I am getting to be an old man, so please indulge me as I tell you a story from my younger days. I am of the generation whose Grandparents still lived on small family farms, at least they did in the Southern and Mid-Western region of the United States.

My Mother's family were farmers, they had a Dairy and Truck Farm. For those of you who do not know, a Truck Farm is one where farmers grow vegetables and fruits not only to feed their own family, but also to sell in the nearby Cities for needed cash. It's why we have so many Farm-to-Market roads in Texas (example: FM 2181)

I loved spending time during the summers on my Grandparents' farm. It was like paradise for a young boy. One day while playing in the Dairy barn as the cows were being milked I found a couple of big and heavy burlap bags full of kernels of corn.

This is when my Grandfather taught me an important life lesson that stood me well my entire life.

I asked him if this was corn for the cows or the hogs. He laughed and said "No, it's my Treasure. It's my seed corn."

He told me it is the seed that he plants each year for the new harvest. I learned that no matter how tough times get, you don't eat your seed corn because, if you do, you will not have a future harvest. You would have sold your future short for a temporary time that you would most likely otherwise survive. So, you always set aside a portion of your present harvest so that you can have a future harvest.

As an adult, I have never been a traditional farmer. But I have been self-employed since 1971 when I was 20-21 years old. I have applied this lesson to my business life ever since.

I have had abundant harvests and times of drought. But I always kept some of my "seed corn" set aside for future harvests. I have not given in to the temptation to "eat the seed corn".

If that meant Ramen noodles for as long as necessary instead of fast food or pizza, so be it! If that meant taking some of the seed corn to go to garage sales and find items to resell at a flea market for a higher price to get more seed corn, then that's what we did. You get the idea.

How is your seed corn being used? Do you even have any seed corn? Many people don't have any because they were not fortunate enough to have a Farmer teach them that important life lesson, so they never started gathering seed corn.

And that is the reason why Pam and I have set up TezQuest on Tezzers.com, Legacy Gold on LegacyHits.com, and the VIP Club on LifetimeTE.com and then invited other TE owners to join us in sponsoring these "games" that can provide the seed corn for others to start or grow their business. It's also why we sponsor other games found on TEs from other owners. For example, we sponsor 30% of the Embers Game at HotFlashHits.com

So, if you don't have any seed corn, then go get you some. The paragraph above shows you at least one option. You will be surprised at how fast a small amount of seed corn will turn into a new harvest for you.

This month, Mick wants to work with up to 12 people who need extra help to get their online business started and growing.

Even if you don't have any seed corn now but are willing to put forth the effort and learn from others, then contact Mick here

If am asking you to consider doing business with me it is only fair that you know a bit about my business background and experience. In essence, what do I bring to the table that will help you find, build, and become successful in YOUR online business.

I have been self-employed since 1971 in many different businesses, often owning and operating multiple businesses at the same time. In general, the fields have included services, advertising, marketing, real estate investing, and real estate development.

Starting in Houston, TX in 1971 I co-owned a paint and body shop where we "white labeled" work for auto dealerships along the Southwest Freeway in Houston that did not have body shops. At the same time, we owned a service business that delivered and installed appliances for stores that did not have delivery departments (for example; Globe Discount City, and Firestone Tire stores that, at that time, sold window AC Units and other household appliances).

A third business we owned and operated at this time was a flat-rate moving service within the city targeting those who lived in one-bedroom apartments.

In the 1980s I had ownership in an independent record label headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada where I interacted with some very well-known recording artists. I was also the Executive Producer of the infomercial for the "Target Success" system developed by Don Dwyer. Our two major talent spokespersons for the infomercial were Rosie Grier and Rocky Bleier.

I built my first website in 1998 to promote a company we started named Profit Pacesetters that sold business opportunity mailing lists to people in the MLM industry. I later sold (and financed) that business to one of my employees.

In 2001, I founded USSurfs.com which offered internet dial-up services. When broadband became the standard for Internet access we transitioned USSurfs to become our holding company for all things related to the Internet. By 2004 we evolved into website development and promotion for other companies and individuals, including ranking many of these sites in the top 10 on page 1 of the search engine results pages.

Along the way during the 1990s, in my spare time, I also earned a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance, both from the University of North Texas. However, my real education came not so much from books and classrooms, but from actually doing it for the last 50+ years.

You can be certain that I know the kind of hard work and persistence it takes to be successful, and I can help you become successful in your own online business if that is your goal.