Well, I made a goal, and a commitment last night to listen to the training on how to track, so I can see the results I am getting from the work I am doing, and where I am going with it. It’s 11:30 pm here, and I’m listening to the training now. I’ll get it figured out.
This business is about constantly educating yourself. If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. I want more, and am going to do more.
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I created this blog, largely to talk about my business. Updates, specials, and information is what it’s supposed to contain. However, I find myself insecure in writing about my business, so I find other things to distract me and write about. No more of that! I have a little more personal blog, and will now focus primarily on my business here. Hopefully others will find it interesting and informative. Maybe even a little funny, we’ll see 
With that being said…here’s my first ‘real business’ post.
A little over a year ago, I quit my job to stay at home with my kids. I had my business then, and was supposed to be working on it…and I thought I was. But I really wasn’t. I was doing a lot of busywork, without actually being productive. I find myself falling into that trap often. I want to be better, to create a real, lasting income for my family….but I procrastinate, and I spend too much time on things that aren’t really going to move me forward.
A couple months ago, my team (the Free to Relax team) decided to have a ‘promotion challenge’. This is for those who want to move their business forward, no excuses. Just do what it takes, everyday. If you didn’t do it yesterday, that’s ok because today is a new day. It’s not about where you are coming from, only where you are going that matters.
I often find myself dwelling on what I didn’t do yesterday, and allowing it to overwhelm me, which in turn, causes me to procrastinate. It is my personality, that when I am overwhelmed I will just procrastinate. This is a horrible, horrible cycle, and if I let it, it will consume me. I have to let go of what I didn’t get done yesterday, and start new today.
Tracking is something that is important in network marketing. Why? Because it allows you to see where you truly are. I can say that I spent 5 hours today on my business, but accomplished nothing, and cannot figure out why. If I track it, I KNOW exactly why I didn’t get anything accomplished. It is about being accountable and having no one and nothing else to ‘blame’. There is a reason I’m not as successful as I could be…and it’s me. It’s not my company, it’s not the product, it’s not my upline. It’s me.
I understand that I need to track to see where my business is, and isn’t working for me. Do I do it? Nope. Why? Because it scares me. It scares me to see where I’m actually ‘failing’ (in my own mind, of course). It also overwhelms me….thus leading to procrastination. I made a goal the week before last to listen to a team-specific training call on tracking. I got about half way through it, and had to leave the house to attend an event at a friends house, and never turned it on again. This disappoints me. It makes me feel like I failed. When, in fact, I did not. I simply delayed my success. Because I didn’t take the time to learn to track, does that mean I won’t ever do it? No. Does it mean that I might as well throw in the towel, because I’ll never be successful? No. It means that now I am nearly 2 weeks longer to earning the success that I want. That’s ok. It’s not about where I was a week ago, or even tonight, it matters where I am going. And I am going to be successful. I will listen to the training call tomorrow, and I will start tracking immediately. I will be accountable for the time and actions responsible for making me successful. I will be accountable.
Well I was able to make butter today, and it wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought it would be. I have, however, decided to start a new blog, about gardening, eating better, and making butter..just kidding. My first post was about the butter though. Please visit my Urban {hippie} Chic blog to find out how it went.
A few weeks ago, my husband and I were eating dinner at Heavenly Ham, and I saw some butter crocks for the first time. If you don’t know what a butter crock is, it allows you to keep butter at, or near, room temperature without going bad for up to 30 days. Wow. I put butter on the counter, and am constantly throwing it out because it got dust in it, has turned rancid, or just looks yucky, even if it’s only been a day or two. It is a huge waste, but I like having soft butter, and won’t buy spreadable margarine. Yuk. So, I thought to myself today, that I would look up the butter crocks online and see if I could find one to match my kitchen, and actually, to see how they worked. In my quest for finding the perfect one, I came across a website that explained how to make your own butter. Really? I can make butter in my kitchen, fresh? After reading directions from a couple different websites, I was thinking I was going to have to buy some antique butter churn to do it at home….which honestly sounded kinda fun, so I was looking around at the different types of churns. Then, I found a post on Mother Earth News on How to make Fresh Butter without a Separator, without a Churn, and without Difficulty. I read, it sounds easy enough…and tomorrow I am going to the farmers market to see if the cream they have there will work for making my own butter. I am quite excited really. If I get it done, I will post tomorrow on how it turned out. I will be checking out more articles on the Mother Earth News website to see what other interesting projects I can take on. I noticed there is a section for organic gardening, and would like to see what that’s all about, since I’m going to be starting my garden tomorrow…and so far, it’s organic
Be sure to head over to my Contest & Freebies page to see them.
Today’s additions are MJennings Designs-high quality handmade jewelry, Eco-office Gals-learn how to help your small business or home GO GREEN, Tot-A-Doodle-Do-with some fabulous crafty dvd’s and fun stuff for the kiddos, and Chicks & Cubs-Offering child safety products, baby shoe bronzing, and unique baby keepsakes.
I’m working today to bring you some new contests and freebies. Please check out my Contests & Freebies page to see them. I will be adding more throughout the day, so check back soon!
So far, I have
2ewenique Boutique
Ladies Alliance
Gifts for All, NC
Each month, Saige Nicole’s has a ‘Lucky Mama Give-a-way’. In celebration of all the Good Daddies out there, Saige Nicole’s has made it fun for them too! The lucky winner will receive a ‘good daddies are HOT’ t-shirt and a daddy-friendly diaper bag. Click on the link to be taken to the contest page. Don’t forget to look around while you’re there! There are tons of cute, chic items for everyone!
From now until June 22nd, you can enter the Super Giveaway contest from My Colorful Treasures, and win this spectacular 4th of July bracelet!
Click on the picture to be taken to the drawing page!
