{"id":2066,"date":"2012-09-03T11:30:50","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifetosuccess.com\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2012-09-03T11:30:50","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T15:30:50","slug":"be-self-sufficient-and-self-employed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifetosuccess.com\/blog\/be-self-sufficient-and-self-employed\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Self Sufficient and Self Employed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i-orr6HRNDk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Being Self Sufficient and looking at yourself as self employed is a key to living a successful life and a step towards living a life that you are completely responsible for.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Tracy does a great job laying out this idea.<\/p>\n<p>When we look at ourselves as self employed even though our paycheck comes from someone else, we place ourselves in a more valued position then that person who is just there for the paycheck alone. 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