue comes in (for me) about what is needed BEFORE you even start.  The capital, location, advertising, hiring, licenses, and the like are a bit more scary than the other options.  Sure you can just listen to others who may claim this process is so fast and easy but in most cases these "others" don't even want to write what is really included in actually starting a regular business.  Most don't know how. If they are smart, they just direct you to the SBA which gives you general business information.

I have found, you must come with a lot of capital for traditional business (inventory, business supply, rent, and other overhead requirements).and your business does not work until you get that capital in its functional place open for business. If you don't keep that commercial lease, failing is the last of your worries for many commercial leases are longer term than the traditional lease.

Business Management vs. Business Opportunity: Business Opportunity Pros and Cons

PRO: The potential of immediate income.  Great for students while they are in school.When Business Management majors are in class Business Opportunist are learning how to make the sale.  It gets down to the hands on basics of what is needed for every business...sales.  You are able to earn and learn at the same time.  There is no way that I made any money directly from my Business Management efforts while in school.  I was working on a Business Opportunity.

CON: There is much red, black, yellow, white, all types of colors of tape to get around to produce that immediate income.  You are essentially an affiliate which means you agreed to be a seller of another's product.  Many companies offer affiliate opportunities to promote their company's products and services. Therefore since most people are not trained to do so and with most it takes time... some more time than others, it can take a long time to see viable results.  Most people quit within the first 3 months with nothing to show but closed accounts.

PRO: Easy to Start. The business plan, product decision, research, rules, cost analysis, and the business fundamentals are already taken care of.  That has been packaged for a small price if you sell what they have to offer.  In the meantime it teaches some of the fundamentals of business that school does not teach such as how to talk to people, how to prioritize your business, how to choose your customers, and the everyday running and sacrifice connected with business ownership.  The cost of start-up is very low being that your business is to promotion.  There is no need to handle the small stuff.  Concentrate on the bottom line.

CON: Hard once you get in.  The tasks are easier said than done and most people are not comfortable with repetition, persistence, speaking with people, prospecting, inviting, and closing.  It is easier said than done and that is something that most network marketers don't preach because they are under the belief that it is not impossible while naysayers are looking for a more easy way.

CON; Most MLM's assume you came to the table with the same resources as their leaders if you do not have those resources, don't try to reinvent the wheel, get them. So when you start, you may have had the investment qualification but maybe a loner... now you need to go make friends!

I have never been a real "social" person meaning that my Facebook and Instagram pages are not filled with selfies, I don't talk to random strangers, and I like to stay indoors.  I have a few friends and everyone else is an acquaintance in which I rarely say hi or bye.

If I started speaking all positively all of a sudden to these so called warm-market people, they will think I have gone nuts and wonder what is up.  In fact many have.  How many of these so called warm market persons have I attracted through trained warm market tactics? None.

This is the reality many of us.  Many social butterflies nowadays have mostly social media friends who don't feel personally connected to pay attention to anything that is important to you.  Are you Kim Kardashian?  Then no one cares. Some won't care even if you are Kim Kardashian.

In fact when many direct sellers hit the "market" and it "dries" many stop and don't know what to do anymore because leaders are suggesting numbers that are not true for many representatives.

Business Management vs. Business Opportunity, both are possible, but be dedicated to one at a time.

To close this message I want to encourage everyone to visit your local business opportunity and see what they have to offer.  If they offered the same as business management, there would be no need and no demand for both industries.

The demand for Business Opportunity comes from people who are no longer believers of the one income system, a job as security, and retirement as an ability.  The demand comes from people who are willing to believe that there are people who are just like them.

I also encourage everyone to go to your local small business administration and find out how you can add a traditional business setting to your Business Opportunity.  In trying not to re-invent the wheel.



Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

A Side Hustle! Are You Looking For An Easy Side Hustle?

3 Reasons Why Way Better is a Great Side Hustle for Easy Cash.  

The meaning of a side hustle is to make some money right?  It is the money you make while you are not doing your main thing.

Note that hustling takes dedication because it is not going to work if you don't work it.  That is the purpose of calling it a hustle.  Otherwise, it would be a hobby.

Side Hustle: How a Side Hustle Works.

