How to Tick People Off

Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 99 copies.
In the memo field of all your checks, write “for sexual favors.”
Specify that your drive-through order is “TO-GO.”
If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.
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The Ultimate Rejection Letter

Herbert A. MillingtonChair - Search Committee412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson UniversityCollege Hill, MA 34109

Dear Professor Millington,

Thank you for your letter of March 16. After careful consideration, Iregret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer mean assistant professor position in your department.

This year I have been particularly fortunate in […]

Are You Ready for a Break?

It is mid January where many of us run to warmer climates, drink cocktails and take a breather for awhile. Have you had a break lately? Even home-based professionals need a breather. The key to a really relaxing and stress-free break is planning ahead. 1). Notify business partners and team members. Start by making […]

Home Business - or Home Based Conglomerate?

I’ve spent the last five years searching for the perfect home business. I am a “frequent-flyer” on just about every internet forum related to work-at-home opportunities. Even when I was working nearly full-time in the direct selling industry, I was still scoping out the “next best thing”. Heaven forbid I miss an opportunity, right?
If I’ve […]

Direct Sales - The Ups, the Downs…the Ups and the Downs

I have been a sales leader in the direct selling industry for five years now with two widely popular companies. While the products and businesses I represented were dramatically different, one aspect of the business never changed. Direct sales is a business of ups, downs, ups…and downs.
If you are unfamiliar with the direct sales […]

Fairs, Events and Expos - Oh My!

In my previous post, “Don’t just sit there…stand there. A simple tip for events & expos” I discussed one of the biggest mistakes I made while promoting my home-based direct selling business at fairs and expos.
I would like to use this opportunity to tell you about my second biggest mistake (with hopes that you […]

Don’t just sit there…stand there. A simple tip for events & expos.

When I joined as a direct sales consultant for a line of skincare products a few years ago, I became a “fair-junky”. I literally felt high when I watched hundreds of event-goers check out my products and booth.
Speaking of my booth, I would often spend hours picking out perfect fonts for my sales fliers […]

Blogs Can Help you Promote and Grow Your Home-Based Business

My name is Traci and I am a blog-aholic. I blog about my children, I blog about my pastimes, I blog about my fears, my hopes, my businesses, my vents and my aspirations.
My blogging addiction took root on a quiet Sunday afternoon when I was sorting through photographs to send to my children’s grandparents. […]

Just Because you Have a Home Business - Doesn’t Mean you Need to Work From Home

I am so excited I can hardly stand it. Tomorow is “me-day”. While most women shop, get a facial, a pedicure, a massage or just veg-out in front of soaps on “me-day”, I work…and I love every minute of it.
My “me-day” takes place on Thursdays when I drop my daughter off at preschool for […]

Are WAHMS Winning the Mommy War?

Did you happen to watch Oprah yesterday afternoon? I made a point to tune in because the topic was one that I am deeply interested in. If you are a new mother you may not be aware of the so-called “war” that goes on between working moms and stay-at-home moms often labeled by journalists as […]