Motherhood, Security, Independence..are there any more valuable words. Last week I lived them all and learned some important lessons about being a better networker.
MOTHERHOOD
...involved babysitting three children for my brother and his wife while they went on a much needed vacation. A 3 year old, a 6 year old and a 17 year old became my responsibility. It was full time work...First, the cooking from preparation to clean up from breakfast to a hot lunch to home cooked suppers. Second, the standard duties...mail, shopping, laundry, organization. Third, the quality playtime..reading, sharing discoveries, paying attention, toys, laughter, a few tears, helping, games, redirections (don’t like using the words No or Can’t ) and lots and lots of affirmations. I walked away with a renewed and deeper respect for the countless things moms do (without the aid of a day care facility).
And it’s a full time job..common enough to the last generation..like my mother who raised five children on a homestead...we were her focus, strength and world...a legacy we still enfold.
And it is unconditional protection, love and security for the best of futures.
SECURITY (versus Insecurity)
In the evenings I found a few minutes to myself. I read Robert Kiyosaki’s new book Conspiracy of the Rich. It is written in a readable style that actually does simplify the complex world of finances…what created today’s economic challenges and how they can be tempered. It is definitely recommended for its 8 New Rules of Money with the biggest concern on how the future will be different. Here are just a handful of factors:
- baby boomers are retiring and beginning to collect Social Security in an unprecedented rate..78 million
- suburbs are ground zero for the subprime mess..major shopping centers and retailers are closing their doors while online shopping is taking off
- television networks are losing advertisers to the world wide web
- major airlines are on life support while people visit all over the world via the Internet
- pension plans are going broke both company pensions, health care and Social Security
- China will soon be the richest country on Earth and is asking that the US dollar no longer be the reserve currency of the world
One eye is watching the children sleeping peacefully...one eye is now watching warily economic forces unfold over which most families have no control. One hand is rocking the cradle...the other hand is building a life raft.
A home business with a personal supplementary income is definitely an answer in this uncertain economic forecast. The next question is what kind of home business? Who will help me? How much will it cost? How much can I make?
INDEPENDENCE
You can see how busy Moms are and their priorities are with their growing children.
They do not have time to master product features, industry fundamentals, marketing, call lists, self-development courses or metamorphose into an “attraction marketing guru.” They do have valuable skills of friendship, communication, integrity, and talent enough to amplify their earnings with proper support and simple home business plan.
This is why I celebrate Own Your Channel as my family’s way to long-term income and financial independence. It offers the best TRUE balance in the network marketing MLM home-based industry based on three main benefits:
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Robert Kiyosaki in his new book spends a lot of time talking about people investing in their financial education and different ways of preparing for prosperity even in a struggling economy. Read his USA Today excerpt about whether our current education system is helping or hinder us... http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/02/column-we-need-two-school-systems-.html
This one video is the best financial advice I have heard and it takes about 40 minutes.
Your questions and comments are always important. Let's start by finding out more about what is important to you. If you're a stay at home Mom...my many kudos to you.
Annemarie
My favorite all time quote by Jim Rohn for all families and children:
Indecision is the thief of opportunity.
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings.
How tall will a tree grow? As tall as it possibly can.
Human beings, on the other hand,
have been given the dignity of choice.
You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less.
Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge
and see what all you can do?