This is how a side hustle works.  Get paid slowly by doing something you would normally do or get paid really fast doing something you would not normally do.  Some people answer surveys as a side hustle.  Others choose the local farmer's market or teaching. For those who want more lasting results, they choose to operate a Home Based Business or Small Business.

Choosing a side hustle is normally based on 2 opposing factors.  

What you like to do or what  you have to do.   

When doing something you like to do, you are choosing a side hustle that does not have a deadline.  You are looking for a more lasting effect, another stream of ongoing income of some sort.  Maybe residual income.

If  choosing a side hustle based on what you have to do, then you are looking to achieve a goal.  You are looking for something a little more short- term in nature.

A club fits more into the first type of side hustle.  Sorry for those who are looking for a quick 10 g's by tomorrow... good luck.

Choosing a club as a side hustle will give you many lasting effects and benefits.  Here are some of the reasons why you should choose Way Better or a Vacation Club as a side hustle.

Side Hustle: Way Better is a Great Side Hustle Reason #1

What do people like to do when they are off of work?  Although we hate to admit it or believe it but many of us live for the weekend.  Thursday is the worst day of the week if we are not on vacation because it is not Friday and everyone is exhausted. Everyone is tired from the commute for the last four days and the ongoing work.  It was probably hard to get up that day.

Next week when you walk into the office, notice how many more times someone will tell you they are tired on a Thursday as opposed to any other day of the week.  As a matter of fact when Friday rolls around, those same "tired" folks have new life!  They are regenerated and ready for the weekend.

Why?

To have fun... finally.

Being a member of a club gives you access to unlimited fun based. Travel club members have access to the most exclusive deals in their areas as well as abroad, discounts to exclusive events around the world, and the ability to hit any town they'd like... and get paid.  They often do. Have fun... take friends... invite others... and get paid.

According to how we operate as a society, humans, etc, we don't equate a side hustle or making money with fun.  Most people cannot say they have fun on their side hustle because of the seriousness of the goal involved with the side hustle (which we have established as to create another stream of income).  So naturally, when thinking of a side hustle, we tend to have other ideas in mind that do not equal fun but equal unintended work instead.

Do you know anyone who is saying they are having a ball in their side hustle?

Side Hustle: Way Better is a Great Side Hustle Reason #2

Make the best out of your side hustle with Way Better.  Way Better gives the leverage needed to grow your club membership (your pockets) as fast as you would like.  It can help those who are looking for a short-term fix but what you put in it, just like anything else, you will get exactly that out of it.

Usually side hustles take a long time to come into fruition because they are often done alone.  This is because a side hustle is done on personal "side time".  The time we have left over after all of the important things are taken care of.  The lack of full-time dedication, or a dedicated staff to work while you are not adds to the time it takes to make the side hustle work.

Instead of working it alone, Way Better offers help and assistance to its club members to increase their membership and increase their fun.

It is way better to have a side hustle where you want to participate; it yields maximum rewards.

If you are doing something out of obligation, chances are you are constantly thinking of the day when you will quit.  That does not make for a lasting nor profitable side hustle.

A club setting offers support to its members for longevity and success.  Way Better is a Club that does just that making it a great side hustle for easy cash.  The more the merrier.

Side Hustle: Way Better is a Great Side Hustle Reason #3

It's not that big of a deal!
So many put so much unnecessary thought into things and are so ready to complain about everything!  I once read in one of those great books that you can either be right or rich.  Which one do you choose?  Your actions will show which....

We often come up with ideas to make money on the side and often wonder if they are going to work.  We ask friends, family members, and co-workers if our ideas are good enough and if they have any resources that will help us gain traction.

Most of the time these ideas go up in smoke.

Instead, try a system that has been tried and proven to work by many.  If anything, it should help those other ideas that are rummaging in your head.  By accepting something new, you could ultimately be saying yes to a side hustle that not all smoke and mirrors but one that has a lasting effect and results for yourself , friends, family, and co-workers.

It's not that big of a deal to start a club and grow its membership with the help of others while you travel the world, learn new things, and have fun.

Only work if if its working.

Just in case you were not paying attention.  Here is a summary of the three reasons why maybe you should consider a club as your next side hustle.

