10 Things I've Learned On My Journey To Success At Home

1. You WILL fall down and hit obstacles in your home business. But you will have team members that care about you and will help pick you up!!

2. You WILL have many people that do not want to join your team or buy your products and services. But you will find many that will say yes and will be lifelong business partners and friends.

3. You will have marketing strategies that will fail or stop producing, but you will find that one ad that will produce incredibly and will help build your business to the next level!!

4. You will have people close to you that doubt you and think you're a dreamer and crazy for doing "one of those work at home things." but you will have a whole tribe of team members and leaders to help you prove them wrong!!

5. You will get discouraged that your business isn't growing fast enough, but you will reach the top of that hump and start moving at an amazing speed, just like a roller coaster!

6. You will have people rudely ask you to remove them from your email list, but you will have people that will respond and enroll and thank you over and over again for blessing their lives and remembering them!

7. You will have team members quit, but you will have many that will stay and not only pay you for the rest of your life but will become dear friends!

8. You will get tired and wonder if it's worth it, but you will remember that working at home for a few years for yourself versus working at a job for 40 years is your driving force!!

9. You will doubt yourself and your ability to reach success, but you will remember your WHY and keep pressing forward!

10. You will feel guilty about not spending as much time with your family as you'd like while you're building, but you will remember that you're doing all of this for them and it's only temporary!

For every negative that you experience, there is a positive to get you back on track. Your home business is a journey and there will be many emotions involved. You'll experience the good and the bad. But that's what makes it great! It allows us to reach inside of ourselves, toughen up and grow! Let's talk about perspective, you know, that glass of water, will you focus on it being half empty, or half full?? It's your choice and an extremely important one. So reflect on it, who do you want to be? Someone who looks for the good stuff or someone that dwells on the negative and sets themselves up for destruction. Choice seems easy, huh? Well, the choice IS easy! Following through is the tough part. Get your support system in place, your team, your mentors, industry trainers and turn to them when you need them! That's what they're there for!!!!

Focusing on the good stuff,

5 Ways To Stay Focused While Building Your Home Based Business

One of the most common problems working from home is how to manage our time effectively. What most fail to do is to manage their time well, so they can become more productive and achieve more in less time. BUT, if you put a time management system in place yo can get more accomplished in a day and can also help to reduce personal stress and feeling overwhelmed, where instead you will have better focus and can be in control.

There are many people that start their home business while they are working a job outside of the home. And while it may seem like you don't have "time" you really do. No matter what your schedule is, whether you're a single mom with kids, going to college at night, working two jobs....you can MAKE the time for your home business. We tend to MAKE time for what's important to us. It's all about prioritizing and creating a plan and schedule. Instead of watching TV in the evening, make that small sacrifice to turn the TV off and do something that will help improve the quality of your life and your future....which is working your business.

If you are sitting in traffic, put in a personal development CD. If you were waiting anywhere, doctors office, getting your oil changed, read books on personal development. Get up an hour early and stay up an hour later to place ads, respond to emails. Whatever it takes to GET IT DONE! I know making sacrifices would eventually payoff and you will be able to come home full time for your kids! 

There are so many who are already home full time when they start their journey of working at home. And while we all LOVE the freedom and flexibility of working from home, sometimes the distractions can drive us crazy! Between kids, the dog, the neighbors, the garbage truck and the TV, we can sometimes find ourselves putting our business on the back burner!

First of all, relax! You're not the only one to face this problem. Especially for people accustomed to working for a big company with bosses, meetings and deadlines, it can be difficult to adjust to an environment where you have complete and total freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want to do it. In reality, of course, that freedom is only an illusion. The truth is that you still need to feed your family and pay your bills. That's why it's essential to find a way to minimize the distractions that keep you from accomplishing these important goals.

