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Career Mums – Passion or Prosperity or BOTH!

06.24.2009 · Posted in Home and Garden Articles

For much of my career many people would say to me “You’re so lucky to work in a job that you love” and at the time I agreed, the radio industry was a fun and exciting path to take. But it was also challenging, taking a few years for people to really start to take me seriously. I remember my Grandmother saying “Why don’t you get a safe and sensible job for a woman like a teacher or a nurse?” I take my hat off to people who do those jobs, but they’re just not for me. Radio allowed me to be creative, challenge the technical side of my brain and also let me unleash the slightly shy performer in me. nnI continued in this industry for about 10 years and while I achieved many goals, there was still something missing. I really feel like my goal in life is to help people and animals . And to be able to inspire others with my passion. But how could I do this when the financial crisis looks like its just getting worse and I have just given birth to my first child? My husband also lost his job and had to do some laboring just to keep paying the rent, so the outlook wasn’t very inspiring. nnEvery one of us could come up with tons of reasons why we shouldn’t follow our dreams right now, but seriously when are you going to stop with the excuses?!?!?!? Life will ALWAYS be busy. You may be getting married, having a baby, trying to lose weight, trying to pay the mortgage etc.nnExcuses will get you NOWHERE! So if you keep using them you will continue to live in your mediocre world and always wonder “What If?” Once I realised that no magic Genie was going to come and grant me my dream life I realised I had to make it hapen myself.nnMy eyes suddenly opened when I had my first baby. I had a desire to provide her a lifestyle I once only dreamt about, but I also had an overwhelming urge to do something I love and make her proud to be my daughter. What if I could achieve it all? From that day I started reading lots of books. Books by famous entrepreneurs like Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump and Richard Branson and also lots of self help books like “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne and “The Power Of Now” by Eckhart Tolle. Slowly I started believing in myself, which I kept reading is the first step and one of the most important keys to success. I thought back over my life for the past 10 years and while I had a great time, I realised I wasn’t truly happy. I was content with my average achievements, but now it was time to STEP UP!nnI’m a really visual kind of person, so following the advice of many successful people I created my own VISION BOARD. This is basically any kind of space where you put all your “DREAM” pictures. What kind of house you want to live in, the kind of car you want to drive, how many kids you want, where you want to travel etc. but apart from all the material things you can cut out words like LOVE and FRIENDSHIP if this is what you really want to attract more of in your life. nnAnd … one of my main goals was to run an online business so I could be a stay-at-home Mum. nnI tried a few things including: 1. affiliate marketing 2. online data entry job 3. multi-level-marketingnnThe MLM was the worst . Friends started avoiding me like the plague and I realized I wasn’t passionate about the products.nnBut I knew that there were heaps of people working from home and making money online. I knew I had to be careful though and sort out the REAL stuff from all those DODGY offers. You really need to look at the different companies closely. First of all you need to find out if they are a registered business. Don’t believe the hype of limited time offers etc and be wary if they put too much pressure on you. And don’t hand over any money until you know exactly what the opportunity is.nnIn the end I decided to go with an Internet Marketing company that promotes Personal Development and I love it. Seriously could it get any better?!?! I’m proud to be a part of the company because of the products we provide to an ever booming market and also because they’ll help me create a lucrative home business to provide the lifestyle my family deserves.nnSo think carefully before you choose and be confident when you make your decision. Do you choose PASSION or PROSPERITY?nnI chose BOTH!

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