1. Be the author of fun... and get paid.  Have fun with family, friends, and co-workers like you would normally do and get paid.
2. Get some help for a change!  As a side hustle many people do not get the help they need for it to be profitable.  Getting involved with a club gives that community support.
3. It's not a big deal.  It's really not.  Choose a side hustle that you like and one that is lasting.  It is not a big deal to have a travel club as a side hustle.  You can keep your day job.

So where do you find more information for a "not a big deal, helpful, community based, fun and paying side hustle?  Here.



Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Volunteer Vacations: 3 Volunteer Vacations You Can Go on Tomorrow.

There are 3 Different Kinds of Volunteer Vacations You Can Choose in a Travel Club.

You have volunteered... done all of that work (and paid to do so), and you don't get any time off?  No time to relax afterwards?  No spa to rub your aching muscles, no shopping for rare collectible?

  Your travel club membership is not only your source for luxury vacations and dining discounts but it also your source for Volunteer Vacations.  You are invited to volunteer, and then spend the next couple of days enjoying the fruits of your labor.

What is wrong with plain relaxing or having fun?  According to those who are dedicated in worldwide or international volunteering, it is impossible to have fun and help others in need.  By doing so, you are committing a sin of greed and we don't want that when we are trying to give.

Have you noticed that you can go to one country and "give" and go to another and "have fun"?  How about do it all in one vacation?  Don't believe the hype when you are told that you have to rough it to help someone else or it's not a genuine offer.  The shore doesn't fit the ship.  There are people who actually fit that description; are in the same country or location as you and do not have the same inclinations to help.  They are having fun.  You are a giver for your decision to do so. Congratulations.

Volunteer Vacations and Travel Club Relationships.

If you want the most out of your volunteer vacation like learning about the local community and checking out the local attractions, then you would want to go with a travel club.  Travel Clubs offer volunteer vacations in addition luxury accommodations and exquisite shopping experiences.

Travel clubs offer 3 different forms of volunteer vacations to members.  Members take advantage of a volunteer vacation at any time of their choosing.  It is not a mandatory deal for membership.  In addition, a separate vacation time is held for you to relax as a thank you from the travel club for offering your time and money to assist someone else.

Members have received wonderful experiences and learned many lessons while attending volunteer vacations.  It is more about the fact that you decided to take on the challenge and went through the process of actually giving.

Volunteer Vacations: 3 Volunteer Vacations Offered by Travel Clubs.

Here are 3 types of volunteer vacations offered by travel clubs

I. Local Volunteer Vacations
II. Volunteer Abroad
III. Volunteer Vacations for Specific Cause (not location based)

I. Local Volunteer Vacations.

New members, old members, members with a full membership or in it alone can participate in local volunteer vacations. These vacations are usually within the U.S. and are with the local Boys and Girls clubs.  You can volunteer in South Dakota at the SuAnn Big Crow Boys & Girls club to help children on the reserve.

Or, you can visit Orlando to help the local children there build new playgrounds.  There are many opportunities to help at home.  You can even start your own charity or volunteer cause so that others can help.  Travel clubs are always looking to help.  You can ask your members personally or help by offering the services of foundations to your local area.

Members and schedule their voluntour as soon as possible once they join and can take family members and friends according to membership details or through membership as well.  Think of it as a wholesale grocery store... for travel.

To find out more about Volunteering Locally through  a Travel Club, click here.

II. Volunteer Abroad

International travel is very popular so naturally any travel media will be able to get you to the best international destinations.  Volunteering abroad is no different with travel clubs.  Just like you can visit South Dakota, Orlando, or New York, you can can also visit Guatemala, Peru, and Cuba.

As with most of the volunteer experiences, these volunteer opportunities also come with vacation option afterwards.  It is great to help someone and learn their country, culture, and language.  Having private tours, beach access, elegant dinners, and guided shopping makes the trip more worthwhile.  Now you are helping the economy of the locals as well!  Bonus!

It is easy to be a part of a volunteer vacation where you volunteer abroad.  Forget what you were told about having to contact numerous persons and connecting with many organizations in order to help someone.

Once you are a member, you do not have to make voluntours up.  Volunteers are in need and the options are waiting as soon as you join.  The more the merrier.  If you want to know just how easy it is... Here are the steps.
1. Become a club member to a travel club
2. Go to your private travel portal for all of the available volunteer vacations.
3. Choose the one that most fits your interests and your heart.
4. Book through your website or your personal concierge.
5. Get ready to go and experience!
6. Do it Over Again.

