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A Word from A
WAHM
"Oprah
Calling"
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1999, by Cheryl Demas
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- I often wonder if other
Work At Home Moms share my home business fantasies. Most of the
time, my feet are firmly planted on the ground. I have my business
plan, I work hard each day, and I slowly make progress towards
my goals.
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- But there are
days when I imagine that the next phone call will be a publisher
calling with a great book deal, or a big investing group calling
to ask where they should send the check. Now, not all of my fantasies
are this good mind you.
I have my down days too, when I've been sure that this will never
work out, and that there will never be another visitor to my
web site. I will look back years from now and wonder why I ever
devoted so much time and energy to such a losing proposition.
So I will decide that I need a break, and to cheer myself up,
I will pack up the car and the kids and we'll head to the zoo
for the day. We'll eat junk food and stroll around and just waste
time in general.
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- But then I'll
start thinking about my business again, and I'll fantasize that
while I'm gone, Oprah will call, but I won't be home, so she
will leave a message saying that they're looking for a woman
to talk about Work At Home Moms on the show, and they would love
to have me come to Chicago, but I have to call her back before
5:00 that day, or they will have to call someone else. And I
don't get the message until late that night because I've decided
to take the girls to the zoo for the day. After all, flexibility
is the reason I like working from home so much, and my kids are
the most important thing to me. There we are, having a great
time at the zoo, but I can't stop thinking about Oprah, so I
start to get a little panicked, and I call voice mail, just to
check.
But, there aren't any messages, and of course there really aren't
any messages from Oprah or her producers, so I hang up and think
about what a dork I am.
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- I don't think
I'm alone in my fantasies. At least I hope not. From the conversations
I've had with other Work At Home Moms, these ups and downs are
pretty common, the fantasies just seem to be a part of being
self-employed.
So if you're someone who is deciding if home business is right
for you, keep this in mind. You won't have many routine, boring
days in front of you. It can be a roller coaster, this home business
lifestyle, but I'm willing to stay put for the ride. In fact,
I prefer it.
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- So if you think
you're up for a few laps on the coaster, buy your ticket and
join us. I don't think you'll regret it.
(Memo to Oprah, you can call anytime!)
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