I
used to suffer from
SuperWoman
complex. The pace
I kept was insane,
but it was expected
of me because I'd
done it for so long.
60 hours a week
at my then new middle
management position
and keeping an eye
on my daughter,
who was still in
high school, keeping
in touch with my
older step-daughters
who were already
out on their own
and struggling,
running my household
and still trying
to be a great wife!
My senior manager
kept making promises
of that brass ring
and if I'd only
do this, or get
this implemented
and up and running
smoothly and recruit
several more new
representatives
this next quarter
. . . the list was
endless. The truth
is that I was doing
it all. I was doing
more than any other
middle manager at
the firm. After
3 years, I realized
the promises were
hollow. I was fed
up. I knew it half
way thru the last
18 months of being
in that position
but couldn't face
it, so I swept it
all under the rug
while I busied myself
just keeping things
going and helping
my daughter with
her college planning
the last year or
so she was in high
school.
What
brought it all to
a head for me was
I started having
neurological symptoms
after 2-1/2 years.
It started with
my walking down
a hallway at the
office. When I stopped
at the copier, I
had this weird feeling
like although my
body had stopped
my head hadn't --
or my brain hadn't.
I had this feeling
like I was still
moving - like a
delay to my arriving
at that place where
I had stopped. Whoa!
- that was scary.
It kept up for a
day or so before
I went to the doctor
because it was mild;
I thought it would
go away. After the
exam, the doctor
sent me for a brain
MRI. Well, I got
really scared. Good
thing the doctor
at the scanning
facility was in
and not busy. I
was able to see
my brain scan up
on the light board
and he assured me
there was nothing
to be worried about.
That I probably
just had a virus.
A brain virus? Yes
he said a brain
virus and that it
does happen and
should go away just
like a cold goes
away. What a relief.
So back to my normal
activity and insane
pace. A few months
later the insane
pace got really
crazy. I was
going at such a
rapid pace that
I was walking down
halls faster than
normal and everything
I was doing was
faster. I was trying
to be so efficient
that I'd also wait
until my routine
made it convenient
to go to the bathroom,
not when my body
said I had to. Then
the really scary
stuff started to
happen. My words
started to scramble.
I'd be in the middle
of an interview
with a potential
recruit and couldn't
get the words out
right. Even during
the normal course
of my hectic day.
It was like I had
been going at such
a fast pace that
my brain was moving
faster than my mouth
could, so what came
out was me talking
really fast and
sometimes I would
mispronounce several
words or jumble
them together and
I'd even stutter
some times. For
God's sake I felt
like my tongue was
twisted and I was
stumbling over it.
I was pushing myself
so hard and so fast
to get done as much
as possible and
to accomplish more
that I had definitely
gone overboard.
The oddity of it
is that I'm normally
conscious and very
aware of what I'm
doing and the affect
I have on people.
My
doctor knows me
quite well. The
diagnosis was that
I had gone overboard
pushing myself way
too hard. It was
a Tuesday, so I
took the rest of
the week of and
feigned ill. I had
never taken a fake
sick day in my life,
but figured this
was the time to
do it. It took days
for me unwind -
4 to be exact. I
forced myself to
do absolutely nothing
at home. Not laundry,
not grocery shopping
(my husband volunteered),
not reading. I watched
the boob tube and
took naps. I was
in my pajamas for
over 2 days before
showering. I believe
that I basically
crashed and burned.
I went back to work
that Monday and
my outlook on my
career was never
the same. I had
a real hard time
doing anything as
though I was moving
slow and had a cold,
but without the
cold-like symptoms.
It's not worth it
I told myself. If
have to live in
poverty I don't
care. It's just
not worth continuing
to work this way,
especially for this
employer who's not
following thru with
promises. The brass
ring isn't worth
my health or my
life. I feel that
if I had kept going
I probably would
have had a stroke.
I had wanted to
prove that I could
be at the top of
the game in my position
and one of the few
women in that position
within the company
to really make it.
