Stay at Home Mom to Successful Entrepreneur - Today's Smart Women Have Both!

“How to Stop Worrying and Start Living the Life of Your Dreams”

If money were not an object, what would you do? Where would you live? Would you travel? Would you drive a different vehicle? Would you be spending more time with your loved ones? Would you sleep better at night without worrying about bills? Would you fire your boss? Our dreams need not be exactly the same, but we do have one common theme: freedom! Financial freedom and time freedom are the common threads running through our dreams. More and more people, particularly women, are learning that there are opportunities for them to have it all.

The stigma attached to being a stay-at-home mom was that she did not contribute to the financial support of the household. Therefore, she was less important in the decision-making process, unable to stand alone, and perhaps even less intelligent. Of course, most people today think that the stereotype is no longer alive, but I think it is very much alive and just as painful as it was fifty years ago. There are points automatically deducted as the introductions are made and it is learned that this poor dear woman is only a housewife, just a stay-at-home mom. What, they have no college education? They have no career or even a career on hold until the baby is sent off to daycare - shocking! They are completely dependent upon their mate for support? How lazy!

I used to be in that position. I understand how it feels, the way people receive you and the feeling of not being valued, appreciated or respected. I was the recipient of being outcast from the career-centered crowd, having those women with their nails done, hair perfect, designer suits dismiss me as though I had nothing pertinent to offer. I also understand the amazing skills it takes to efficiently run a household. That woman is a top-notch organizer. She can schedule all the activities, appointments, meals, naps, baths, entertainment, carpools, meetings, etc., and get each one wherever they need to be. She can budget and create a good life, nice meals, a life without lack and perhaps even plan for the future. A good mom works incredibly hard, loves beyond reason, and is typically the anchor for the household. I understand how it feels to be that person whose talents go unnoticed and whose excellence seems so minor that it is rarely met with thanks.

Achieving an income and creating a life by design utilizes all of the skills that a homemaker already has. If you can organize your team at home, you can organize a team that will create abundance for you financially. If you are already scheduling everyone’s activities, you can manage your time wisely. If you are on the P.T.A. or fundraising for the band, the cheerleaders or the football team, you already have great people skills. If you know how to budget your home, you will easily be able to budget a business. Unfortunately, most traditional businesses do not accept our resumes. In fact, they don’t look past the lack of experience and education. The corporate world does not accept a homemaker’s skills as equal to a college education and success in their arena.

There is another industry that not only accepts us as the industrious, self-starters we are, but in fact greatly appreciates our skills and desires to assist us to become entrepreneurs, earning income from home. The integrity of a woman choosing to be at home with her children is applauded, not dismissed. The ingenuity it takes to juggle all the different hats she wears and the loyalty to her family is appreciated, respected and supported. Being able to organize and efficiently run your home is considered valuable experience and training that will enhance your journey to achieving financial freedom. The home business world is pleased to invite you to apply those talents to create your life by design.

When traditional business says that you are unprepared, why would the world of network marketing and direct sales welcome you as you are? Because it is a different world! Like you, I wondered how I was going to make a success of this new venture. What the home business world has come to understand is that our skills and experience is the foundation upon which we can build through personal development, business trainings and guidance, not from an impersonal, cold instructional video or book, but from warm, caring directors who truly wish to see you succeed. You simply need to make the choice to grow, learn and accept that guidance. Truly, your growth is determined by you. How open are you to learning? How much time are you willing to commit to the process? How serious are you about living the life of your dreams? The honest answers to these questions will show you if you should be entering the home business world.

Find an area that interests you and research for proven businesses who are committed in the areas of providing a quality product or service, supporting their teams, integrity in operation, and training, training, training. Yes, that is one of the biggest components to me. A company offering training is truly showing their concern for their own vitality as well as yours. Look for a company that is considerate of your time with a fair compensation plan. Be sure you check into things like your cost of operation, not just your start-up cost. The best bit of advice I can offer is to read everything, listen to everything, attend their presentations, follow up with references, and compare! A great place to start the process is a support site for women entrepreneurs called Braveheart Women. Browse through the ad pages to see the hundreds of businesses represented by women of integrity. (www.braveheartwomenads.com/dawnwilson)

Becoming a business owner is not getting a job. This is something that we must, as entrepreneurs, understand. We are self-employed which means we are taking advantage of all tax credits offered to business owners. We are responsible for our own business and no one will do it for us. We must be savvy and realize that our investment of money and time in ourselves as well as our business is investment well-placed when we plug into the system and learn how to achieve financial freedom. You do not have a boss over you requiring certain things within a particular time frame. Rather, you are your own boss creating your life by design.

Today, there is no need for a woman with aspirations of having it all to settle for anything less. The home business world is there for you. You simply need to find the one that suits you, plug into the system and be prepared for a whole new world to open up for you. It is a satisfying, rewarding and fulfilling world. Stop worrying and start living a life of your own design!