February 16,
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HOME BUSINESS
Are You Missing
Your Chance
to Work at Home?
(c) Copyright 2003,
Sharon Davis
Have you missed the turnoff that leads to your dream of
working at home?
Wouldn't that be disappointing? No one likes to think that
they have wasted their chance, missed their opportunity.
But that's exactly what happens to many.
Sometimes you can become so focused on a single-minded
purpose that you miss the opportunity when it presents
itself. Maybe it
wasn't the goal that you started out with, but that
doesn't mean that it's not the right path to follow.
Years ago, I left my career to stay at home with my kids.
I remember the months after I had made up my mind… I was
obsessed
with my dream of becoming a stay-at-home mom. It was all I
could think about: How would we make it happen? Could we
afford it? I dreamed of watching my girls play from our
porch, cooking dinner every night, having the time to work
in their classrooms, go to their sporting events.
Long story short, we did it. It wasn't easy; I quit my
job, we moved to a different area, my husband had to
transfer. But we did it.
It was just as I had dreamed it would be… for a while. But
it didn't take long for my restless nature to crash the
party. I soon realized that I needed professional
interaction. I also
needed to be able to contribute to the household income,
as much for personal fulfillment as out of financial
necessity.
So, I decided that I should try to find a job that I could
do from home. I'd have the best of both worlds. I knew
that I had valuable skills and experience. It never
occurred to me to
start a business- I'd never owned a business before so it
never crossed my mind. I just wanted a job.
Of course, once I started looking around I realized that
finding a job that I could do from home was not going to
be easy.
Then I came across an ad for an opportunity to promote an
educational product. I would earn commissions on my own
sales as well as the sales made by any others that I
invited to join. That's right, it was a Multi Level
Marketing opportunity, not that I really knew what that
was at the time. It looked pretty easy, so I gave it a
try.
What ended up happening was that I earned enough money to
start my own business. I plunged every penny that I made
into building the business that I run today,
2Work-At-Home.com.
An MLM was not what I was looking for, but it ended up
being the right road. It's not something I wanted to spend
the rest of my
life doing, but it helped my to achieve my goal. And that
goal wasn't even the one I started out with. I'm really
glad that I didn't miss my turnoff.
Here are 5 tips that will help you to avoid missing your
chance to work at home:
~Be open-minded. If I had been as closed-minded as many
people are about MLM's, I would probably still be trying
to run my
website with a free webhosting account. Ask yourself, "why
not?" and educate yourself before closing the door on an
opportunity.
~Recognize when what you're doing isn't right for you.
Sometimes you work so hard to achieve a goal, you fail to
see the forest for the trees. Be honest with yourself and
whether
or not a situation is right for you.
~Don't waste your time. We all know by now that there are
no typing jobs out there, right? Stop going down the
dead-end roads of the home typist, ad placing and mail
processor jobs.
~Be flexible. Be open to changing your plans, and even to
completely revising your goals. This doesn't mean that you
should spend all your time waffling between one goal and
another, but that you should have the courage to follow a
different path if it calls you.
~Have faith in yourself to follow through with your goals.
It's so easy to take the path of least resistance and give
up. It's hard work no matter which path you choose, but
isn't it
worth it?
--------------------------------
Sharon Davis, Work-At-Home expert, author and consultant,
helps people to achieve their goal of working at home,
telecommuting or starting a home business.www.2Work-At-Home.Com
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JUST FOR DADS
We hear a lot about how important it is to praise your
kids. We should let them know how great they are at
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JUST FOR MOMS
She was among an
eager group of four-year-old children crowded around my
feet as I taught their Sunday school lesson. I was the
teacher and they were the students – or at least that’s
how it started out. The pint-sized audience listened
intently as I tried to create a mental image of Jesus and
His disciples trapped in a thunderstorm on the Sea of
Galilee.
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BOOK PREVIEW
BOOKS BY ANNIE LAURA SMITH
Author
Annie Laura Smith has written a wonderful series of
historical novels about WWII for middle school age students.
These books are sure to get your kids interested in the
history of WWII! I highly recommend them.
This series is a great resource for
family reading time and homeschooling, too!
You can purchase this book
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DaVinci
By Annie Laura Smith
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Description:
Sixteen-year-old Stefano
Cavadoni's job can get him killed. It is 1944 and Stefano
is an Italian Partisan, living and working in Rome.
Living a "double-life" because his mother does not have a
"need to know," Stefano risks his life to hinder the
German army. He helps save Italian artwork. He works a
rescue to a downed American airman. He helps the orphans
of Rome reach shelter. If he can avoid the Gestapo, he
might be able to live long enough to see the Allies reach
Rome.
Published Reviews:
"Through the lives of Stefano,
Leonardo, Lina and other Partisans, Annie Laura Smith brings to
light the workings and courage of Italian Partisans...She uses the
actual raid on the Florence rail yards by the Allied 319th Bomb
Group to focus the reader's interest on two main Partisan
activities: rescuing downed Allied airmen and saving Italy's art
treasures from the Nazis. Young readers will not only thrill to
the clandestine action, but will also learn about the Italians'
priceless artwork and their patriotism and dedication in helping
liberate their country." - 1st Lt. Joseph Connaughton,
Bombardier/Navigator, 319th Bomb Group, Mediterranean and Pacific
Theaters of Operation (1944-45), World War II
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Will Paris Burn
By Annie Laura Smith
Retail: $6.99
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Description:
On August 23, 1944, Adolf Hitler issued an order to the
new commanding General of Paris, Dietrich von Choltitz.
This order set forth Hitler's final decision on the fate of
Paris.
Paris must not fall into the hands of the enemy, or it
if does, he must find there nothing but a field of ruins.
For the last four years, Pierre Dumay has fought with the
French Resistance against the hated Germans. He has learned how
to make the Germans pay for the deaths of his brother and mother.
Now fate has put him in the position where he must work with a
German general to save Paris.
Published Review:
"Patriotic citizens like sixteen-year-old Pierre Dumay
and his Resistance group fought bravely for their country
during the German Occupation after the Nazis conquered the
French army. Author Annie Laura Smith brings to life
those perilous times through the Resistance members'
courageous actions to save their City of Light from
destruction." - 1st Lt. Joseph Connaughton,
Bombardier/Navigator, 319th Bomb Group, Mediterranean and
Pacific Theaters of Operation (1944-45), World War II
You can purchase this book for $6.99/each or the set for $19.99 with FREE Shipping
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The Legacy of Bletchley Park
By Annie Laura Smith
Retail: $6.99
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Description:
Mathematicians, linguists, crossword
experts and chess champions all worked at Bletchley Park in
England to crack the secrets of Germany's Enigma code during
World War II and hastened the end of the war. Historically,
there is no record of a twelve-year-old British girl, fluent
in German, translating decoded messages....But what if all
secrets have not yet been revealed? What if it had
happened?
Published Review:
"Author Annie Laura Smith has written
an intriguing tale about the top-secret activities of the
Bletchley Park decoders of World War II. Young people today
will revel in the courage and sacrifice of the men, women
and children of England, when they stood alone against the
tyranny of Nazi Germany." - 1st Lt. Joseph Connaughton,
Bombardier/Navigator, 319th Bomb Group, Mediterranean and
Pacific Theaters of Operation (1944-45), World War II
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