We feel that we have to Come Clean About what’s happening in Our Home Based Business so we will!

Felicia here and I wanted to share with you some personal aspects of what’s been going on (yet again lol)…
Recently I read an article about 15 Wasteful Habits of Unproductive and Unsuccessful Part Time Bloggers by Noe Lani Kee and it said that if you have been away from blogging for awhile to be open and honest about why, so here it goes.…
So many things have happened in our personal lives lately that it has been a definite distraction both mentally and physically. I know I’ve spoke on this subject before, but I have to say that we are even more determined to succeed than ever before. There’s no point in beating ourselves up for it, we all go through things and come out of them in our own time. The main point is we have to come out of them-period! At least if you want happiness and success, that is.
Among the many losses we’ve suffered over the past few years, it turns out another change of events has unexpectedly occurred.
On New Year’s Eve my sister Diana had a double aneurysm and has been in critical condition on life support. She is the only sibling that I truly feel close to that’s left. My other step sister Denise and I just simply clash. Not sure why, just a difference of personality and beliefs. It’s all good though, it is what it is. I forgive her and love her, but I’ll go into more on that subject in a few. Back to Diana.…of course, that kind of situation is going to be a detourant from business and total functionality. She has been in my life since I was 4 years old. She has the kindest, most loving heart and although she’s 10 yrs. older, she is more like a teenager at heart. As of today, she is doing much better. She is now off of life support, breathing on her own and is more responsive and aware, but still has a long recovery process ahead of her.
Needless to say, maybe because of the recent losses it has clouded my judgment and made me very fearful. I was so afraid of losing yet another loved one that I crawled into a shell and shut down. I had been battling some health issues myself, so all the more reason to jump on the pity train and take off. Right? WRONG! Life happens sometimes and at times there are situations beyond our control but it’s how we handle them that can either make us or break us.
Self pity is the worst thing you do. It doesn’t help anyone, it only hurts you and all those around you. It shows a lack of faith. As I’ve said before we’re only human and all fall short of the glory of God. This is why I’m so thankful for my faith. I know that I have a loving , forgiving, merciful Father who is still molding me and shaping my life.
Following are some more reasons why we are more determined than ever to get back to our home based business.…
Brian has been working a full time job doing commercial construction cabling. The job is not stable, too hard on his body (we are getting older and physically demanding jobs are not the best), co-workers with no vision or compatibility, fighting the elements of mother nature, etc. etc. So many reasons why working for someone else is not gratifying. We want control, time and financial freedom along with tax advantages so we push on…
With me, I have been working full time with both of my sisters at a title searching company in downtown Columbus. (Not a stable job either, but what job is these days?) Even before the event with my sister Diana, we had all been miserable with our job. Our sister Denise is quite a challenge to deal with on a daily basis. I’m not trying to talk bad about her, just stating facts. In fact, some of her anger is somewhat justified as the way the company is run, the disorganization, and the piss poor management is absolutely maddening but it doesn’t help that she has a very negative mindset to begin with and at the age of 50 throws tantrums that pale in comparison to a 2 yr. old. when things don’t go her way or the slightest thing goes wrong. (I.E. her copier/scanner runs out of paper) Boy, look out! Heaven forbid she has to get up off her a** and put more paper in the machine. Wow! Everything that comes out of her mouth is evil and negative. This toxic environment makes it very hard to maintain.
My sister Diana is more like me, wants to see the good in things and deals with problems or stress in a much more dignified manner. We tried to stay positive despite Denise’s meltdowns, but it was/is getting harder every day to do so. Now, without my sister Diana to help offset the crazy, it’s even more like a nightmare. You see, you can’t change other people, you can only control how you handle yourself. However, when you are in a toxic environment day in and day out, it starts pulling you under with it no matter how hard you try to stay afloat. Are You in a Toxic Environment? This environment starts sucking the life out of you and you have nothing left to give to a home based business at the end of the day, or so I thought.

This is the exact mentally that you don’t want to have. This is exactly why you have to fight ever harder to overcome. There’s no sense in complaining or whining. It’s time to Nut Up or Shut Up!
Brian and I choose to not hang around negative people in our personal lives, so why do we in our professional lives? Well, I don’t know, but it’s high time that we do something about it. Remember, it is well known that you are the average of the top 5 people you hang around the most!
“It’s not what’s happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it’s your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you’re going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.”
~Anthony Robbins
We all have choices. We have the choice of where we work, who we are around, where we want to live, how much money we want to make, what is most important. Never Give Up!
We choose to be successful in our home based business. We choose to bust our butts until we reach the level where we leverage the efforts of our partners that want the same and then retire. We choose to have more time and financial freedom. We choose to travel and make new and interesting friends who are like minded and positive. We choose to help others and ultimately choose to follow God.
I know this is a lot of personal stuff. My hope is to reach some of you out there who may be having some personal struggles as well and realize that we all go through them. You have to have a powerful enough “why” to do something about it and take action, even when you don’t “feel” like it.
Do You Have the Right Mindset? Yet another reason to consistently work on personal development to offset the trials and tribulations of every day life. Reading good books are absolutely essential. Visualization and meditation are also must do’s to stay grounded. Yoga, eating right and staying hydrated are also some good ways to stay healthy mentally and physically.
If we can do it, YOU can too!

On a side note, we’re extremely thankful for our positive friends and biz partners in the network marketing arena who lift us up and encourage us to keep pushing forward. It’s great to be a part of such a wonderful community of like minded people who really care and want the best for you!
This blog post was originally posted on our Empower Network blog here
To Your Success,

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