Having a source of passive/residual income in today's economy is essential. Back in the day, people flocked to real estate to create their passive income. And they did very well with it for quite some time. However, we all know where that market has gone...into the dirt. In these tough economic times of layoffs and people's retirement accounts and dreams disappearing, the brilliant financial minds out there like Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki and Warren Buffett now recommend network marketing to people to create their passive/residual income. And before turning your nose up at the thought of network marketing, know that it's SO much more than the "old school chasing friends and family down" days that have been embedded in people's minds. There is no more having to approach your friends and family to buy products/services and join your home business. It's SO much more than that. I've been in this industry for almost six years and have never one time approached a friend or family member and don't ever plan to. LOVE them dearly, they are so important to me and I treasure them but it's just not my thing. There is a WHOLE world out there on the internet that are looking for a network marketing business from home that don't need to be "sold" on the concept. When the big dogs, Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump and Warren Buffett put their seal of approval all over network marketing, people started to get their noses out of the air and started paying attention. The AWESOME thing about creating a residual income with Network Marketing is it doesn't require a lot of capital upfront, like real estate does, for example. Anyone with a good attitude, persistence and a lot of self motivation can do it. And while those three qualities may weed out many, it still leaves a door open for average people...like me.
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| My sister and I. |
My residual income has not only allowed me to be home with my kids for the past few years but it's touched me on an even deeper level. In October 2008, my family faced a horrible tragedy. My little sister who was only 28 years old was diagnosed with terminal cancer (Melanoma) and given less than a year to live. She fought hard for ten months but we lost her on 8/21/09. During those ten months, I was able to spend time with her for hours just about everyday. We laughed, we cried, we spent quality time together, time that I could never replace. If I wouldn't have had a strong residual income, I wouldn’t have been able to do that. So I’m truly grateful for my home business and my residual income for giving me the freedom to spend time on what was truly important to me. I worked around my sister, my checks still came, my checks still grew! What a blessing that I didn’t have to worry about finances during a time where money should be the least of anyone’s worries.
We all have things come up in our lives, divorces, sick family members, injuries, child birth, spouses getting laid off, etc. Wouldn't it be nice to have a residual income already coming to you every month when those things come up? A guaranteed check in the mail every month certainly makes things a lot easier, I know from personal experience. If you are already working on building a residual income for yourself and your family, good for you! Keep on working hard to grow it, it will come in handy through the years. If you haven't started to build your residual income, what are you waiting for? Find your opportunity and get to work on it, it is SO worth it!
So grateful for my residual income,
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| Sample Dream Board |
Dr. Napoleon Hill once said "Whatever the mind can conceive, it can achieve". There is so much power in that one statement. I don't think people really realize how powerful they can be when they are focused and just believe they can do anything.
Today I am going to share with you an exercise and tool that will help you stay motivated and focused on your goals and dreams. This tool is called a Vision Board, also known as a Dream Board.
What is a Vision Board? A vision board is an inspiring, fun and exciting way to set goals for your life. These inspiring goals actually help your subconscious start focusing on them, day and night, without you even being aware of it. The steps below show exactly how to develop inspiring goals and will result in you feeling so motivated that you automatically start to go for the things you most want. Stop saying it and start doing it! This is a perfect exercise to do right now with the start of a new year.
1. Get a large board like paper. A poster board is perfect. You will need glue or two sided tape and scissors.
2. You will need lots of different types of magazines. You are going to look for pictures that either show how you want to feel, where you want to go or want you want to have. The magazines should be different types, covering all the topics that you are interested in. Some suggestions include: money/wealth, career, sports, adventure, health, cooking, spirituality/philosophy, fitness, fashion, travel, etc. Quick Tips: Magazines can be expensive! Consider collecting old magazines from friends, your local library, hair salons, doctor’s offices, gyms, your work, thrift stores, bazaars, etc. People are usually ecstatic to have someone recycling their old magazines. Often magazine subscriptions are much cheaper and there are many that can be ordered online and delivered right to your home.
