This post is a day late because yesterday, Monday, a typical “office day” for me was also a day off of school for the girls. So I decided to take the day off too and play with my girls. We enjoyed a day together and took a field trip to the IKEA store that opened [...]
Taking Time for You!
November 26, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed time with friends and family. We loved having our two sweet college boys home – they are back at school and the house is empty of food but we loved every minute of it! So – have you ever dreamed or fantasized about spending [...]
Blessings of being a homebased mom
November 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
This past week I have spent a fair amount of my time scanning pictures – 250 pictures to be exact! That’s a lot of pictures! I decided to put together a surprise for my husband for his Christmas gift – a digital storybook of all the “professional” portraits of our family that we have had taken [...]
Regaining Momentum
November 12, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The last two weeks we have been talking about Momentum – the importance of it and how to maintain it. This week let’s talk about how to regain momentum. Several years ago I was attending a Regional Convention with some members of my team in Seattle (3 hours north of Portland) One of our Northwest [...]
Maintaining Momentum
November 5, 2007 By 1 Comment
Last week I shared with you the story of becoming “Stuck in the Mud”. I compared this to our direct sales business and how we can get “stuck in the mud” and lose momentum. Getting started again can take a lot of time, effort and energy. It is easier to keep the momentum going and [...]
Stuck in the Mud – an a”mazing” experience!
October 31, 2007 By 2 Comments
Monday we had a fun “family night” activity. Jim, the girls and I went to the corn maze and Pumpkin Patch out on Sauvie Island. The corn maze covers acres and acres – that’s a lot of corn. As we got ready to go, I questioned whether we should take boots or not – it [...]
Direct Sales – Tricks or Tips of the Trade and first ever “ahomebasedmom” contest!
October 22, 2007 By 5 Comments
It’s that time of year – Trick or Treaters will be arriving next week. In preparation for that I thought I’d share some “Tricks or Tips” of direct sales that I have picked up recently. One of the things I have learned since being in direct sales is that one of the best places [...]
Celebrate being a Homebased Mom!
October 15, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I love being a homebased mom. I have been a homebased mom for 23 years since my first son Logan was born. I have had a direct sales business for 17 years but had several other types of homebased businesses before that One of the biggest “issues” I see with women having a homebased [...]
Need New Leads? – Part 2
October 9, 2007 By Leave a Comment
So to finish up our post on asking for referrals from yesterday, I wanted to share with you an idea you might want to incorporate into your business -once a year, send your customers a unique referral offer. Promote it as a special campaign or event. Hold a month long “Refer a Friend Month” ( am [...]
Need New Leads?
October 8, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Last week during my coaching calls with team members there was a common theme that kept coming up – getting new leads. Keeping your customer “pipeline” full of new names is an important part of keeping momentum going in your direct sales business. When you begin your business, your family and friends become your first [...]