There are hundreds of volunteer vacations to choose from all year round.  The best part is there is not time limit to waste and wait around with.  In other words, members don't have to accumulate points in order to go on the vacation of their choice like some travel entities, you can book and be ready for the next voluntour as soon as tomorrow.

If you were a member now you would be able to go to Guatemala, Thailand, Malaysia, Bali, Figi, and more!  Go all around the world helping others while you build and empire from home of people who want to do the same.

Bali, North Sumatra Indonesia

Sign up Volunteer Abroad.  Click here if you have the dream to do so.

III. Cause Based Volunteer Vacations.

The option to help build basketball teams, work closely with other non-profit organizations for different causes are also an option when in a travel club.  It is totally up to the member who chooses to take their family on a giving experience instead of a spoiled one.  If you wish to do something that is close to your heart, chances are your local charity will work with the travel club.

Remember: Volunteer Vacations are not mandatory for your travel club membership.  Club members are encouraged to go whenever they feel the heart and wish to give.

To find out more about Volunteer Vacations Click Here.

Of course you must become a Vacation or Travel Club member (step 1) to actually become a part of the extreme volunteer vacation experience.  The Travel Club (Way Better) is an invitation only club.  To request and invitation, click here.

Volunteer Vacations: For the Beginner.

Not everyone is accustomed to the volunteer experience of a lifetime.  Many beginners are often nervous and perhaps a little off guard because the experience of a voluntour is different.  These don't happen everyday.

Travel clubs are a great way for the beginner Volunteer Vacationer to become acquainted with the volunteer experience and what can be offered on both sides.  The reason is because travel clubs help things become familiar.  You will see some of the same people who are also members from one place to another.  This makes for a great opportunity to meet new people and build new relationships that are lasting and outside of the digital walls of technology.

Often times, this type of "friendly" behavior happens in every club and is the purpose for most clubs.  Like-minded people offering benefits to each other based on their similarities and common beliefs.

Build an Eco-Playground in Mexico

New to the Club Experience?  Click here to find out more.

Volunteer Vacations: Are There Costs Involved With Travel Club Volunteer Vacations?

There is a charge for such a vacation because the details are taken care of.  These are details such as foundations in which to work with, times and dates of the best travel, room accommodations, eating arrangements, and ground transportation.  These are some of the aspects you would have to take care of on your own should you decide to "rough it" for your very own voluntour experience. There are cost but you would never guess how much.

To get your first voluntour started today, click here.by requesting an invitation to a travel club (step 1).

Don't just listen to me!  Get more ideas on Volunteer Vacations outside of this source, click here.  Please read the fine print and boundaries before making a commitment to the suggestions listed in these resources.
 

Happy Volunteer Trails!


Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Vacation Savings Plan: Does a Vacation Savings Plan Really Work?

Saving the Conventional Way for Vacation May Sound Like a Good Idea but Does it Really Work?

How to Really Save Money For Vacation...

Okay so you may be "resolving" all over the place now that the new year is underway.  Television talk shows, infomercials, and commercials all over the place are now hovering for your "savings" dollars.  Knowing that humans want to go on vacation, many banks are now entering the world of Vacation Savings Plans, which sound no different than the average Vacation Savings Plan.

Vacation Savings Plan: How They Work.

Before now, the average person who wanted to enjoy a simple vacation would have to save.  The first step would to be to find a place where you can remotely afford.  Without any booking of any vacations, the traveling dreamer would start a savings plan at their local bank to try to save for portions of the vacation at a time in hopes that the price, or even the vacation... is still there.

Emerging travel sites offer significant discounts to those who are ready to vacation now.  Prices are selected for very restricted time periods and the average vacationer does not have the money in the time period allotted on the travel site to pay for vacation.

Vacation Savings Plan: How They Do Not Work.

The problem comes in when the average vacationer lives life.  Life happens.  If we have kids, cars, homes, family members, or other responsibilities, these can easily come before that "vacation".  Most of us find that our Vacation Savings Plans is just a regular rainy day savings.  No matter how much we try to steer clear of expenditures, ultimately the time for vacation comes and we do not have the Vacation Savings Plan that we resolved to have in the beginning of the year.  Why?

Life happened.