But it wasn't worth
it.
I
knew however that
I had a lot to give
and to share for
the benefit of others.
I was in the business
of recruiting and
coaching and helping
other professionals
build their financial
services practices,
while I was doing
just okay financially.
I deserved so much
more. And my dear
readers -- I found
it.
I
was reading a book
I purchased and
found a business
opportunity card
stuck inside and
I called to find
out what the opportunity
was. Fast forward
several months and
the rest is history
as they say. I'm
now the successful
entrepreneur that
everyone already
thought I was, but
that I didn't believe
I was because I
hadn't 'made it'
yet by my definition.
But now I most definitely
have. I'm experiencing
enormous time freedom
working from home.
That in itself is
invaluable, calming,
and healthy. I have
time to walk thru
the neighborhood,
workout, stroll
thru the organic
market, read fun
novels and enlightening
personal development
books. I feel so
good about where
I am now. Oh, yeah,
did I forget to
mention the financial
abundance part?
Yes, I'm experiencing
wealth in all areas
of my life. My family
and friends have
many times commented
on how happy I am
and that I look
so good. My voice
over the phone they
say is so relaxed
and calm and that
I sound like my
old self.
So
my reason for sharing
this in hopes that
if you've been too
frazzled or near
burnout and in burnout
like I was, that
you'll step back
and reassess what's
important to you.
Then make a plan
to take action to
live the life you've
always dreamed about.
I'll close by sharing
a quote with you
credited to Alan
Cohen, "It
takes a lot of courage
to release the familiar
and seemingly secure,
to embrace the new.
But there is no
real security in
what is no longer
meaningful. There
is more security
in the adventurous
and exciting, for
in movement there
is life, and in
change there is
Power."
This
article provided
by Janet Washburn
of K2P Wealth Creators,
LLC. Janet is a
successful home-based
entrepreneur. You
can reach her at
jwashburn@thekey2prosperity.com
CRAZY BUSY AND WANT
TO GET OFF
THE TREADMILL?
Naples,
FL: November, 2008
Do
you find that by
the time the day
has come to an end
you really can't
recall ANYTHING
about the day that
made you even remotely
happy? Even worse,
you lay in bed unable
to fall asleep due
to the dread you
feel knowing you'll
have to wake up
to the appalling
sound of your alarm
clock only to repeat
the same thing ALL
OVER AGAIN the next
day! And the next
day...and the day
after that... You
know the scenario,
the alarm goes off,
you get up, throw
a pot of coffee
on, wake up the
kids, argue with
the 12 year old
to hurry up and
dressed, walk the
dog quickly. Then
it's off to the
office, but before
you can even start
on your journey
there, you have
to fight the daily
traffic to drop
the kids off at
school or daycare
all the while just
PRAYING you make
it to the office
on time in order
to save you from
hearing the flack
from your boss...UGH!
And then of course,
once you get there,
you already know
the work is mindless
and boring so basically,
you're doomed to
be unhappy for the
rest of your day.
If
this sounds like
you, YOU'RE NOT
ALONE! As time goes
on, more and more
people are starting
to wonder if there's
a better way. Is
there the possibility
of being able to
make a weekly pay
check, A GOOD ONE,
and never having
to endure the heartbreak
of your dead end
job again? Yes,
there is a way.
A wonderful solution,
and the good thing
is, EVERYONE is
entitled to it,
you just have to
take the plunge,
trust yourself and
put forth the effort.
You just have to
BECOME YOUR OWN
BOSS!
What
if I told you that
all it took to own
a successful home
business is the
same determination
and effort it takes
that you're already
exuding in your
current job? I know
you've if you're
reading this now
that the thought
of being in business
for yourself has
more than just crossed
your mind, and by
researching the
term, you've come
across this article
which consequently
is the step in the
right direction...research.
There are 100% legitimate
opportunities for
you to join if you
arm yourself with
the right knowledge.
