Sunday Blogging

So this is day ten of the Ultimate Blog Challenge! I am falling behind. I think I need some time management lessons. It’s summer! The days are longer and there is so much to do outside that I am spending so much time outside away from my computer. And guess what I am loving the outdoors.

Back to the challenge. Blogging is sharing so today I’m not talking about business but life. This is why I am in business to enjoy by life. Working from home affords me the pleasure of working anytime and anywhere I choose. Today I choose to bike ride. I’ll be back tomorrow.

Just Like Riding A Bicycle

How many times have you told someone “it’s just like riding a bicycle”? I find myself saying this more and more to friends and clients each day. Reminding them that they have the ability to do the thing they are resisting doing or afraid to do. It’s just like riding a bicycle, right?

Well I am now practicing what I preach. I started this blog a long time ago and forgot about it. I was so busy living and enjoying my retirement that I neglected this blog and this blog is what got me to where I am today. The concept of this blog for sure, Networking 5 to 9.

I worked at the post office from 9 to 5 and I worked my MLM business from 5 to 9. It is just as simple as that.

I am back because of The Ultimate Blog Challenge. Please go to http://ultimateblogchallenge.com for more details and stay tuned or join me this month. It is going to be great!

Daily Motivation

My journey is nearing a full year now. Yes it’s been a year since I retired from the Post office, and yesterday there was a Post Office shooting. Two postal employees were killed in Tennessee during a attempted robbery. May God bless their souls. I am more passionate than ever to help someone leave a job they hate.

John Fogg sent a message to the members of The Greatest Networker in the World.

And this message was meant to be shared. Enjoy!
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Subject: Your ONLY Obligation In This Business Is…

This is an article I didn’t write. Would that I had. It’s high up on my list of the Top 10 pieces I’ve read in my 20+ years in this business. Art Jonak wrote it and it is masterful. I’ll only put half of it here (way too long for a weblog post), so down bottom is a link to download the whole thing in PDF. And I would recommend sending a copy to everybody on your team.

The Notification Principle
Out of every 100 people in your warm market right now, 10-15 of them are seriously looking for an additional way to make an extra paycheck every month. This article is for network marketers who insist on keeping their business a secret—or… “How I stopped complaining I had no prospects and started building my business.”
Art Jonak

It’s here in http://www.facebook.com/l/d570b;TheFoggBlogg.com today.
Please, don’t miss it!
http://transformingmlm.typepad.com/itstime/2009/09/your-only-obligation-in-this-business-is.html

Goodness Gracious I just woke up to the fact I have not updated this since you last visited… You would not believe how insane my life has become. I’m a blogger so I will though!.

I am overwhelmed with work, personal projects, and just generally being a slave to my employer. My day is a nightmare and I would like to wake up. From the first cockadoodledoo from the rooster to sun down and beyond ,I am not complaining though. Can’t they see I need to blog.

Life is great, however. I hope you are having a good life as well.

I will blog more regularly. I promise! Just the way life is!

A Brand New Start

“Today is the first day of the rest of your life”

That was a very popular quote in the past that still rings true today. Do not allow let downs, lay offs, down sizing, or shutdowns by Corporations stop you from living the life of your dreams.

There are people who can share with you how they are thriving in this economy! Have you ever felt like you were in a “poverty prison”? Well guess what, you are not. You are free! All that is needed for you to be a thriving person as well is the knowledge that there are industries who are waiting to partner with you and help you, Today!

It is no secret. Tonight millions of people worldwide will tune into a NBA finals game and be exposed to one of these companies. How you may ask? Well this particular company bought the naming rights to the stadium that the game is being played in. Yes, they purchased the naming rights! So this could be called a clue of what industry is thriving in today’s economy.

One more point this industry is driven by ordinary, everyday people like you and me. I would love to introduce you to this industry, today. Just reply below.

Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Entrepreneurs

1. Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.
Norman Vincent Peale

2. Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.
Conrad Hilton

3. Anybody who thinks money will make you happy, hasn’t got money.
David Geffen

4. Failures don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan.
Harvey Mackay

5. There are two things people want more than sex and money… recognition and praise.
Mary Kay Ash

6. A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.
Suze Orman

7. If I had to sum up in one word what makes a good manager, I’d say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
Lee Iacocca

8. When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you’re nuts.
Larry Ellison

9. Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.
Victor Kiam

10. Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that’s exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking.
Anita Roddick

My “Plan B”

As I made coffee this morning I glanced at the monitor and saw this article on http://usatoday.com

Direct sales (like Avon, Mary Kay) offer recession-proof jobs http://tinyurl.com/od9h3e

I joined the ranks of direct sales a few years ago and have found a great company just like the people featured in this article.

It works if you work it!

And I am relieved that it does work, coming off the events of last week and my letter that I am no longer needed at my job.

Do you have a plan B?

Expect the Unexpected

It was a typical day at work for me, Thursday May 7, 2009.

I punched the time clock at my typical time 8:30 am.

Went about my typical work day, delivering the mail to P O Box customers when I came across a letter addressed to me at my P O Box address from my employer.

So this typical day became atypical. You see I had just delivered to myself my termination notice. I went numb for 2 days and am just now able to write about the experience.

I am still in shock! I read the letter. I reread the letter. I read it again, and again, and again. All I can say is “Is this for real?”

I have worked for the postal service for 23 years. August 2, will be 24 years. Now I am a statistic. I am one of the millions of Americans being affected by this upheaval in our economy. And it feels bad.

Thursday at work I shared my horrific news with a few co-workers. You see they were yet to get the news of their phlight. Since their mail was delivered to their home (vs mine to my P O Box), we had the entire day to await their outcome.

On Wednesday, there was a memo sent to our Manager that over 343 positions were being cut in the Dallas district. This announcemento comes on the heels of previous announcements make earlier about the industry I work in Now I had concrete proof that I was one of them.

I am so glad I had a plan B

to be continued…

The New “Moonlighting”

Millions of people are working second jobs without the commute as they are work online using the internet to supplement their income.
just look at the definition:
Moonlighting or
moon·light (mnlt)
n.
The light reflected from the surface of the moon.
intr.v. moon·light·ed, moon·light·ing, moon·lights Informal
To work at another job, often at night, in addition to one’s full-time job.

My how times have changed. Thanks to technology the “:often at night” part of the definition is passe. You can now work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from the comfort of your home.

As I was driving to work today, I kept drifting to this thought, “I work where I live” This is the reality for a lot of people today. Some intentionally working where they live, and some by force due to layoffs.

Since this is a blog about my moonlighting journey, I just wanted to share and ask what are you doing to earn extra income.

Do you moonlight?