Some may argue that if they touch their Vacation Savings Plan before the allotted time, that they will get charged for every withdrawal.  What they do not argue is that this only gives reason to empty the Vacation Savings Plan upon first withdrawal because, who wants to keep paying fees for their own money?  In addition, if you have a regular savings, a Christmas savings, a Health savings, and a Retirement savings, then your money is being cut pretty low.  When problems or emergencies rise and there is no money in the already shortened savings, then what comes next?

The Vacation Savings Plan.  It is the least important of the others because of it's time limit, who it involves, and the fact that you do have some access to the money.  We can argue about how Vacation Savings Plans work for some but you have to be committed to savings first. Those who have a problem saving wouldn't dare dream of a Vacation Savings Plan.  They have to fill the others first.

Vacation Savings Plan: Make it Work.

To solve this never-ending problem of saving money for vacation, assuming vacationers can now save for vacation through the travel or vacation club.  Every month vacation club members are saving money for their vacations... and going.

How?

The issue with "savings" is no longer there.  When vacation club members pay their monthly dues, they are actually putting their money into a virtual Vacation Savings Plan where the money can no longer be touched.  Even if the vacation club member decides not to be in the club any longer, they will not be able to touch these funds... they are for relaxation only!

Members are a part of a travel club, this means there is year round access to vacations, all-inclusive, cheap, trips, excursions, getaways, and destinations all year round.  One does not have to find where they "may" want to go first and hope that the vacation is there AND is affordable.  The vacation club makes sure that these two constants remain.


Through the vacation club... members have stopped doing this...

And are doing this instead.

Vacation Savings Plan: How Do You Save For Vacation?

Some members had iron-clad ways they would use to save for vacation until they found the travel club option was much easier.  How do you save for vacation?  We would love to hear your comments here.

To find out more about Vacation Clubs and How to Save For Vacation Click Here.


Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

You Should Be Here...Blue Sign: What is the You Should Be Here Blue Sign About?

The You Should Be Here Blue Sign Has Been All Over The World, But What Does It Mean?

Via Pinterest: Vacation Queen

This famous blue sign is a copyright of a company called World Ventures.  World Ventures is a travel club that is now celebrating 10 years in successful business because of it's loyal, growing, membership base.

You Should Be Here Blue Sign: What Does It Mean?

The You Should Be Here blue sign was made by the top executives of the company while on their first major Dreamtrip.  Dreamtrips are the company's product.  While on the first Dreamtrip, representatives of World Ventures started sharing with each other how amazing the experience was and thus started naming people who had missed out and should have been there.

In a video to their friends and family who missed the trip, World Ventures members started naming by names other representatives and customers who "should be" there with them.  From there the saying "you should be here", was made to remind friends and family members of all representatives and customers that they should be on vacation with them and experiencing the same fun, excitement, relaxation, or one time experience like the one above.  For more of what is behind this sign... check it out here.

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You Should Be Here Blue Sign: What to do with the You Should Be Here Blue Sign?

All World Ventures members receive a You Should Be Here Sign Blue Sign upon starting membership.  It is an added bonus of being a club member.

The You Should Be Here Blue Sign is an indication of World Ventures Membership and is often used when members go on vacation or use their club membership for discounts on tickets, events, concerts, and the like.  The sign has been on Good Morning America as well as some concerts and events.  The You Should Be Here Blue Sign is showing the capability of a Where's Waldo, popping up all over the world.

Members are also encouraged to use the You Should Be Here Blue Sign when participating in  membership activities like training and travel parties.  The You Should Be Here Sign is often uploaded to social media and video media sites especially twitter and Instagram. You many have seen the hashtag #ysbh posted all over twitter.  You can see many of the places this sign has been on the website.  Yes, You Should Be Here has it's own website. Click here to check out where this sign has been. .

You Should Be Here Blue Sign: How to Get One?

Members do not give away their You Should Be Here Blue Signs.  These signs are like homage to the membership brand.  However, for anyone who becomes a travel club member, signs are available not only when upon starting but fruitfully throughout the membership along with You Should Be Here Blue Sign pens, and other You Should Be Here Blue Sign effects.

In addition, members have access to other versions of the sign to show their travel club pride and to remind family. friends, and other travel club members that vacation... is where you should be.  For obvious reasons.