Of course you've
probably weeded
through a billion
"make you rich
overnight"
opportunities, you've
spent the money,
read the eBooks,
listened to conference
calls online but
even after all of
that, you end up
feeling like you've
been had and even
worse, doomed to
be chained to your
desk forever...but
it doesn't have
to be that way!
All you need to
succeed in owning
your own online
home business is
the drive and determination
only YOU can provide,
and a fabulous system
that supports you
all the way, step
by step. A company
who is passionate
about the fact that
they are only successful
when the people
working their system
are too! Coupled
with the passion
you have to master
your own destiny,
you just can't lose.
When
being able to actually
enjoy a cup of coffee
in the morning becomes
a reality, when
being able to laugh
at how ridiculous
the 12 year old
sounds when she
whines about having
absolutely NOTHING
TO WEAR (with an
overflowing closet),
when your journey
to work is all but
a few feet from
the dining room
and the work itself
in exciting, engaging
and rewarding, that's
when you know you're
finally getting
what you deserve...the
right to your own
happiness, the right
to prosper, the
RIGHT to have your
own online business.
It can be done,
it all starts with
you, WHAT are you
waiting for?
This
article provided
by Janet Washburn
of K2P Wealth
Creators, LLC.
Janet is a successful
home-based entrepreneur.
You can reach
her at jwashburn@thekey2prosperity.com
DREAM OF TELLING
YOUR BOSS TO TAKE
THIS JOB AND SHOVE
IT?
Naples,
FL: October, 2008
There
it is again, your
morning alarm
is calling you
out of bed. You
can't believe
it's time to get
up already, you
swear you JUST
fell asleep. It
felt like the
night went on
forever since
it was almost
impossible to
quiet your racing
mind...the rent/mortgage,
the bills, the
kids, and worst
of all, YOUR JOB!
Oh you just can't
stand it anymore,
the very thought
of it just sends
a shiver of dread
up and down your
spine and you
daydream about
the day you win
the lottery and
can tell your
boss to take your
job and SHOVE
IT! But you didn't
win the lottery,
and you have to
get up and go
to work in order
to provide for
your family and
when I say provide,
I mean you're
JUST squeaking
by. You resent
the time away
from your family
and are frustrated
even more about
the quality of
the very little
time you do get
to spend with
them because you
are just SO unhappy
and it effects
everyone. So now
what?
Well,
now may be the
perfect time to
consider something
you've secretly
always wanted
to do, BE YOUR
OWN BOSS! It's
not a far fetched
thought, you know
plenty of people
who have started
their own online
business and are
thriving. You
can see it on
their faces, they
look healthier,
younger, HAPPIER...and
you're entitled
to the same kind
of happiness,
all you need to
do is take it!
The benefits of
working from home
are far greater
than any downside,
if there even
is one. As long
as you put forth
the effort you
can achieve a
very successful
business that
can not only free
you financially
but will allow
you to live your
life on YOUR TERMS,
not a corporate
time sheet. Feel
if you will the
heavy burden of
having no time
for your loved
ones all but fall
away as you make
yourself available
to them. And just
as important,
you'll also discover
the time you need
and deserve for
just you, and
you'll never havv
to feel guilty
for it.
But
where do you start?
You have no inventory,
no website, heck,
you don't know
the first thing
about starting
your own business
and what little
research you've
done about it
seems to only
produce a bunch
of garbage. However,
for every 20 scams
out there is one
proven, legitimate
system designed
to be easily operated
and maintained
by you. A system
that offers a
great product,
one on one support
and the encouragement
you need to get
it off the ground.
A system so powerful
it can make your
current money
troubles ancient
history and allow
you the freedom
to live while
you work. A system
that gives you
back your life,
your family and
your buried sense
of self worth.
One that can make
you proud to be
a part of it.
All you have to
do is tap into
it.
If
you put forth
as much effort
in your new business
as you do in your
daily 9 to 5 career
you can not fail!