So, here are five of my favorite ways to stay focused in my home office:

1. Create A To-Do List

It's important to jot down your goals for the day, week and month. Not only will you get more done, but you'll also feel a sense of accomplishment every time you check off a task on your to-do list. Prioritize your to do list. Put in number order, or put stars next to the most important things, highlight, whatever works for you. You can list the "have to get done" and the "like to get done." When you're not working on a to do list, do one thing at a time. It will increase your concentration and you will be more effective. Your value will increase and your checks will grow! So focus on what you're doing. Don't think about everything else you need to be doing. God knows I've been guilty of that. When I'm doing chores, I'm thinking I should be working, when I'm working, I'm thinking about the chores that need to get done. Schedule your time, create blocks of time that are dedicated to only completing the task at hand. So that you don't fee guilty.

2. Schedule Your Time

By the time you've made yourself a cup of coffee, checked your email, returned some calls and socialized on Facebook, it's often time for lunch. That's why it's important to develop a daily schedule to organize your time. If you're a morning person, for example, you may want to hit the phones first thing in the morning and start calling potential business. For me, I do my personal development before the kids get up for school, always starts the day off in a positive way. After I take them t school, I return emails and calls to my team members and from 12-2 PM I make prospecting calls no matter what. And I stick to that schedule always! How you structure your schedule doesn't matter as long as it works for you! When you are setting this schedule you want to account for time you'll spend speaking to potential business, for training calls, for your team members, family and personal time. When you don't have a schedule, it is easy to get overwhelmed. What do I need to do? What do I do first? It's very easy to get to the end of the day and not truly get anything done. The fact is, you cannot be productive when you are overwhelmed. It's hard to implement your passion when you are in that state of mind.

3. Shut The Door

This may sound obvious, but it's hard to screen out distractions when your spouse, kids, pets and neighbors can walk into your home office any time and strike up a conversation. That's why it's a good idea to set up shop in a den or spare bedroom that has a door that you can close when you need to make an important phone call or concentrate on your work. If that's not possible, explain to your family that there are certain hours during the day when you will be working and ask them to respect your boundaries. (Of course, that's easier said than done and may take them a little time to adjust to it and take you seriously but keep telling them!) One problem I have faced is my family and friends thinking that since I "work from home" that I am just sitting at home and have tons of spare time to "hang out." I would remind them over and over again that "yes, I do have flexibility to do things here and there WITH notice." However, for the majority of the time, I am working and building a business just like someone who works outside the home and I take this very seriously. It took them a while to respect it and take me seriously but now they do.

4. Ask Your Spouse Of Family Member To Watch Your Kids

This is GREAT when you schedule your spouse or a family member to watch the kids so you can get some work done without distractions. You can also talk with some of the other moms at the school to see it they want to swap out some play days! You can have her kids over and then on another day send your kids over there so you can get some REAL good work in.

5. Multi-Task

Understand that when you are working from home and you are speaking to someone else who wants to work from home it's good that you can walk around your home. I've cleaned my whole house while talking to prospects! It's okay to say and do that because THEY want to work from home and IF they hear your kids in the background you can use that to your advantage. I love to incorporate my kids into my presentation if they are around. And, some people like to purchase a headset with this or some are comfortable just carrying the phone around the old fashioned way like me.

Take time each morning to decide how you want to spend your day. Make your to-do list, prioritize and most importantly, stick to the plan.

We know this is what works, yet we don't always implement it, why? Because we're overwhelmed and we haven't taken the time to plan our day. If you can't plan your day, how can you plan your life?

I believe in you.

Susan Cipolla 

10 Things For Kids To Do While Mom Is Working At Home

Balancing working at home and keeping the kids entertained can be a full time job in itself, especially when young children at home. When I first started working at home, my kids were 3 and 11 months and it was stressful to say the least. Mommy needed to work and the kids wanted and needed mommy. But like any other obstacle in life, there is a way around it. Sometimes we have to outsmart the situation and get down right creative. My first few months working at home, we worked on polishing the well oiled machine of keeping the kids entertained and stimulated while I worked. And even though the kids have entered many new phases and had little moments, WE are loving and enjoying mommy working at home!