Allow your mind to wander and follow your instinct. Find bright, colorful images that make you feel fantastic or get you thinking about what life could be like if it were you in that picture. Some suggestions for pictures include people, cars, holidays, fashion, books, food, scenes, kids, adventure, jewelry, books, cash, diamonds, houses, shoes, boats, etc. Go crazy here, really go out on a limb. If you want to live on the ocean in a beautiful house, find a picture of that house on the ocean. Look for pictures that really light you up inside when you look at them. If you want to lose weight, find a picture of the physique you want to have. If you want to travel, cut out pictures of the places you want to go. Find pictures of someone doing the things you want to, sailing or skiing, climbing a mountain or hiking, etc. If you want to get married, cut out a bride and groom or a wedding picture. If you want to write a book, look for pictures of a computer with someone typing. If you can't find the pictures you are looking for in a magazine, you can do an image search on Google and find the pictures on line and then print them out. You can cut out words or sentences as well. Anything you cut out is great as long as it inspires and motivates you. The sky is the limit. Anything you find that inspires you, put that on your vision board.
3. Get a picture of yourself. Pick one that you really like, where you are happy and feel good. Paste this in the middle of the board.
4. Get Started! You are now ready to start creating your dream board by pasting your vision (pictures) on the board.
5. Have fun!!! This is really important. You are now taking an important step towards seeing and feeling the life you want. Really go for it here. This is your chance to have it all!!! You can even include family members in this project. If you have children, encourage them to do mini-boards! Encourage them to DREAM BIG also!! This is an amazing quality to instill in your children when they are young!
6. Put your dream/vision board somewhere you will see it every day. Spend at least five minutes every morning and five minutes every night before bed looking at your dream board. Really see the emotions in the pictures you have chosen. Look at the colors that are on your board and the different places or events that make you smile.
Now...expect these wonderful things or something better to happen in the appropriate time. You will notice in the following 12 months that you are starting to achieve some of the dreams you have stuck on your board.
Feel free to share this post with anyone you feel can benefit from it. Together, we truly can achieve more!
DREAM BIG!!!
Woohooo Christmas Break is here! No alarm clocks, no homework, pjs all day, Christmas activities and preparations for the big day and much more! This is my favorite time of year! That's the exciting stuff about having the kids home for two and a half weeks. But with the good, comes the challenges as well. The "Mommy I'm bored, there's nothing to do's" and the "Mommy, she hit me" and us moms wanting to pull our hair out...all that drama. My kids are seven and almost ten and that is full force in my house at times. It can be incredibly stressful especially when I'm trying to work my business at home. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm the boss and I'm in control of how this day will go. The truth is all you have to do is have a plan and keep the kids busy. It won't completely solve every single issue for the day. However, it will make things a lot easier and everyone will be happy and enjoy their day. After all, that is why we're working at home in the first place...to create a better and happier life for our families!! Here are a couple things that will help your day working at home with the kids home run a little smoother: - Schedule what time(s) you will work - When you're working on building a successful home business, you must touch your business every single day, no matter what time of year it is. Consistency is GOLD and will make or break you. It creates momentum and will prevent you from getting rusty also. Schedule a few blocks of time throughout the day that you will give the kids an activity to keep them occupied and you can focus on your business. For example, right now I am cuddled up on the sofa with my kids and they are watching A Christmas Carol while I work on this post. Everyone is happy and mommy is being productive.
- Schedule what time(s) you will play - Yes, you must touch your business every single day to become a successful work at home mom. But you also have to remember what you are working for. Set aside time throughout the day that is just to play with the kids. After this block of time working this morning, we are going to go Christmas shopping for a few last minute gifts. Then we will come home, I will work a little while they are having lunch then we will go outside and play. This keeps everyone happy.
For ideas on activities to help keep your kids busy and having fun, check out my previous post 10 Things for Kids to Do While Mom is Working.
