Never Give Up
It is way too easy to throw in the towel. Never having finished what you have begun. Abandoning your dreams and goals because you lack the confidence to pursue them. That was me, thirteen years ago. I got married and decided right away to have a family. Looking back, that was a fun reality to be living in at the time, but it did not last. Of course, having my precious children is a gift, but I never expected to be struggling financially as we were. I wanted to buy things. I wanted to buy cute clothes for my kids. I wanted to go on trips. My dear husband worked hard for a living, backbreaking construction jobs, but his paycheck only covered the basics. I often felt guilty because I wasn't bringing in my own income. I tried doing daycare. As it turned out, I couldn't handle the chaos that extra children brought to my tiny household. Plus, those kids would eat, eat and eat more. Then, it was almost as if I was PAYING the parents to watch their kids! The parents treated me as if they were doing me a favor! At three dollars an hour? Yeah right! Over the years, I tried many different at-home businesses that cost me plenty and it got to the point that my husband was getting irritated just because I wanted to make the money that I felt I was worth! Not just a fixed dollar amount decided by someone else. No way would I place my children in daycare for that! I tried selling beauty products and nutritional supplements. It felt as though I was hounding people to get their orders. I just can't do that to people. I know I hate it when people invite me to their so-called parties selling everything from cookware to candles.......and then hand me an order form and completely expect me to buy something! That it a very rude tactic. I mean, if someone wants to buy something, they'll go to the store and buy it, right? You don't just force an order form into someone's face and take advantage of their kindness to get a sale! (Plus if I want to buy a casserole dish, I'll go to WalMart and pay $6.99-not $49.99. I looked into online businesses and heard all of the lies and promises of wealth from people who wanted me to join their internet businesses. I was roped into many. I wasted too much money on worthless get rich quick schemes. Tried stocks. Failed. I got fed up with the hype, but my dream of making my own money was still as strong as ever. I went through a period of total discouragement, facing the fact that my kids would probably never see new clothes or Disneyland. I was sick of having no food in the cupboards, and the mounting fees of bouncing checks. ( Yes, it got that bad!) Eventually, I did research online. I asked questions to the right people. Real people who had truly made money online and were happy to answer my questions for free. I found products and services I could 'sell' from other companies. Again, free of charge. I picked what I was interested in. I set up a couple of websites for free. I used free advertising. I waited. The commission checks started to come in the mail. I was thrilled. My husband was speechless. I got to take my family to Disneyland.
It did not happen over night. Not like some people might expect. Now I am exactly where I want to be. A Mommy and an Entrepreneur....and I am successful at both.
Juliann Newton http://host474.ipowerweb.com/~webfishn/
About the Author
Juliann Newton is a Stay-at-Home mom of three (and a fourth due in September) who found success on the internet.
It did not happen over night. Not like some people might expect. Now I am exactly where I want to be. A Mommy and an Entrepreneur....and I am successful at both.
Juliann Newton http://host474.ipowerweb.com/~webfishn/
About the Author
Juliann Newton is a Stay-at-Home mom of three (and a fourth due in September) who found success on the internet.