I have always incorporated and included my kids in my business. After all, this is a family mission, not just mine. I let them know what OUR goals are and what WE need to do to reach them. As I type this, my son is sharing his ideas of what I should include in this article. I love to encourage him to participate in our family business, so I will proudly include his ideas!

1. Arts And Crafts

Arts and crafts can keep some kids busy for hours. Keep the activity simple so the kids can do the projects on their own. I have a play room setup for my children that includes an art station. It is fully equipped with art project kits (that I buy on sale at the art store), coloring books, painting and drawing paper, crayons, markers and paint (washable of course), colored pencils, the whole nine yards. I get them setup and it gives me quite a bit of quiet time to devote to my business. They have fun and mommy ends up with A LOT of refrigerator art!

2. Educational Online And Computer Games

If you have an extra computer, this is an awesome activity for your children. There are an enormous number of computer and online games to entertain and most importantly, educate your children. With computers being such a large part of our daily lives these days, it's great to teach them the basics while they're young and give them a nice head start. Many of these sites are recommended by our local school system.

www.edheads.org 
www.playhousedisney.com
www.nickjr.com
www.pbskids.org
www.scholastic.com
www.starfall.com
www.thekidzpage.com
www.funbrain.com
www.clubpenguin.com
www.learninggamesforkids.com

I set time limits for them, they each get an hour at a time. Kids can easily get addicted to computers just like us adults!

3. Reading/Audio Books

Though many kids younger than eight can read, for reading to be an independent activity children have to get to a certain level of proficiency. Let kids choose several library books. I encourage my older son to read chapter books to my youngest. However, it takes an effort to find books that interest him. Also there are many wordless or nearly wordless picture books that will engage kids of all ages, especially my 11 month old. For those who are not ready to read independently or don't have an older sibling to read to them, listening to kids' audio book is a great alternative!! Most importantly, the kids LOVE this activity! All while, it improves their reading skills and keeps children mentally engaged. Kids can learn to appreciate the art of storytelling before they can read. And kids who can read expand their horizons. Those who are not strong readers can enjoy a good book. They still should do actual reading at another time. But if a child struggles with reading, then while you are working is not the time for independent reading. Audio books are expensive, so I check them out of our local library.

4. Chores

 This may not sound like a whole lot of fun BUT my son thinks it is cool when I write him a list of chores to do. It helps him to feel independent. While preschoolers are capable of simple chores, often they can't do them independently. However, kids kindergarten age and up should be able to complete regular household tasks without your help. Teach them how to do the chores when you're not working, then make a daily list. And some jobs can be fun. And it will be one less job for mom. After all, a family is supposed to be a team and everyone is supposed to contribute. Teach that early in age and your family will run much smoother.

5. Creative Play

This is not something you can plan or completely depend on, but when it happens, it's a beautiful thing. Younger kids are naturals at this, creating elaborate fantasies with stuffed animals or action figures. With older kids, you can encourage imagination by suggesting they produce a play or write a story. My son loves to write stories while my daughter would sing and pull out all the linens from the closet and build a fort. It's such an amazing example of why I am working from home in the first place.

6. Naps

Some work-at-home moms work during nap time and get a lot done. But keep in mind that napping habits change frequently. Don't schedule important phone calls or figure on meeting a deadline during nap time. When I first started my home business, my son was three and my daughter was 11 months. Those three hour naps were a blessing to my business. That's when I would make my calls and any other things that required either full silence or my complete concentration. The nap times got shorter and shorter through the years but this still remained a great time for mommy to work.

7. Play Dates

Believe it or not, hosting a play date can actually be an opportunity to work. School age kids can, and should play together without a lot of adult intervention. If you plan to work while they play, remind your child of the ground rules in advance and invite a friend that they get along with well. If you're hosting a toddler or preschooler, you have to stay pretty close, so working is not an option. But this is a good opportunity for a kid swap. You host one day, and the child's parents reciprocate another.

