Mariangie's Desk

Most people never consider starting a business when they are employed, but if they are unable to keep their current job for any reason then they consider to start a business. But this is not really a good idea, read below to know why: * No paycheck, no funding money- This is obvious, starting a business (any business, even a  [ Read More ]

A few days ago I was asked by a friend and business buddy how did I find time to post on my blogs, post ads, write articles, process orders, etc. She told me that she didn’t have the time and that it was making her business suffer, we both have full time jobs, home based business and a family so the only thing  [ Read More ]

Note: A few years ago, I had several blogs running plus my business’ website and when some situations came up they inspired this blog post: It’s been a while since I posted on my blogs for the last time… life just got in the way.  First my daughter got very sick, then we had a tragic accident in our community where my neighbors  [ Read More ]

When I was searching for a home based business, I asked myself this question many times. “Oh, this sounds good, could this be “the one”? I joined opportunity after opportunity always asking myself the same question, but I guess the answer was: “No”, because I always kept looking, searching. I remember a friend… well, he’s not really a friend, but  [ Read More ]

Working from home can be the most rewarding thing, but it can also be chaotic! Because contrary to popular belief, working at home does not always mean your home is home-decorating-magazine perfect, in fact it often means the opposite. Working from a home office, leads to clutter, a LOT of clutter, and when you are your only employee, things can  [ Read More ]

I love solitude. Before I had a family I used to spend a lot of hours in silence, alone, just listening to my inner self, planning, thinking, even day dreaming. I loved to set aside some time each day to get in touch with “my self”, after I got married and started a family, those days turned into a memory.  [ Read More ]

~I was just informed by my kids, that they started writing  their letter to “Santa” (no need to say that they are 14 and 12 already! He, he) and I just pulled out this article from the drawers to share it with you today…~ This could be a real subject in a letter to Santa… or even Jesus, but there  [ Read More ]

How many times have you read:” Are you tired of living paycheck to paycheck?” “Be your own boss!”, “Give yourself a raise”, “Write your own check”. If you’re somehow like me, I bet you’ve read it, heard it, (maybe even said it) a ton of times, especially if you are in a direct sales or network marketing home-based business. But,  [ Read More ]

A while ago I was having a conversation with a friend, we were talking about work politics, the economic situation, continued education, etc. This guy started college after he had his first child, back in 1998, after 2 years he got a new job, the new work schedule didn’t allow for a regular college curriculum anymore, so he dropped out.  [ Read More ]

The other day I was at the IRS office, and I started talking to the woman in line in front of me… turns out she’s been a network marketer since 2005, a very successful one, she earns a monthly 5 figure income and she’s the perfect example of how we should present ourselves and our business if we work from  [ Read More ]