Scheduling your time will help out tremendously. Don’t just give up on your business during the Christmas weeks. Even if it is a little slow, you are still building a foundation for the months to come. In the home based business industry, one of our busiest times of year is the first couple months of the year. People are looking to make a positive change in their lives, they want to get out of debt, start a new career, etc. Working in December is THE perfect time to get ready for that by talking with people and building your pipeline. That way when January comes, you will have people coming back to you ready to rock and roll. You want to take advantage of that!
My best piece of advice for managing it all is to always be where you are. If it's time to play with the kids, focus on them 100%. Don't be thinking about what you should be doing in your business and vice versa. That will help you to do your very best at whatever it is you are working on at that very moment! You can build your business AND create beautiful memories with your children this holiday season!
Wishing you a VERY happy and blessed Christmas break!!
I have been dying to share this with you guys for days! Every time I find something that works beautifully for me in my home business, I want to shout it from the rooftop to help EVERY single WAHM I know reach greater heights of success in their business! After all, we are all in this together and by sharing, we are paying it forward and helping many reach their dream of being a work at home mom. This is a movement guys...jump on the bus and be a part of something incredible! No more bosses, no more rat race, no more daycares...that's a beautiful thing!
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am reflecting on all that I have to be thankful for. There is a long mental list, I am truly blessed on so many levels. Just thought I would share some of my list with you:)
I am so incredibly thankful for...
Since I've been a full time work at home mom, I have welcomed all the challenges that come along with merging my inner domestic diva with my career at home. It's not always the easiest job, but it is right where I want to be and I wouldn't have it any other way! When I first decided to become a full time work at home mom, I knew it was going to be a balancing act and I would have to get a little savvy so I could make it all happen...and have fun in the process.
Cooking has always been a big part of my life. Not only is it a huge hobby of mine but I love yummy, home cooked food! However, spending an hour plus cooking everyday doesn't fit in with my busy schedule. So I improvise and am always on the lookout for recipes that I can throw together in a flash!
Here are the latest super quick recipes I have added to the rotation:
1. Rotisserie Chicken Enchiladas with Guacamole-Salsa Salad -
If you are a fan of Mexican food, you will love this! I put the toppings on the side since my seven year old is not too fond of lettuce, tomato and olives.
I serve this over elbow macaroni for the kids and top with colby jack cheese.
This recipe is so delicious that my kids beg me to make it again the next night!
All four recipes are delicious and my whole family and any guests we have over eat every bite. And they all think I am super mom!! Little do they know, it really doesn't take much time to make these meals happen.
Looking forward to sharing more recipes with you in the future! If you have any quick recipes that help you pull off your super, savvy mom gig, feel free to share. My daughter and I are always looking for new recipes to try together....which is also spending quality time with her at the same time. Multi-tasking at it's best!!
Blessings,
I've been noticing lately by the stream of negative and discouraged posts on Facebook, that a lot of the people in my life are in a funk! This does not sit well with me as you all mean a lot to me and I want so much more for you!! So a little advice for you today...
Having a source of passive/residual income in today's economy is essential. Back in the day, people flocked to real estate to create their passive income. And they did very well with it for quite some time. However, we all know where that market has gone...into the dirt. In these tough economic times of layoffs and people's retirement accounts and dreams disappearing, the brilliant financial minds out there like Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki and Warren Buffett now recommend network marketing to people to create their passive/residual income. And before turning your nose up at the thought of network marketing, know that it's SO much more than the "old school chasing friends and family down" days that have been embedded in people's minds. There is no more having to approach your friends and family to buy products/services and join your home business. It's SO much more than that. I've been in this industry for almost six years and have never one time approached a friend or family member and don't ever plan to. LOVE them dearly, they are so important to me and I treasure them but it's just not my thing. There is a WHOLE world out there on the internet that are looking for a network marketing business from home that don't need to be "sold" on the concept. When the big dogs, Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump and Warren Buffett put their seal of approval all over network marketing, people started to get their noses out of the air and started paying attention. The AWESOME thing about creating a residual income with Network Marketing is it doesn't require a lot of capital upfront, like real estate does, for example. Anyone with a good attitude, persistence and a lot of self motivation can do it. And while those three qualities may weed out many, it still leaves a door open for average people...like me.