8. Play Outside

 The feasibility of this depends on your home and yard's set up and children's ages, but it's something to think about when the kids are home, especially summer break. I personally take my laptop outside with me or ask them to play in front of my office window. But you absolutely must keep a close watch. This is a great option for those with fenced in back yards especially.

9. Play With Toys

Sounds obvious, but any parent who's sifted through the toy box just after the holidays knows how quickly kids lose interest in their toys. Put away some toys for a period of time. When they come back into rotation, they seem like new. I have been doing this every year since my kids were toddlers and it has worked brilliantly even at their ages now. Board games, cards, construction toys, trains, play set and puzzles can keep kids engaged for hours. But sometimes they have to be reminded of these toys. My kids are notorious for saying "There's nothing to do!!" until I go in to their playroom and pull out something they haven't done in a while. Then they become instantly engaged and happy and mommy can work.

10. TV And Video Games

I know there are major mixed reviews on these two activities. I get both sides, I do! I am right in the middle, I find myself very balanced in this issue. I feel that everything in moderation is okay. My kids don't watch TV and play video games everyday. But if mommy has a special project or a deadline to meet, sure, I will absolutely pop in a movie for them. Or ask them to play Mario Kart on the Wii for a little while. Of course you don't want those things to be electronic babysitters but it is a good option every now and then. I truly hope this helps you find some balance with working at home with kiddos home. Create special memories with them, you won't get these years back!

Susan Cipolla

12 Mistakes That Cause Women To Fail In Their Home Business....And How To Avoid Them

You usually read tips of what you CAN do to help you grow your business. Well I'm putting a different spin on things today. I'm going to share things NOT to do in your business, the top 12 mistakes that cause women to fail in their home businesses. And hopefully, you will read with an open heart and learn from them.

Each one of these mistakes are very common and most business owners make at least one of them if not several. Once the mistakes are acknowledged, they can be easily reversed. However, these mistakes, if not caught early on, can lead to the failure of your business and some discouragement. And we want the majority of your days as work at home mom to be happy and encouraging! You will have bad days too, but avoiding these mistakes will help you eliminate quite a few of them!

Mistake #1: Waiting For Your Enroller To Call You And Offer Help

In this business it is crucial to make sure that you are connected to your enroller. But don't wait for them to call you! Your enroller is most likely leading a large team of people and focusing on the team memebers that are "in the game". The proper course of action is to contact your enroller anytime YOU need help. Your enroller does not know you are struggling unless you let them know. They are not mind readers. Call them, Instant Message them, Facebook then, let them know you are serious and "in the game" and that you have questions or need mentoring. ALWAYS remember that your enroller wants to hear from you! That is what this business is all about!

Mistake #2: Not Being Prepared For Dream Stealers

Without a doubt you will come across people, usually friends and loved ones, who might try to steal your dreams. They may tell you, "You can't do one of those things, that work at home stuff doesn't work". These people are called Dream Stealers. And most of them feel they are just trying to protect you. Unfortunately, most people are pre-programmed to believe that working a 40 hour a week job for 40 years is the only option and that a home based business is not going to work. And we know that's not true, that's why we're here. We are among the elite 3% that know there is a better way and are willing to go for it!!! As for those dream stealers, there is a simple fix: Don't let them!! No one can steal YOUR dreams unless YOU let them! And they will come around when you show them the money!

Mistake #3: Not Completing Your Training

An all too common mistake is when someone is just so excited to get into working their new business they skip the training steps. This is a short and easy mistake to explain and avoid. Simply, do your training, don't skip any steps. They are there because they are ALL very important to your success. Remember, when you need help, contact your enroller. They are there to help however, if you don't let them know you need help, they can't help.

