Make More, Worry Less: Secrets from 18 Extraordinary People Who Created a Bigger Income and a Better Life

Chapter 1. The Compound Income Effect

—Linda Rabb (from Steak n Shake to Aflac)

Hard work alone didn’t get Linda Rabb to her six-figure salary. In fact, she worked hard all her life but never got rich at the work she did in the fast-food industry. Only after making a change—finding a way to compound her income instead of just drawing a paycheck—did Linda turn her hard work into a six-figure income. Now, after only 5 years of selling supplemental insurance for Aflac, the “Steak n Shake Lady” makes well north of $150,000. What’s more, she expects to reach a point where, without working forever, she can make money each year virtually as long as she lives. I’ll explain that part later in the chapter.

Linda didn’t always have such high expectations: ...