The You Should Be Here Blue Sign has been effective in that is does what it claims to but in doing that it has become very popular in the social media arena,  The next time you see a You Should Be Here Blue Sign, think of how many times you have seen one.  The sign itself sends a statement.

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To find out more about how to get the You Should Be Here Blue Sign, click here.

Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Economical Vacations: The Easiest Way to Explore The Best Economical Vacations.

 What You May Now Know about Economic Vacations... How to Get Your Next Economical Vacation.

Here is a simple solution.

We would all love to be able to afford a $20 thousand vacation for a family of four.  Or maybe even a $10 thousand dollar vacation for two but the reality is...

We don't have it like that.

The average person does not have $10- $20 thousand dollars just lying around for the next boat rental or exotic winter escape.  So what does a "hundredaire" do with a millionaire mindset?

Economical Vacations: Go to the Bahamas... 

Economical Vacations:  Options.

The average person seeking an economical vacation would probably be looking for somewhere close to home ("local") or somewhere that is "all-inclusive".  All-inclusive vacations are hard to find without pages and pages of fine print.  Other travelers try to save to make their vacation more "economical"  only to find the car needs fixing or a new responsibility has now taken our traveler's checks.

Instead of hoping for the next vacation and making compromised plans with your loved ones, it would probably behoove you to join a vacation club for economical vacations and other economical reasons too.

This is an option that those looking for economical vacations, now have.

Economical Vacations: The Science of Wholesale Vacations.

Many travelers or vacationers do not know that besides "all-inclusive" and "local" vacations as being economical, wholesale vacations are the most economical way to travel.  Why?  Wholesale vacations offer "all-inclusive" and "local" options in addition giving you the price of the vacation reseller for these accommodations.

How does this happen?

Through the invention of the Vacation Club.

Vacationing on a budget with family members and friends are highly encouraged in the vacation club setting as prices do not consistently change along with dates.  On the contrary, if your company has missed a deadline for an economical vacation you wished to have, vacation clubs offer second and third chances by offering the vacation again, sometimes at a lower price.

No longer are economical vacations defined as "a hotel somewhere away from home near the sun or snow", travel clubs offer full itineraries with vacation choices and hundreds to choose all over the world.  If you do not see your ideal vacation, you can make and suggest economical vacations year round.

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Economical Vacations: Vacation Clubs are the Easiest Way to Explore.

Vacation clubs offer exclusive destinations at exclusive prices to all members.  Members pay a small fee to get access to deals and are offered perks, resort credits, vacation upgrades, and membership benefits at a very low price.  To find the price of a vacation club membership, click here.

Instead of the ongoing list of potential travel agents, travel sites, travel agencies, and the ongoing testimonials of well meaning family members and friends, vacation club members are offered ideas based on the the type of vacation they wish to have.  There are vacations based on everything from spa and cruising to sports and surfing.

Economical Vacations:  Bonus!  Vacation Clubs offer Savings to... Vacation.

The best part of vacation clubs is they offer members ways of saving for vacation while on or off of vacation.  Members who take full advantage of club membership have the option to travel for free and to make money while traveling (or not).


So what type of savings are we talking?

A vacation club will not be beat when it comes to price.  It is the easiest and most cost effective way to take advantage of an economical vacation.

This is one of the benefits of being a member.  Members are encouraged to keep the price to themselves because the "member's only" discounts can seem unbelievable.

Everyone has a "threshold" of what their version of "economical" is to them.  If you are in the economical vacations market and are searching for the best option for your com padres then I highly suggest the vacation club.  There is no obligation and someone is always there to answer your questions.  For more information about the vacation club. click here.


Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

3 Reasons Why You May Fail If Your New Year's Resolution is Connected to Weight Loss...

What You Should Focus on for a Better New Year's Resolution Success Rate.

Weight loss may be the resolution you make in the spring because January may not be it, yet weight loss was the #1 New Year's resolution of 2015 according to Static Brain.  You can already see the gym commercials and ads now. However, according to weight loss sources and business publications, there seems to be a common theme in weight loss geared resolutions...

They fail.

Reason Why You May Fail  If Your New Years Resolution is Connected to Weight Loss #1 

Weight Loss a Personal Change.