Mistake #4: Spending Too Much Time On "Busy Work"

Starting a new home business is VERY exciting! There are a lot of things that you can do. You can get your home office all set up, you can load up on office supplies. You can spend weeks reading, training, listening to calls and watching videos online. All of these things are very exciting and will certainly benefit your business in the long run. However, your first goal is to make back your initial investment and get to the point where you are earning enough income to cover your overhead. So it's important to do just the basic necessities and then jump right into working your business. Sometimes in the beginning people are afraid to get out and start talking to people. It is new for them and it puts them outside their comfort zone. This is normal and about 70% of people experience these feelings and that it's perfectly okay. I know I did. The mistake is made when these people "hide behind" the busy work mentioned above. That keeps them from having to face their fears. The way to avoid this mistake is know from the beginning that 15% of your time should be focused on the "busy work" and 85% on actively marketing and prospecting. 

Mistake #5: Having Unrealistic Expectations With Income

Most home business owners are looking to be part of a legitimate business and not a "get rich quick scheme". For most of us this statement should be true. However, the mistake happens when people think, "Sure, I want a legitimate business, I don't want a get rich quick scheme but I do want to make money real fast." Well, there is a problem with this and don't worry if this is you because about 90% of people feel this way. There is an easy fix though. We have to remember the first part, we want a real, legitimate business and those don't create tons of money overnight. Most new businesses are in business for 1-3 years before they even make a profit. Fortunately for us it doesn't take nearly that long. In this industry, it's usually only 1-3 months maximum to start making a profit. Of course that is up to each individual person, how driven and committed they are. And it is very possible to make hundreds even thousands your first month, many of us have. I encourage you to strive for your financial goals from the start, however, I advise you to have realistic expectations. "Rome wasn't built in a day." But if you still feel like things are moving too slow, get with your enroller and they can advise you on how to get things moving quicker so you can start building those monthly residual checks we all love!

Mistake #6: Having Unrealistic Expectations With Advertising And Results

It takes time for advertising to work. In most cases you won't get tons and tones of replies from doing 1 or 2 forms of advertising only 1 or 2 times. Those familiar with the advertising industry will tell you that it's about repetition. Doing the advertising again and again is what creates true success. They say that it takes a person three times of looking at something to actually SEE it. Think of the work you do each day with advertising and marketing as planting seeds in your garden. This has to be done in order to see the flowers. It also takes time for the seeds to start to grow. The seeds are working and starting to grow under the soil, but you can't see it yet even though it's working or they're growing. Then, after several weeks you start to see a little bit of green poke out of the soil. You can actually now see some results of your planning seeds although still only very small results. And if you are patient, before long, you will see beautiful colorful flowers! A big thing that will help here is for you to work your way up to having five forms of advertising or marketing going on at the very same time each and every week. This can take months to accomplish but make it your goal. Those who master this have very successful businesses! If you feel you are not getting anywhere with your advertising, get with your enroller and revamp what you currently have going on. That's what they are there for and they can help!

Mistake #7: Not Seeing A Schedule

This step is so simple but SO many new home business owners don't follow it. You really need to start a set schedule for yourself. For example: I work Monday-Friday 8-5. Create a schedule that works best for you and try your very best to stick to it. This is your own business, so now and then it's okay to make some changes to your schedule. Life happens and other things come up, but if you miss some of your set hours try to make them up somewhere else in the week. I do this! If something interferes with my M-F schedule, I make the time up on Saturday. Also, and this is important, treat your business just like a part time job outside the home. If you stopped showing up to your part time job outside the home, were late every day, were not reliable or didn't put in 100% of your effort, you'd stop getting checks, because you'd be fired. With your home business, no one will fire you, however, you will still stop getting checks or worse not even start getting any. You wouldn't do those things with a job outside the home so don't do it to a job inside the home. TREAT YOUR BUSINESS WITH AS MUCH RESPECT, IF NOT MORE, THAN YOU WOULD TREAT A JOB WORKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE! I promise that if you don't value and respect your business, soon enough you will find yourself working outside the home. And everyday when you go to that J O B, you will think to yourself, "Man! I wish I didn't have to work this J O B!" Well, you don't, but NOW is the time to make sure you never have to go and get another J O B again. Work your business, set a schedule, make a commitment and give 100%!

