I have a secret. I have an entourage that follows me pretty much wherever I go in my house. I call them my dogtourage. I have a black Lab named Lucky and we are keeping my father-in-law’s Lab-Golden Retriever mix, Lady. As I work from home, they like to be near me. As I work my home based business from the office, they lounge around waiting for an idle hand to nudge with their nose to get attention. When I get up to get some water in the kitchen, we all go get some water in the kitchen. I get escorted to the bathroom and escorted back. The only backbiting that happens here is if they have an itch. They are my cheering section when I celebrate my successes and my consolation givers when things don’t go as planned. It’s a very loving and supportive environment.

Are you ready for yours?

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This weekend is a a major holiday that most people receive Monday off to give them a 3 day weekend. They look forward to it and make major plans for the extra long weekend. What if every weekend was a 3 day weekend?

That’s an idea that probably doesn’t seem real to most people. In their mind the only way to do it would be to become a “part time” employee and take a cut in pay.

I’m here to say that there is a legitimate way to not only take every Monday off but increase your pay as well.

When you are the boss in your own network marketing business, you can achieve time freedom as well as money freedom. Simply put, you have the time and the money at the same time to enjoy what you want when you want.

It takes effort and persistence to obtain this level. A good friend tells a story that you have to go through the jungle with all its problems, setbacks and dangers to get to the Land of Paradise. In the end, the successful journeyer gets a call from someone who says, “I wish I had.” The journeyer replies, “I’m glad I did.”

If you want to get started on your journey, I have a little mini course at DiscoverYourOwnFreedom.com where you can find out more. I will help you on your journey.

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Recent stories have come out that stress the unemployment rate has reached 9.6% which is an increase despite the “Recovery Summer” initiative put forth. I’m not here to talk politics but to tell you that these numbers don’t mean anything to you.

Statistics are only meaningful for a large group of people. They don’t apply to an individual. I don’t think I have ever heard of someone being 9.6% unemployed.

A sure way to be able to ignore that kind of “news” would be to take control of your own life. Here are some things that I have not worried about the last several years:

• Gas prices – with my carpet commute, a tank of gas lasts 6-8 weeks.
• Getting time off for special events such as my son’s band concerts or chaperoning a choir trip to Disneyworld.
• Wasting an hour or two each day in traffic – the only traffic I have to watch out for is my dogs getting in the way.
• Asking for a raise – I just employ strategies to increase my income.
• Annoying coworkers – I pick who I want to work with.
• Unemployment – I’m not going to lay myself off.

This is all due to my home based business. I started growing it while I was still working in a corporate job. I earned while I learned how to do it. With my business products, my health got better, too.

If you are scared about the employment situation, there’s an old saying that I have followed. “Dig the well before you are thirsty.” You can work to build someone else’s dream or you can build your own dreams through lifestyle freedom.

If you would like to know more, I have a free mini course on home based network marketing and some of the benefits you can enjoy from it. Just go to DiscoverYourOwnFreedom.com and sign up for them.

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