Comments on: 49 Ways to Make a Living in the Philippines — Book Review http://philfaqs.com/live-there/49-ways-to-make-a-living-in-the-philippines-book-review/ Retire Philippines, Move Philippines, Jobs Philippines, Really Living in the Philippines Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:51:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Philly http://philfaqs.com/live-there/49-ways-to-make-a-living-in-the-philippines-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4097 Philly Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:49:40 +0000 http://philfaqs.com/them-thats-living-there/49-ways-to-make-a-living-in-the-philippines-book-review/#comment-4097 @marshallmellow: Opportunities we didn't tackle in the past are just best looked at as tuition paid to learn the game ... it's better to look forward, with that I would heartily agree. @marshallmellow: Opportunities we didn’t tackle in the past are just best looked at as tuition paid to learn the game … it’s better to look forward, with that I would heartily agree.

]]> By: marshallmellow http://philfaqs.com/live-there/49-ways-to-make-a-living-in-the-philippines-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4094 marshallmellow Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:30:20 +0000 http://philfaqs.com/them-thats-living-there/49-ways-to-make-a-living-in-the-philippines-book-review/#comment-4094 ahhhh now I get the reference to the patent fertilizer...sounds like your humor got lost in the translation, so to speak. Life is too short not to laugh when you get the chance eh... It is so easy to get caught up in the excitment and such when working in the Amway type ventures. Unfortunately too many on the lower end of the payout spectrum do not reap the rewards. I have to admit I have missed some opportunities in past years when I didn't have the confidence to go forward...shoulda woulda coulda comes to mind. but now it is ONWARD and UPWARDS! Cheers! marshall ahhhh now I get the reference to the patent fertilizer…sounds like your humor got lost in the translation, so to speak. Life is too short not to laugh when you get the chance eh…

It is so easy to get caught up in the excitment and such when working in the Amway type ventures. Unfortunately too many on the lower end of the payout spectrum do not reap the rewards.

I have to admit I have missed some opportunities in past years when I didn’t have the confidence to go forward…shoulda woulda coulda comes to mind.

but now it is ONWARD and UPWARDS!

Cheers!

marshall

]]> By: Philly http://philfaqs.com/live-there/49-ways-to-make-a-living-in-the-philippines-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4092 Philly Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:21:57 +0000 http://philfaqs.com/them-thats-living-there/49-ways-to-make-a-living-in-the-philippines-book-review/#comment-4092 @marshallmellow: Hello Marshall, thanks for the feedback and I'm glad you liked the book. The real value in that book is if someone actully will grab one of the ideas by the horns and ride it ... everything there is workable, but so many, sadly, will read about it, convince themselves as to all the reasons nothing will work for them, and put it on the shelf (I'm telling a big part of my own life story there as well, not casting stones at anyone). I got a laugh out the fertilizer analogy too. Years ago a guy who now lives in Mindanao, a good freind, got himself deep into the 'Amway' craze. In particular he was heavily pushing some sort of plant food product they sold which was going to revolutionize life in the Philippines as we know it ... or so some people's sales pitch seemed to suggest. I tried to make a humorous reference to the similarity between that product and the one that comes out of the south end of a northbound carabao, but I guess I was too blunt and he never got the humor. Too bad. He was/is a nice fellow and I still consider him a friend, but he hasn't had a word to say to me in years ;-) @marshallmellow: Hello Marshall, thanks for the feedback and I’m glad you liked the book. The real value in that book is if someone actully will grab one of the ideas by the horns and ride it … everything there is workable, but so many, sadly, will read about it, convince themselves as to all the reasons nothing will work for them, and put it on the shelf (I’m telling a big part of my own life story there as well, not casting stones at anyone).

I got a laugh out the fertilizer analogy too. Years ago a guy who now lives in Mindanao, a good freind, got himself deep into the ‘Amway’ craze. In particular he was heavily pushing some sort of plant food product they sold which was going to revolutionize life in the Philippines as we know it … or so some people’s sales pitch seemed to suggest. I tried to make a humorous reference to the similarity between that product and the one that comes out of the south end of a northbound carabao, but I guess I was too blunt and he never got the humor. Too bad. He was/is a nice fellow and I still consider him a friend, but he hasn’t had a word to say to me in years ;-)

]]> By: marshallmellow http://philfaqs.com/live-there/49-ways-to-make-a-living-in-the-philippines-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4090 marshallmellow Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:44:35 +0000 http://philfaqs.com/them-thats-living-there/49-ways-to-make-a-living-in-the-philippines-book-review/#comment-4090 A timely review Philly. I have purchased this book from Bob Martin and although it is no 900 page discourse of everything and all, I fully agree and support the points you have brought out in your review. I am not agreeable and supportive because I am "validating" my decision to purchase this book. I am affirming the value of Bob's work because it has and will continue to "fertilize" my thinking on ways to provide income for myself and my Filipino family/community. (Perhaps I should come up with another way to phrase that so others will not think I am full of it - hehe) Bottomline is I do not have "buyer's remorse" and I am more than satisified with my purchase of Bob's book. I will be recommending it to anyone who is interested in the subject should they inquire (seems like that is just about everyone who is contemplating making the move to the Philippines). Just a last comment to mention I have purchased Bob Martin's other book "Retire Like A King". I haven't broke the seal on that one yet but I am looking forward to doing so very soon. marshall A timely review Philly.

I have purchased this book from Bob Martin and although it is no 900 page discourse of everything and all, I fully agree and support the points you have brought out in your review.

I am not agreeable and supportive because I am “validating” my decision to purchase this book. I am affirming the value of Bob’s work because it has and will continue to “fertilize” my thinking on ways to provide income for myself and my Filipino family/community. (Perhaps I should come up with another way to phrase that so others will not think I am full of it – hehe)

Bottomline is I do not have “buyer’s remorse” and I am more than satisified with my purchase of Bob’s book. I will be recommending it to anyone who is interested in the subject should they inquire (seems like that is just about everyone who is contemplating making the move to the Philippines).

Just a last comment to mention I have purchased Bob Martin’s other book “Retire Like A King”. I haven’t broke the seal on that one yet but I am looking forward to doing so very soon.

marshall

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