Consumer Protection From Scams

Protecting consumers from scams, how do we do it I ask my mentor Roy McDoanld? He replied that there are a lot of government websites like:

http://www.australia.gov.au/topics/economy-money-and-tax/consumer-protection

http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/tag/scamwatch/

http://consumer.gov/ncpw/

Though it is really about the consumer them self. How is that Roy I asked? Well just listen to the language you use there, “consumer” they consume, so first of all they need to take a good look at them self and ask, ‘Is that the person who I want to be? A Consumer’? Roy Mcdonald also asked me, ‘Do you want to be another statistic or do you want to be ahead of the pack and make a difference to this great world’? I replied with an enthusiastic “YES”  and Roy replied. All day long we are bombarded with media, “buy this”, “buy that”! What you need to be is “You” yourself and where you are going, then you won’t be consuming your way through life. Roy paused and looked at me…I was starting to understand as Roy began to add more. Lets do a search, this was on one of the first sites we found:

Consumer Culture. The term “consumer culture” refers to cultures in which mass consumption and production both fuel the economy and shape perceptions, values, desires, and constructions of personal identity.

This is the site: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O119-ConsumerCulture.html

Protecting Consumers from Scams when Ads are Everywhere

Can you see a little clearer now? How people refer to them selves is a big deal. Think about yourself as this now and imagine your walking into a seminar to learn about real estate or business. Now think “consume” are you thinking? Now a decision comes and you are asked, would you like “A”  or “B”…What is your first thought? It would, 90% of the time be “A or B” and nothing that is inline with your goals or vision of the life style with your family, that was most probably the driving factor that got you to this seminar in the first place. It’s quite simple Roy said, if you want to be a consumer and get scammed ten that is your choice! If you want to be an achiever and a go give in this world you need to focus on the positive goals and vision you have for your family. You need a plan to be educated in an area that will provide for you and your family, like wealth creation and not educated in consuming. As Roy finished he said, Its about your focus…What is the education you are focused on? What is the plan you are focused on? What are your goals focused on? Focus leads to clarity, clarity is power and the power is in the present. Say that to yourself a few time Roy said and truly understand that sentence and you are on your way to protecting yourself from consumer scams.