Mistake #8: Not Setting Goals Or Having An Action Plan

You need to set goals for yourself so you can always know where you are and where you want to go. Your goals can be when you want to get to a certain promotion level or income level or how many pieces of business you wish to sign up per month, how many forms of advertising you want going on each and every week, how many full conversations you want to have with prospects each day. Set goals, define where you want to go, and hold yourself accountable. It isn't always whether or not you reach your goals, but sometimes it's just looking and asking yourself did you do everything possible this week to help you reach your goals.

Mistake #9: Failing To Participate In Your Team's Training Calls

A simple and easy to explain mistake. Most companies with successful teams have MANY training calls available to you each week and they are a HUGE part of your ongoing training to master your business. You will learn ways to market and advertise, how to talk to prospects, close them and overcome objections. You will learn about your products/services. You will even hear from other successful leaders as they share with you exactly what they did to reach their level of success. So the fix here, attend these calls! If you are part time you should be listening to at least two calls per week and if you are full time you should be listening to at least 3-5 calls per week. If your team doesn't have training calls, suggest they start them!

Mistake #10: Getting Emotionally Attached To Your Prospects

What this means is you talk to a prospect today, let's call her Mary....and you and Mary have an awesome conversation, you really hit it off and you talk on a friendly level with her and tells you at the end that she is very excited and will be ready to start on Friday and asks you to call her back at 1:00 on Friday to help her get started. Then you call her on Friday at 1:00 and she doesn't answer the phone. That's not a good feeling, I know. It got me down a lot in my business when I was new. And who knows why Mary didn't answer the phone, she may have just told you that because she couldn't tell you no, or maybe her husband talked her out of it or maybe she just got scared, who knows. The best way to avoid this is to always focus forward and not backwards. It's great that you had a nice conversation with Mary last week but don't focus on that. Only focus on talking to new people, focusing forward. If you call Mary back on Friday and she answers, that's great!! But if she doesn't (which happens sometimes) don't allow yourself to get upset, just bless and release and keep pressing forward.

Mistake #11: Going Into Management Mode

I see this one a lot. A new home business owner will enroll a team member or two or three and they go into complete management mode. A lot of new team leaders fall into this trap. They focus too heavily on training and leading their team members and discontinue looking for new people. This will kill your business and completely put a halt on earning new checks. You need to continue working on personal production. Not only will it help you earn more checks and find great leaders but it is a great example for your team. If you're adding business, your team will follow you. To build a successful team, it is so important to lead by example!!!!!! This business is a numbers game. To find the leaders you need to reach new levels and beyond, you will need to add the quantity to get the quality. Your first three or four team members will most likely NOT be the leaders that will help you promote to the next level. Trust me on that. You will need to add many more than that. Also, there is a power in numbers. The more people you have on your team that are also looking for new team members, that more your check will grow!!! Obviously 30 new team members can add more business than just you all by yourself. So, if you're looking to reach the top level and a six figure income with your company, you need to understand that volume equals results.

Mistake #12: Quitting Before The Blessing

The most amazing part of your home business is when you can really start to see amazing things happening in your business. You start to see growth on your team and real significant growth in your paychecks. This is something that takes time to start to see, it doesn't happen right away. Building a successful home business takes time. However, if you work your business consistently and with a strong desire to achieve greatness, you WILL reach your financial goals. When you do, your dreams become reality and it is an amazing blessing. The problem lies when a person quits the business before the blessing. All too many time we have heard people say, "It's going too slow", "Things are not happening", "It's not for me." The thing is, it is going to work. It works for EVERY single person who stays and works their business. Building a home business is a lot like being on a diet and exercise plan. It takes a lot of daily effort and dedication. A week or two can go by and you may not see the results JUST yet. Would you quit your diet and stop exercising just because you don't see results right away? No!! You keep going because you KNOW it WILL  work if you keep working hard at it. Same thing with building a home business! Easy fix here, do not let quitting be an option for you! If you are part of a great company, it will happen for you! The only difference between you and the successful leaders in your company is that they have been here longer and that's it!!

