Category Archives: WAH Life
Work-at-Home Moms – Tips for Summer Child Care
Whether you’re single or married or in a domestic partnership, being a work-at-home mom means you will need some kind of child care in the summer. You might think you can be Superwoman and juggle your at-home job with your kids around, but you’ll probably find it just isn’t that easy.
Even if your kids are able to entertain themselves for a lot of the day, having your kids at home involves a lot more than entertainment. There are falls, accidents, messes, arguments, meals to cook, and other needs for your intervention during the day. And if you have a baby or toddler at home, the need for your intervention is almost constant!
Avoiding Last Minute Cancellations
Don’t you hate those? Those last minute cancellations. I know I do! You’ve worked so hard with your hostess to get ready for her party. You’ve invested time, money and energy into helping her invite guests, get outside sales and plan her show. All of the sudden, just as your getting ready to head out the door, your hostess calls and says she wants to cancel. It’s not an emergency or anything like that, she just feels like no one is going to come, or doesn’t think her show is going to be a success.
Direct Sales: Money Maker or Money Breaker?
You decide. The choice is all yours. That’s right; it’s completely up to you whether or not your direct sales career is going to be a money maker or money breaker. The first thing you should do before ever deciding to join any direct sales company is research. Find out how well the company is really doing, what the competition is like, how long they’ve been in business and if they have been mentioned in any well-known business magazines like Forbes or Fortune 500.
Make “No” Your New Favorite Word
Usually “no” is a negative word, well actually no is a negative word all the time. Often it’s one of the first words our toddlers learn because they hear it so frequently. In direct sales, however it can be one of your favorite words! Why is that? When you learn to say no to certain things in business and your personal life for that matter, you become more productive and successful in the things that truly matter.
5 Traits of a Great Direct Sales Consultant
Picture your favorite direct sales consultant. What qualities immediately come to mind when you think of this person? What makes you call her when you run out of your favorite product? Why do you continue to hold shows for her over and over? How can you learn to be a consultant that is as good as, or even better than, she is?
Below you’ll find a list of the five most important traits one needs to in order to become a great consultant. Some of these may already be a natural part of your personality or you may need to put forth some effort in order have these traits. The goal is to not just possess them, but to make them become second nature.
WAHM: Your Ticket to Being Home While Earning an Income for Your Family
Have you ever dreamed of a job where you could spend time with your family and earn money at the same time? Most traditional jobs don’t offer that. But, becoming a WAHM could be your ticket to your dream. But, before embarking on such a quest, here is some helpful information detailing what it’s all about.
WAHM?
Just what do these letters stand for? WAHM stands for Work At Home Mom. Over the past 20 years, more and more women have come out of the workplace and gone back into the home.
Creative Solutions for Work at Home Mothers
As a work at home mother, you would think that you’d have lots of time for everything. After all, you’re not losing large chunks of your day to a job. It should be an ideal situation to run a home business, right? Well, not exactly and here’s why.
Yes, you do have many more hours at home than the person who holds down an out of the home job. But, because you are at home, there are so many more things and people demanding your attention. As a result, your time is stretched in too many directions. Groceries, volunteering, cleaning, meal preparation, child care, the list is endless.
Perceptions of Failure and Success
What is your idea of success? A healthy view of success and failure plays an important role in the achievement of our goals. One man’s failure is another man’s stepping stone. Let’s explore just how crucial those views really are to reaching your goals, shall we?
Success, according to society, is the positive outcome of a desire. For example, think about those who want to start their own business. In order to be successful, establishing a business would need to happen. The ultimate success, which is what most people are looking for when they set goals, would be creating a profitable business.
