The Underground Railroad of the 21st Century!

The Underground Railroad of the 21st Century!

Do you know your history?

Remember Harriet Tubman and the Undergrond Railroad?

Wikipedia defines the Underground Railroad as:
“An informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists who were sympathetic to their cause. Created in the early 19th century, the Underground Railroad was at its height between 1850 and 1860. One estimate suggests that by 1850, 100,000 slaves had escaped via the “Railroad”.

I was listening to an old personal development tape, yes I said tape not CD, and the speaker was making mention of Harriet Tubman. Harriet was a worker on the Underground Railroad. Tubman made 13 trips to the South helping to free over 70 people. It was said that Harriet was wanted, dead or alive, but that did not matter. She was on a mission to free as many slaves as she possibly could.

Now think about this. Harriet herself finds the Underground Railroad, and escapes slavery experiencing freedom for herself! As great as that was, it wasn’t enough. Not even close, Harriet was determined to bring as many others with her to freedom as she could. Knowing that she was wanted dead or alive, she still continued to return 13 times in an effort to free more slaves.

You can’t save everyone…

We have all heard the expression, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” Well, you can lead people to the Underground Railroad, but you can’t make them go down the path. In other words, Harriet knew that she had to act quickly when she went back into the South. She knew not everyone would have the courage to make the trip to freedom. When she returned to the plantations and spoke with the slaves, she made her point clear. “Do you want to be free or work for Master the rest of your life?” Most people were too scared, or comfortable, to take a risk  for their freedom that they denied her effort to help them and remained slaves. However, those courageous and willing to take the risk followed Harriet to freedom!

“If I could have convinced more slaves that they were slaves, I could have freed thousands more.” – Harriet Tubman

My friend and business partner, Paul Austin, messaged me a couple of months back telling me that he was working at the plantation. What he was referring to was his job. When you think about it, many people spend the most important hours of each day, and the majority of days of their lives, working for someone else. Though, unlike slavery, we are compensated for our time with pay, however, the similarities are quite shocking.

It has been said that the word J.O.B. stands for “Just Over Broke.” The reality is, for most people, they make just enough money to put food on the table, have a roof over their head, and clothing to wear. Going back to the times of slavery, forced to work in fields for little to no pay, the slaves DID receive food, shelter, and clothing. Hmmmm, interesting. Just like the illustration given when many slaves refused to take the risk of leaving the plantation to seek freedom, you can see that happening today as well.

Have you ever heard the expression, “Go to school, get good grades, find a SAFE, SECURE JOB?” Think about the safe & secure part of that statement. If slaves were not willing to flee from slavery is it possible that they had a SAFE, SECURE JOB? Think about it?

Remember Moses in the Old Testament? Do you remember once he led the children of Israel out of the bondage (slavery) of Egypt how all the people rejoiced at freedom? Well at first they did, then, once free they kept pondering how much better it was being a slave. They complained constantly because the path to freedom wasn’t as easy as remaining slaves would have been?

Fast forward to today

How many people do you know that genuinely love their job? Of the same people, how many of them are not living paycheck to paycheck? How many of these people would talk about how amazing it would be if they were able to make more money, have more time, and do more of the things they always dreamed of doing? Can you see the similarities here?

What if, like Harriet did in the 1800’s, someone came along with information that could lead you to freedom. Would you be courageous enough to pursue it? Or, would the security of remaining a slave, sorry an employee, prevent you from taking that chance?

Tubman knew, “You can only save the willing,” and the same is true today. You can only lead people to the information that can set them free, however, you cannot force them to act on what they learn.

The best slogan I have heard which illustrates Harriet Tubman, and other leaders from history and the present, comes from our military. “The FEW, The Proud, The Marines.” Replace the word proud with brave or courageous, the word Marines with Unaverage, and you have the formula for freedom!

What is the Underground Railroad of the 21st Century?

The Harriet Tubman of the 21st Century is known as TUA (Team Unaverage Average) and the Underground Railroad is Network Marketing.

Like Tubman, we have traveled down the path of freedom but that isn’t good enough. We must continue to go back and share these truths with other people, looking only for those who are also seeking freedom in their lives and showing them the way. It is not conventional, there are no guarantees, it is not going to be easy, you will have to be brave, you will have to be unaverage, you will have to do what others are not willing to do in order to live like others are not able to live.

We live in the Information Age, Network Marketing is the only true Information Age business and right now the industry is exploding. 5 years from now you will either rejoice in your learning these truths and experiencing the freedom it offers, or you will still be working at the plantation wishing you would’ve stepped out on Faith and traveled down the Underground Railroad of the 21st Century for yourself…

We can lead you to the information, only you can apply what you learn!

Freedom awaits you,

Ron

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