So there you have it ladies!! The 12 mistakes that cause women to fail their home businesses. Are you making any or many of them?? If son, no worries, a lot of us did in the beginning of our business. You can correct the mistakes and start moving forward in the direction of great success from home!! I TRULY wish that for all of you!! My home business has changed my life!! You ALL deserve that same amount of success and beyond!!! Much love and success.

Susan Cipolla

A Little Inspiration For You......Happy Friday

I came across this article this morning and wanted to share this with you. This one really touched me as there is just SO much truth to it and it very much applies to our journey here in the home based business world. ENJOY and have a very Happy Friday!

It is easy to come up with reasons why you aren't where you want to be.

It takes work and discipline to push yourself a little every day until one day you are where you want to be.

The amazing thing for those that have done it, you look back and realize somewhere a long the way, it stopped feeling like work.

Somewhere along the way a weight was lifted as you moved closer to your dreams.

You realized you were tired of focusing on what wasn't working and you were excited about what was.

For those that the rest of the world sees as "Lucky" those individuals have doubts, fears and missed opportunities just like us. 

Yet, somewhere along the way they decided to change their attitude, their approach and ultimately their life....

Start your journey today ~ C.Nordyke

MAKE TODAY GREAT!

Susan Cipolla 

What Residual Income Can Do For You

Having passive and residual income in today's economy is essential. People flocked to real estate to create their income and they did very well with it for quite some time. However, we all know where that market has gone....into the dirt. In these tough economic times of layoffs, and people's retirement accounts and dreams disappearing, the brilliant financial minds out there like Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki and Warren Buffett now recommend network marketing to people to create there residual income. And before turning your nose up at the thought of network marketing, know that it's SO much more than the "old school chasing family and friends down" days that have been embedded in people's minds. There is no more having to approach a friend or family member and don't ever plan to. LOVE them dearly, they are so important to me and I treasure them but it's just not my thing. There is a WHOLE world out there on the internet that are looking for a network marketing business from home that don't need to be "sold" on the concept.

When the big dogs, Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump and Warren Buffett put their seal of approval all over network marketing, people started to get their noses out of the air and started paying attention. The AWESOME thing about creating a residual income with network marketing is it doesn't require a lot of capital upfront, like real estate does for example. Anyone with a good attitude, persistence and a lot of self motivation can do it. And while those three qualities may weed out many, it still leaves the door open for average people...like me. So, what's the big deal about having a residual income? Residual income is great thing, you do the work one time and that income continues to follow you month after month, year after year. I'm still receiving residual income every month! You can't beat that! This type of income not only keeps you set financially, but it allows you to focus on things in your life that are most important, your family, your relationships, enjoying life, all those things we cherish but so many don't have themselves setup to put first.

The bottom line, it gives you freedom! My residual income has allowed me to be home with my kids, I'm truly grateful for my home business and my residual income for giving me the freedom to spend time on what is truly important to me. I work around my kids, my checks still come, my checks still grow!

We all have things come up in our lives, divorces, sick family members, injuries, child birth, spouses getting laid off, etc. Wouldn't it be nice to have a residual income already coming to you every month when those things come up? 

A guaranteed check in the mail every month certainly makes things a lot easier, I know from personal experience. If you are already working on building a residual income for yourself and your family, good for you! Keep on working hard to grow it. I know from personal experience. If you are already working on building a residual income for yourself and your family, good for you! Keep on working hard to grow it. It will come in handy through the years. If you haven't started to build your residual income, what are you waiting for? Find your opportunity and get to work on it, it is SO worth it!

So grateful for my residual income.

Susan Cipolla ~

21 Quick Tips To Help You Reach Success In Your Home Business

People ask me all the time "What is your secret? What is it that you are doing to reach success, can you give me tips? I want to be a successful work at home mom too!!" These 21 tips are my "Secret" and if you follow them everyday consistently, you too will be a six figure earner in the work at home industry! I TRULY believe that!

