Sunday

I am so thankful for family time and our usual Sunday traditions. It’s a pretty simple day, we wake up, Mike makes us breakfast and we get ready for church. Our service at the 1st Missionary Baptist Church is always inspiring and truthful and the words come straight from the Word of God. I appreciate that so much, especially living in the sad, dangerous, Godless world that we live in now.

After church we come home, have dinner, and just hang out. The kids sometimes go skating and we go and watch, or we just hang out and watch TV or read a book . Sometimes Mike’s Mom,Sylvia, our friend Sharon, and his brother Gerald and his 2 kids come over for dinner with us and it’s a great day. I love that we have such a close family. It’s pretty cool that I have 3 teenagers that want to hang out with their old Mom and Dad on Sundays. A few years from now, I will look back on these days and wonder why I didn’t appreciate them more. The kids are 13, 15, and 17 now, and in a few months, Mikey will be off to college and our life will change. So as I sit here thinking, what we should be doing, I realize that we are doing the best thing that we can and that is spending time together. It doesn’t get much better than that.

I Hate Selling!

Selling makes the world go round. You do it hundreds of times a day; you just refuse to admit it. My husband, Mike and I are trying to decide what’s for breakfast. I want pancakes, he wants eggs, and so do I have to plead my case? That’s selling. My kids need to clean their bathroom and my gentle suggestions for them….selling. My kids want me to go watch them ice skate. Are their invites not a sales pitch? Absolutely! Anytime you are explaining the benefits of why someone needs to do something, you are selling. Telling a friend about the latest movie you just saw or about a great meal at a restaurant…selling. When you answer the phone at your office, you are representing that company, AND you are selling. What about the dry cleaner that ruined your dress? Everybody hears about that. Negative press is still selling. Anytime you give your opinion, you are selling.
What we really are doing is helping! You are helping your friend get a good meal or see a great movie. You are helping the restaurant gain business. You are helping the movie industry make money. Are you gaining financial reward for that? Nope! My gentle suggestions ( or nagging) help my kids to be healthier through cleanliness. You are helping your friends and family learn about your great new company. Why on earth would you keep that a secret? If you started a restaurant, you would tell all your friends so they could come and try it out, wouldn’t you? So get over yourself about that dreaded word, sell! You probably do more selling daily than anything, so OWN IT and be the best darn salesperson you can be.

My name is Wendy and I have a home-based business

Sounds like the start of a meeting for addicts, doesn’t it? I guess you could say I am an addict, but I am addicted to a great life and I think being your own boss, setting your own hours and having no ceiling on the amount of income that you earn is addicting. Creating a life where you can go on field trips with your kids, be a room mom, the PTA president and a Brownie leader is pretty cool IF you don’t take on all those things at once, like I did (oops). I love being able to watch the kids in their sports games and not have to answer to a boss. But guess what else? Nobody tells me how much I am worth or if I can get a quarter per hour raise. I determine my value and if you could earn what I earn and have the time to play like I do, you would be an addict too.

Blogging

What an interesting idea. You take your personal thoughts and you publish them on the internet for the entire world to see. How crazy is that? When I was a kid, my mom worked at the local paper. Nothing was safe! We got our names in the paper for all kinds of things and I hated it. I’m kind of a behind the scenes kind of person, so that kind of thing always made me a little uncomfortable. But yet, here I am! It’s 2011 and I am told I need a blog. So just remind me about my childhood when I start embarrassing my kids will you?

What does 4Total-Wellness mean to me?

I chose the name because it represents a goal that I have for my life. Am I there now? Not by a long shot! I am overweight, have a blown out disc in my back, I grind my teeth when I sleep so I wake up with migraines and I am a breast cancer survivor. I haven’t always lived within my means, so my financial situation could use some improvement. I know, though, without a shadow of a doubt that I can and will be healthier, and I will lead my family down the same path.

4Total-Wellness is not only about physical health, but financial health and having personal balance. Taking the baby steps by putting in 30 minutes on the treadmill daily, watching my pennies and planning for our future. It’s about taking time to smell the roses and play with the kids, give my husband some quality time and watch what I eat and what I do, all while staying true to myself, my family and my God. Success is about the journey. Come along with me, it’s a wild and bumpy but super fun ride.

Don't be confused by your home based business

Lots of folks think that it's really cool to work from home, but don't really associate the "work" part to it. They think they will get started with a home-based business and voila, the money is going to fall from the sky and land on their heads. Well, I am here to clear up some confusion.

The bad news, is it is harder to work at home, than in an office working for someone else. You don't have the distractions like kids, laundry, and misc. interruptions, when you are working outside the home, but you have someone else telling you when to work, how much you're worth and whether or not it's your turn for a raise or promotion. But the good news is that it is WAY MORE rewarding to work from home, when you can focus on your business. YOU get to determine when you work, how much you want to earn and your income is totally dependent on YOUR goals and YOUR activities. I get to create my own work schedule around the important things in our lives, get the kids fed, the laundry done, organize activities with my kids, go on field trips and plan room parties, AND I am earning a corporate income from home. How cool is that???

So because my kids are older, they are 12, 14 & 17, they are into bigger things now, like beauty pageants, parades and search and rescue operations with the Civil Air Patrol, their jobs, and friends and running all over town. But they understand Mom's business hours and are flexible. My kids are a great support team, and we have a great arrangement.

The critical part of building a business from home is to recognize that it IS a business! Treat it like a business, devoting time every day to it and you will be rewarded accordingly. Treat it as a hobby and you will get frustrated, you won't see the results you want, and it will probably cost you money instead of earn you money. The choice is yours. If you would like to chat about working from home, just ask me. I am living the dream. :)

Why work from home?

Do you have children and can't afford the high cost of daycare?
Do you feel uneasy placing your children in daycare?
Do you fear your employer will downsize and take your position with them?
Do you want to have extra cash to take vacations when you want to?
Do you want to save for retirement?

You deserve to be part of our Work at Home United Team!

Imagine being your own boss and having the freedom to set your own work schedule.
Imagine your future being financially secure.
Imagine being able to have more time with your family and friends.
Imagine a company that will reward you for enhancing lives.

Now Imagine letting this opportunity pass you by without checking things out, and never knowing if it could have been the right opportunity for you! What are you waiting for? Visit my website today at www.4Total-Wellness.com And request more information.