Thursday

Can you REALLY "Set It and Forget It" in Home Business?

Are you wanting a business that is on auto pilot?  You just want to plug in and let "the system" do all the work for you.  You simply want to "set it and forget it"?  

Well I have a little surprise for you.

It's NOT going to work!

Let me explain.   Let's say you were watching an informercial. You got caught in the hype and excitement and ordered the "set it and forget it" oven.   Now, you just got it delivered, it's in its box.  Where's your chicken?   The commercial said you could just "set it and forget it" so why can't you put the box on your kitchen counter top and get your chicken?

Well you obviously know you need to take it out of the box, remove the tape, the cardboard and the plastic inserts and assemble some small parts.  Now all that is done. Where's the golden brown yummy chicken?

Oh yea, you need to plug it in and set it!  But, wait, where's the chicken?

Ok, another step, you have to go to the store, buy the chicken, go home, unwrap the chicken, clean the chicken, season the chicken, pierce the chicken and stick it in the machine.  But you're hungry, you want it NOW!

Well, you still have to turn on the machine and get it going. Eventually you smell the aroma of golden chicken wafting on the breeze and you know it's almost time!

"DING"

The buzzer went off, YAY!   HOT HOT HOT ouch!  Not YET!!!!

Now you  have to use the funny gloves to take out the chicken, put it on a plate, let it cool, then carve it and get it ready for eating!   

Now THERE'S the chicken!  YUM!  The fruits of your labor, but it was a bit more work that you anticipated.  You could not just "set it and forget it" could you?

AND, all that was JUST once, all that effort was just for this one dinner!  PLUS you are not even done yet!

Next you have to clean the machine, you have to wipe out the grease, get those fricken chicken drippins', you have to wipe down the inside and outside. You have to take care of your "set it and forget it" system if you want to keep it running and in tip top shape, so you have to tend to it to make sure it keeps running smoothly!

The next time you want some easy peasy chicken, you have a series of steps to go through.....

I'm hoping by now you've gotten my drift.... No matter how "easy" it is, there is always work involved!  Even with a home business that promises you that you can "set it and forget it", well, it's just not going to happen.  You don't just power up the computer and expect the money to flow in to your bank account, I can guarantee, it will NOT happen!

You have to take all the steps to get that "set it and forget it" system running, you have to maintain it, yes you will enjoy the "chickens" of your labor, but you have to clean up, clean out and keep doing it over and over if you want more and more chicken to keep appearing....

Always remember, you have to take all the steps to prep the chicken now, before you can cook it and enjoy it later....

Alethea Anderson
Chicken Chef Extroadinaire

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:21 PM

    Well I have had mine for a while and I do just set it and forget it you forgot theres no basting

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  2. Always have to love a heckler with no facts to 'baste' their claims! {grin}

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