You already know
what you can accomplish
at work when something
needs to get done,
imagine how much
more amplified
it will be when
YOU are the one
benefiting from
the hard work,
not some corporate
guy in a white
shirt. You are
in charge of how
well you do and
being armed with
that responsibility
will assure you
succeed. It's
a way to take
your life back,
a way to give
more of you to
your family who
so desperately
need you. It's
a way to build
your relationship
with a dear friend
of yours you've
lost touch with
long ago, and
that very special
and important
friend, who has
been dying to
be contacted ever
since you got
so bogged down
with the rat race
of the daily grind...is
YOU. I know personally
the empowerment
and freedom of
finding yourself
again when you
are totally in
charge of all
choices that affect
your goals and
you can work from
your home doing
it. Just ask me
and Good luck!
This
article provided
by Janet Washburn
of K2P Wealth
Creators, LLC.
Janet is a successful
home-based entrepreneur.
You can reach
her at jwashburn@thekey2prosperity.com
SICK AND TIRED OF
BEING
SICK AND TIRED?
September,
2008; Naples,
FL
So,
you're sick of
your current job
and spend your
days wondering
what it would
be like to have
your own business.
You wonder what
it would feel
like to be completely
financially free,
free from the
monotony of that
measly paycheck
you're bringing
home that's barely
covering the necessities,
never mind any
little extras!
Freedom to spend
time with your
family instead
of the aggravating
rushing around
you have to do
just to be able
to get to work
in the morning.
If you have kids,
I'm sure you'd
love the feeling
of not having
to fork over almost
half of your paycheck,
maybe more, just
to have childcare
provided so that
you CAN work!
Isn't it ridiculous,
you are working
outrageous amounts
of hours just
to be able to
pay someone to
watch your children...SO
YOU CAN WORK!
And the list goes
on!
It
is possible to
make your dream
a reality, ya
know. While the
decision to work
from home may
be scary, it can
also be the most
liberating thing
you ever did for
you and your family!
Of course you're
scared, who wouldn't
be? And it's normal
to fear something
foreign to what
you're used to,
but with the right
plan, the right
company, the right
system you can
quickly turn those
fears into exhilaration!
Wouldn't it be
nice to feel excited
about waking up
in the morning
everyday knowing
that YOU are the
one in charge
of your day instead
of loathing the
sound of the alarm
clock knowing
your day ahead
is the same as
the one before...boring,
depressing and
exhausting!
With
the right amount
of self discipline,
effort and determination
you could very
well be on your
way to the life
you've only dreamed
about! Look at
it this way, you
know how much
of your blood,
sweat and tears
you've put into
working the daily
grind and all
it's done is line
someone else's
pockets and caused
frustration for
you. Doesn't it
make sense that
if you put forth
the same drive
towards your own
online business
that you would
be far more productive,
no to mention
happier, beings
that you would
be lining your
own pockets and
on YOUR TERMS!
There are a lot
of "get rich
schemes"
out there and
that's all they
are, SCHEMES.
And you've probably
bought into a
lot of them with
the hope they
deliver on their
promise to make
you rich by doing
basically nothing.
But you have to
know, if you do
NOTHING, NOTHING
HAPPENS! There
is not one system
out there that
works just by
you signing up
and paying a fee,
there just isn't.
But there are
home based opportunities
out there that
are 100% legit
and require some
effort on your
part.
Working
from home is just
that...WORK. Of
course the luxury
of not having
to punch a clock
gives you the
freedom to work
at your own pace
however it's easy
to get caught
up in complacency.
Once you've made
the decision to
work your new
online business
it would be a
good idea to set
goals for yourself,
draw up a plan
of action and
operate your business
around certain
hours for which
you can commit.
The beauty of
scheduling your
own hours is the
flexibility, if
little Johnny's
sick and has to
stay home from
school and visit
a doctor, the
only person you
have to answer
to for your absence
is yourself! (And
I'm sure you won't
be too upset!)
