Practice Smiling

When I was a kid, I was pretty shy. Some of it probably had to do with the fact that my Dad was a barber and he didn't want me to talk to his customers. I kept myself busy cleaning combs, washing counters, sweeping the floor and running to get coffee for my Dad, my Grandfather, Uncle Hoyt and Henry Burns. The barbershop was one of the hubs of the  community. My Dad and my family, in general, were icons in our small little carved out section of town.

So, if I kept quiet and didn't smile that much, then when did I learn about the art of smiling? Well, I guess it came later around the age of 12 when I would stand in front of the Bi-Rite and sell Grit newspapers. Although I was shy, standing there and smiling at each customer and asking them if they'd like to buy a Grit Newspaper, brought me a certain sense of power. I liked knowing that I was responsible for having my own money and not having to ask anybody for anything. I remember, even while younger asking my mother if she had any money so I could walk the short distance to the E-Z and buy candy for a penney. I can still hear her now, saying, "I don't have one red cent," and she was honest. I see now how difficult it must have been having to raise four children and still having anything left over. Every little thing back then was a treat.




And later in high school, walking down the halls, I always saw that the ones who were the most popular would smile. I love to smile now. Even when things are not going right or my situation is difficult, smiling just has a way of making everything better.

Later in life, my mother told me that she could tell how much money I had in my purse by the expression on my face. So, in order to keep that smile, I guess, I still do things to make extra money. It's a lot easier to smile when you have money.

One thing that makes me smile now, is getting to work from home. My primary company is a skincare company with an incredible product. Here is the link (CLICK RIGHT HERE)

Now, since I have been using blogging as a source to let people know about my primary company, you might be interested in learning more about making money in this manner. Here is my link. (CLICK RIGHT HERE).

You can also reach me at (423) 475-5918.

Have a great day, and don't forget to smile.

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Here is a link to get more information about  Making Money by Blogging.  Now if you'd like to give me a call I can also talk to you a little more and listen to your situation. I've have had many years in home based businesses and can give you some suggestions (423) 475-5918 (Cindy Brooks/Chattanooga Home Based Business Consultant)

Wow, I can hardly believe it has been almost a year since the last time I blogged. In the mean time, my domain, christianhomebased. com, which I had for quite some time, actually expired and somebody else snatched it up.

So, everybody wants to know what I'm doing and what happened. Most people know, I had previously been a rep for GBG, then Yoli, then ViSalus (all which had fabulous weight loss products). I actually lost around 8 lbs with each company's products. They are all fantastic companies, and I don't have anything against any of them. I especially liked the owners with each of them and the relationships I had with many of the reps. All had incredible products that worked -- but what happened was I decided to go back to college. At 58, it was a little difficult , to say the least. Because there was a special grant available through my state for people who had been laid off from work, I accepted the challenge. Only one problem: I wanted to major in Media Technology and learn more about marketing over the internet, but this was not an acceptable career field, according to my counselor. So, what I did was major in Media Technology with a secondary in Graphics Design just to get a few of the subjects I was interested in. Now, I have no passion or even interest in Graphics Art, even though graduates are highly desired and well paid.  I couldn't draw a stick. I did go ahead and finish out one semester, taking Media Technology, Art Appreciation, Speech and Web Design. I wound  up with an A in Media Technology, B in Speech and a C in Art Appreciation. Whatever education I desire, I can get here right from the comfort of my home.

Now, in the mean time, I was trying to find a part-time JOB (you know -- just over broke) which did not conflict with my church, and I was offered three different positions: a kiosk operator for a newspaper here -- Chattaooga Times Free Press, a door-to-door sales position with Comcast in Chattanooga, and then a position with a Convergys Chattanooga as a customer service rep for Directv. I actually went through all the formalities with the first and second options and had already taken my drug test and background check, but ultimately chose Convergys Chattanooga, because I though I could go to school and work also.--wrong-- lol -- What I found out for me, was that the job was too stressful and took so much emotional energy, that I just didn't have enough left over to do something in network marketing, which was one of my passions because I like to help encourage others spiritually and financially.  I didn't even have the energy to go see my grandchildren I dearly love, who had moved only an hours drive away.

Well, after nine months, I got both physically and mentally sick. I always say: "I don't get sick and I don't hang around people who talk sickness or get sick," and usually, I don't. I don't know if the job caused me to manifest sickness or what, but I found myself wanting to quit. Now I had a scheduled vacation, which by the way, I had to schedule five weeks in advance. I spent the whole week in the bed. So, this gave me time to think about my life and career. Now,  it really didn't take much thought and prayer, and soon I began to feel God wanted me to leave. I had heard his voice before and knew from experience he would take care of me. So, with not much money, except my last paycheck, I left for good. No talking it over with supervisors or an operations manager; it just wasn't necessary. I knew I was not going to go back to a regular job again. So, as I was looking for a produt to promote, I found Nerium  I started getting excited as I shared before and after pictures with my Facebook. I knew I had a winner. Nerium is not just another "me too" product. The results are very dramatic, and being only a little over a year old, I felt I could go places with Nerium if I would focus. A convention was coming up in Dallas Texas, February 14-17 at the Gaylord Grapevine, and still even though I had little money, I booked my room, flight and conference, knowing this was my next step towards turn-a-round.

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After all the interest on Facebook, soon, I was thinking about other ways to promote. I know I like to write, and I have much to say -- so I started thinking about blogging again, and after a little research found I could actually make money with a company called Empower Network, doing what I enjoy doing: encouraging others both spiritually and financially and of coarse -- getting to stay home and blog.

Here is a link to get more information about making money by blogging
http://www.stayhomeandblog.com



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