The clock is ticking and the reality of the situation is setting in. In 1 week, I will no longer have the income to pay my rent or my bills. As much as I want to trust that a new job will come through, or a slew of new client will come and give me the income I need, the truth is that it is most likely not going to happen in this market.:( At least in time for me not to fall behind on my rent, which would just sink me into a whole I do not want to try to climb out of.

I want to swallow this big huge pill of pride and go ahead and move back home. I have struggled for 10 years to support myself and my daughter, and it has been a struggle every single year. With no support from her father, no support from my ex-husband, it was...

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I have seen lots of posts about taking baby steps in order to achieve your goals, and I agree with this concept 100%. But because I agree with it, does not mean that I have been implementing it! And this is going to change...

This forum has so much valuable information and I have read so much of it but have done little about what I have learned. So now it's time to not only gather information, but to use the information that I get and put it to use immediately! I have searched job boards and found many jobs I "should" be qualified for, but yet I don't apply! What is my purpose there if I'm not even going to apply for the job then?

So it's time to get to basics, I would say "back" to basics,...

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:mad2:Why can't I just be at home, on my computer, reading the VAF and then applying all the knowledge I am gaining to my business? Why do I have to come into this office each day and waste my valuable networking and marketing time? I think this is completely unfair! I can only read the VAF, but checking out all the links and everything just takes too much time, and I'm supposed to be doing quotes and tracking orders for my day job...I want to be working on my SEO strategies and finding forums to join and engage in!! I want to have my music on my computer what I want to listen to...not this boring elevator music they have playing in the background. I want to be able to take a breather and take my dog for a short walk and then happily come...

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How are you going to do this? Who is going to pay for this? :out: Where are you going to find clients?:nonod: What does it all mean?

I'm finding as I am telling more and more people about my business plan, the questions are being thrown at me left and right and with each one, little bits of "doubt" start creeping into my mind:mad2:. I believe in myself and I believe that I have a valuable service to offer AND I believe that my time is worth a monetary reward...as with ANY service. I believe that my gifts and knowledge have been given to me for a purpose and that I can indeed make my dreams come true.

But I also find with the questions...come opportunity. :think: A chance to once again state my...

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My secret is THE Secret. Yes, the one and only much publicized Secret. http://www.thesecret.tv/

The book was brought to my attention about 8 months ago. After reading a few pages, I thought about how my life had been going and how I wanted it to change. I then read the entire book and watched the movie and decided right then and there that I would change my life immediately. I started small, just trying to keep a positive attitude about things, seeing the bright side and trying to control how my thoughts and actions mirrored what I wanted out of life. I wrote down and make a Vision board of all the things I really wanted for myself and kept it realistic.

First goal- new car. The car I was driving did not...

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I have a great business idea. I have the drive, the ability, the knowledge, the experience. I even know all the ways to promote myself to gain the most exposure...I have the ability to really get my business off the ground...BUT..I can't:yikes:

As long as I am working full time for my company, I am limited into how much I can put myself out there, I am limited by how much information I can expose about myself, I am limited by who can know about my business....AND...on the other side, my job has a large pool of potential clients to draw from! My job is the one place that could benefit the most from my services, but my job is keeping me from making the most out of my company.

The catch 22, is that as long as they...

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I have sold everything from cars to copiers, from leasing apartments to selling Salon Coupons. People laugh when I run down all the companies I've worked for in the past when my attention span was not longer than 1 year on any one job, but I have so much experience in different industries, I'm thankful that I have travelled the road I have chosen.

When I was in sales, or looking for a new position, I was drawn to sales because of the freedom it allows in your day to day schedule, especially those jobs that require you to be out in front of other people all day. The freedom to leave work at 2:00 pm on Friday and pick up a golf game, or be able to be at every child game, recital, or field trip without having to ask a higher...

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This week, I am going to get my website to a point that I am proud to show it off...I am not saying I will be completely satisfied with it, but at least I will not be embarassed by it.

I would like to get at least 2 new contacts...on my way with one that greeted me this morning with the chance to WOW him with my services...LMAO..he sent me a quote request and I'm done within the hour...LOL..I may need to slow down if I'm going to make any money at this:o Regardless...I just want to SHOW people what I can do so they will PAY me to do it!

OK...on another note, someone said my enthusiasm is contagious, and this is not the first time I've heard it...so...hoping you ALL catch my disease!

WHO WANTS TO...

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Yes, I am good at what I do, yes I am confident enough in my ability that I can speak that without any doubt of my performance. But, I am never satisfied and always seeking to do better and better. To do that quote faster, to make it just as good in less time, or better in even less time! My goal is to always not only try my best, but try to do it better than I did the time before. Without striving for excellence continuously, I find that complacency sets in. I start thinking, well, I can do that in 15 minutes, so I’ll just wait until I’m ready and do it…when I should be thinking, I can do it in 15 minutes, but let me try to do it now in 10! Or, let me see how I can spruce this up a bit more in that same 15 minutes, something, anything,...

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I am trying so hard to be patient. This venture is so exciting and there is so much to be done and I want to do it all right NOW. But I know that is not only not possible, but not the best way to go about doing anything. So, first things first! I am starting my blog about the adventure and little tid bits along the way. Once my website is up and running I will probably just go ahead and copy my blog from here to the site, since the topics will be the same to save time.

So where I am to date: Well, I have a name, I have the beginning of a website (I have my title up:applause: but no content yet:o)
I have posted myself on one Discussion board in the industry...there are not a lot of boards out there for our reps to...

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