It's
time you joined
the ranks of a
lot of your peers
and take back
control of your
life. Sure things
may have gotten
out of hand in
your personal
life due to your
absence your career
created, that
being said, don't
you think it's
time you regain
control? Owning
your own online
business would
definitely be
the step in the
right direction...it's
all up to you!
This
article provided
by Janet Washburn
of K2P Wealth Creators,
LLC. Janet is a
successful home-based
entrepreneur. You
can reach her at
jwashburn@thekey2prosperity.com
SECRET
TO HAVING TIME TO
SHOP AND COOK HEALTHY
FOR YOUR FAMILY
Naples,
FL: August, 2008
When
was the last time
you were able to
make a nice, healthy
home-cooked meal
for your family?
You remember the
kind, where you
could actually go
to the grocery store
and leisurely shop
the aisles to select
the ingredients
for the recipe you
want to cook that
night. The kind
of recipe that not
only puts a smile
on the faces of
your family but
gives you the peace
of knowing that
you are contributing
to the health of
your family by providing
them with food not
only prepared by
you with love but
is good for them
as well. If you're
like most working
Americans it's probably
not the norm for
you, in fact, the
closest thing you've
come to a home cooked
meal in a very log
time is picking
up dinner from the
nearest fast food
restaurant closest
to your home. You
just don't have
the time. By the
time you get out
of work, get to
the grocery store
and get the food
home to prepare
it, it's already
almost time for
bed! But you have
to feed your family,
so you do what you
have to do.
But
what if there were
a better way? What
if there was a chance
that you could still
earn a living but
have all the time
you need to be there
for your family,
cooking or otherwise?
There's no way around
it, we live in a
society where money
makes the world
go 'round. We NEED
a paycheck in order
to provide for our
families but unfortunately
the hours we work
to make our money
take away from the
things in life that
are most important...our
families and our
health. Both start
to suffer when we
stop paying attention
to them. Our children
start to seek solace
in other people
and things because
we as their parents
aren't available.
Our health starts
to deteriorate because
we don't take the
time to keep ourselves
healthy, like going
to the gym or nourishing
ourselves with healthy
home cooked meals.
Heck, the guilt
we feel for not
spending time with
our family tends
to take a toll on
us as well, and
it's a vicious cycle.
But what is the
solution? We need
the money, what
is the alternative?
Go
into business for
yourself. That's
right, run your
own online business.
Yes it can be done.
If
you gave even half
of your time and
effort that you
give your everyday
job that is robbing
you of your happiness
anyway, you're sure
to succeed at being
in business for
yourself. By implementing
the same discipline
and dedication you
give working for
someone else, there's
no limit to how
successful you will
be if you choose
to run a business
from your home.
Deciding to work
from home can be
pretty intimidating
initially but with
the right system,
the right company,
the right product,
it can also be as
easy as riding a
bike. By joining
a business that
encompasses working
as a group and with
individual coaching,
you'll enjoy the
freedom and satisfaction
that comes with
being your own boss.
What a beautiful
feeling that could
be, total freedom
to run your own
day, not live by
someone else's schedule!
How
excited you'll be
the moment you wake
up in the morning
knowing there is
no rush to get out
the door! What a
lovely sense of
pride you'll take
in knowing that
you can be there
for your family
at any moment of
the day and still
be able to provide
for them financially
and in most cases,
even better than
your weekly paycheck
had in the past.
What a sense of
accomplishment you
can own by taking
the time to provide
a home cooked meal,
EVERY NIGHT, and
treating yourself
to a restaurant
when you just don't
feel like cooking.
Wouldn't it be nice
to have the CHOICE?
Yes it would, and
it's yours for the
taking. You just
have to do it.
This
article provided
by Janet Washburn
of K2P Wealth Creators,
LLC. Janet is a
successful home-based
entrepreneur. You
can reach her at
jwashburn@thekey2prosperity.com