1. Better Listening Means More Enrollments

Focus on your prospects needs rather than yours. How can you help THEM? Listen for their why. Engage with them. You will create a connection with your prospect if they can hear that you care. This is how you will become a master recruiter.

2. Smile On Your Prospecting Calls

They will hear the kindness and excitement in your voice. Take the saying "Smile and Dial" to heart....it works!!

3. Focus On How Many People You Can Talk To Versus How Many People You Can Enroll

When you're focused on results, it can stress you out. Instead, focus on talking to as many people as you can. Think of each conversation whether they enroll or not as a success. When you do this, the enrollments WILL follow!

4. If An Advertising Method Isn't Working, Try Something Else

Don't dwell on what is not working, go out and find something that DOES work!

5. Do Something Today Completely Out Of Your Comfort Zone

Like TODAY, when you're done reading this! Whatever makes you uncomfortable but you know in the back of your mind that not doing it is holding you back from success....DO IT!!!!!

6. Instead Of Focusing On The Negative, Find Something Positive To Focus On

Don't let negativity overpower your day. You have a choice, is this going to be a good day or a bad day? Also, your team is watching you, your prospects are listening to you, attitudes are contagious, what you feel, they will feel.

7. Be Grateful For What You Already Have

When you're focusing on the good things in your life (and you have them, even if you think you don't), it's hard to be negative or feel down. Living with an attitude of gratitude makes all the difference.

8. Make Someone Smile Today

Spread happiness. Be Kind. Not only will you make someone's day, they will turn around and bless someone else with their happiness. And this in turn will put a smile on your face!

9. Readers Are Leaders

What are you currently reading? Grab a good book, read a chapter a day and watch your life and your business transform into greatness!

10. Have You Listened To A Training Call This Week?

Your team's training calls are part of your lifeline. No matter what level you are with your business, don't ever feel as if you've arrived. You must always focus on growing!

11. Stay In Contact With Your Enroller

This is the other half of your lifeline. Don't wait for them to contact you. They are waiting and excited to hear from you! That's when they know you're serious about your business.

12. Make Your Team Members Feel As Special As They Are

Be a cheerleader for your team! Recognize them for every victory, big or small. It will make their day and push them to work harder!

13. Cheer For Yourself

Believe in YOU! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!! Your business will be as successful as you think you can make it!

14. Laugh Off Your Mistakes And Keep Pressing Forward

Take each mistake and learn from it. Embrace them, they will make you better!

15. Take One Day Off Per Week To Enjoy Family

After all, aren't they what you are working for?

16. Make A To-Do-List Every Morning

Sounds simple right? This one tip will help you to stay organized and on task. Try it and enjoy the feeling at the end of the day when you know you've had a productive day.

17. Treat Your Business Like A Business, Not A Hobby

You have to be THE HARDEST BOSS YOU'VE EVER HAD! Respect your business, show up for work, be consistent, and you will earn business income instead of hobby income.

18. Don't Spend Too Much Time On Facebook, Pick Up The Phone

Facebook is an amazing marketing tool for us in this industry, use it. But don't get sucked in to just sitting there all day scrolling through the news feed.

19. Lead By Example

Don't just talk about it, get out there and DO IT! I never ask my team to do anything I'm not willing to get out there and do myself. If you want your team to be top producers, BE a top producer yourself!

20. Small Action Steps Compounded Over Time Turn Into Something great

CONSISTENCY is the secret to building a successful home business!!! Touch your business every single day.

21. Don't Quit Before The Blessing

The first year in network marketing is the hardest. It's new, your learning the ropes, finding your niche, programming yourself to have a business mindset. All the successful people that you see in this industry that have the success that you want, they ALL went thought their first year, they all had bumps and obstacles. YOU are not the only one that is hitting obstacles. Obstacles are a part of life. They are a test to see what you're made of. So it you want success, know that you have to go through all of that first before you reach the blessing. And blessing guys.....is so worth it!

GO for greatness!! You deserve it!

Which one tip is your favorite? Leave me a comment below: I would love to hear from you!

I believe in you!

Susan ~