About Me!
July 19th, 2007 by Kim Bolte
A Hopeless Addict
If I could only share one personal thing with you about me it would be in 1979, alone and lonely, depressed, suicidal and paranoid and hopelessly addicted to drugs, I listened to Earl Nightingale read “As A Man Thinketh”, by James Allen.
What I heard began a life-long metamorphosis.
That I could change my pitiful existence by changing my thoughts was a truth I embraced and resisted at the same time.
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read “As A Man Thinketh” but each time I get something new. That little book lead to hundreds more, some great, some not so good.
Today, I can’t remember the last time I was down. I’m never lonely and when I’m alone, it’s by choice. I’m a genuinely happy person, one of those people who will talk to everyone, everywhere. There are no strangers.
I’m a child of the 60’s, a recovering Hippie. I bought into that scene hook, line and sinker. That was a great time to do be alive. I still believe in peace and love but put the drugs down for good in 1988.
My hair would still be long if it weren’t for this balding thing I have goin’ on. I’m really not going bald, my hair is just migrating from the top of my head to my ears and nose.
Raise your hand if you are old enough to understand that one.
Most of my working life was spent driving trucks and operating heavy equipment in the oil fields of California. Then, for about ten years I drove a Fresno City Bus. Having to be at work at 5 AM got old. Union Vs. City contract time was always a source of stress.
Then one day after the alarm rang, after a shower, my first cup of coffee, dressed and ready to go to work, I knew that I couldn’t spend one more day driving the bus. I called the dispatcher and told him he’d have to find somebody to cover my shift.
I took an early retirement. I’ve always wanted to work for myself, particularly from home and that’s what I’m doing now.
The best thing about having my own business is being able to sleep until I wake up.
I work from home and love it but it does have its challenges.
Being a “paper clip counter” does not a successful business man make.
My biggest challenge is doing everything that needs to be done around the house and not my business. I’m a better employee than I am my own boss. I’ve had to learn to discipline myself.
I love to read and last night I finished “The Slight Edge” by Jeff Olson. Wow! Get that book. In it he says, that small positive choices over a long period of time equal success. You know like walking 30 minutes today won’t change your health today but walking 30 minutes a day for a year will.
Small negative choices like “counting paper clips” today won’t make me a failure but doing similar things over a long period of time will.
I get paid to become a better person.
Years ago I was told that Network Marketing is a self-improvement program disguised as a business. That has certainly been true for me.
I choose my partners and I only only work with people I trust and respect.
I’m in love with this industry after more then 28 years. But it’s not the money that keeps me here….it’s the people. I love being in the Energy Orbit of people going for their dreams. Helping people believe in themselves enough to go for their dreams is my passion.
If you’re willing to learn some new skills, and refine some skills that you already have and apply The Slight Edge Philosophy for two to five years, you will have financial freedom and security (for the rest of your life). I’m doing it and I see others doing it every day. You can too and I can help you.
Kim Bolte
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