The Bull Dog Reporter states that one reason is because weight loss is a personal change.  It's much easier to separate business from pleasure, but when we think of our bodies, this is a much more personal experience.  What was once a dedication seems like a responsibility and we start to make more excuses as to why we cannot handle the new "diet".

Personal change requires mental will and strength which is easier said than done.  It requires a definite decision to focus because we have to now be aware of what we once unconscious of  the day before (i.e. procrastination, attitude, habits, etc) because weight loss requires full body and mind observation.  We often become more disappointed when we miss a milestone that requires a personal change.  This only increases frustration and the failure rate.

Reason Why You May Fail  If Your New Years Resolution is Connected to Weight Loss #2 

Most Weight Loss Resolutions are Done for Someone Else... (with someone else in mind).

This one does not seem like a biggie but we call them accountability partners.  What happens when your accountability partner decides they don't want that responsibility? What usually happens is the weight loss deal is secretly off.  Pinkies Oinkments has 9 other reasons that weight loss New Year's resolution success rates are rare.

Secondly, are you really doing it for yourself, or do you want to "kill them" while on vacation?  Do you want to show all of "them" your new body?  Nine times out of 10, that reason is NOT going to keep you dedicated to your New Year's weight loss plan.  Find a reason why you want to lose the weight and any time is a great time!

Reason Why You May Fail  If Your New Years Resolution is Connected to Weight Loss #3 

Weight Loss is a Financial Burden.

Yes, there are tips to show you how to lose weight for less but how much is less?  What if you cannot afford less?  Tips and techniques work for those who have the tools needed for the task.  If you do not have any tools or resources, you have to get those before you begin the techniques... even if they are for less.

In addition, just like with anything else we have to put our whole selves into this goal and if your reason is #2, than you may not have your whole self into the cause.  One may not have put into their schedule that they needed to actually learn how to stay efficient.  

After all of the money spent, all of the "knowledge" you now have, the gym membership (optional), the new equipment (great for long-term commitment weight loss commitment goals) how many of us find that we are the same size or bigger than what we started?  

However, There is light at the end of the tunnel.

There is light at the end of the tunnel... 

Studies show that business related New Year's Resolutions are more successful.  Read more of why this is by clicking here to see the article written by Bull Dog Reporter.

Having a business related resolution will definitely get rid of problem #3 if you are dedicated just like with any other resolution.  In addition, people feel more important if they are busy doing something that is closer to their hearts or tends to their hearts which is what your business should ultimately do.

With the new presidential election coming this year, the topic of business may be more important than most think.  While some of us are promising to look the part losing weight, others are promising to be the part getting their financial strategies in order.  It will behoove anyone to have their financial and small business ducks in a row (or at least have an idea of some kind of duck sauce he/she wants to market).

A Business in Travel is What We Suggest Here at Way Better... 3 Reasons why:

1. If you have a resolution to take more REAL vacations this year,  it would be best to do that and make a living doing so.  You may feel more satisfaction with your overall life with the new freedom of actually taking or being able to take vacation.  Don't agree?  Lifehacker does. 

One reason the New Year's resolution fails as a whole is because there are too many on the list.  Having a travel business may allow you to kill many birds with one stone.  

The sun many add to your intentions of losing weight.  Ahhh, that great Vitamin D

2. If you are planning on losing weight, the personal development that comes with a stay at home travel business with Way Better, will give you the grounding, the mentality, commitment, and dedication it needs to lose weight.  The principles are the same, they are life long principles.  The difference is how you apply them.  

Applying the principle of growth, loss, and patience is more personal when dealing with weight loss which makes it a little more easier to apply these principles in an easier manner before jumping into what may be a huge feat.  The tropical beaches doesn't hurt either.

3. If you a planning on learning a new skill, delving into a business once and for all will take those years of procrastination off where you were just "thinking" about it.  You will need the help of a community and a mastermind group who have been doing it all around; you need the whole team.

A travel club offers the community and exposure you need to get your real self out there.  Some of us may need to just spend time not consuming our minds with ourselves.  Having a community of like -minded people gives you greater sense of self, belonging, and takes your mind off of the dreaded "weight monster", which may be healthy in itself. 

Haven't Set Your New Year's Resolution?  Just Stay Away from Weight Loss, Try for March, the gym should be just about empty by then until June.

Moral of the story, choose a change that is business related.

Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.