Working from Home: My Path to Success

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Seven years ago my son was born, he was very ill and I found that I could not leave home. This is where my journey to success had begun. What I found is that 99% of work from jobs back then were a scam, now its down to 90%. Each year more and more companies find ways to save money by hiring people to work out of there homes. Technology has only aided this.

But do not make mistakes between work from home and get rich quick schemes. Working from home is a job, its real work and you must conduct yourself ethically and work just as hard to get ahead. Very often you might have to start with a position that is less from desirable, or what might initially seem like a pay cut. But in the end u might find yourself living a life that is more rewarding and on your own terms.

So what does this take? It takes drive, ambition, and patience. If you lack even one of these you might be waisting your time. If ypu need someone standing over you to motivate and drive you then the same. But if you can provide yourself with those things then you CAN work from home.

The first thing to know is you will NEVER have to pay to work from home, its a job and they should pay you. There may be some areas where you need to buy supplies as in a foot peddle for transcription, a better computer, or a background check fee. Out side this anything that asks you to pay is a scam. And very often they will offer you to make money by scamming others, like mailing letters from home.

The second thing to know is that Work from home jobs originate from around the whole world. Don't limit yourself to the country you are in as there might be even better paying jobs considering exchange rates.

The third thing is nothing falls in your lap with out work. Don't be afraid to start small and work your way up. Like in a real world job you will have superiors, people to impress. They wont make you do it, you have to show them you can because you have drive. Thats what they are looking for, the few can do people who offer to go above and beyond.

Watch for more articles, I will go in to different industries and aspects of how to balance family and work.

Published by maker

As a single working from home mom, Beth has learned to never say die. Her real success comes from knowing that success comes from within and following your dreams! Her goal is to help others realize this!  View profile

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  • janet Trieschman7/9/2008

    good series topic.

  • Lisa Riggs5/16/2008

    Fantastic piece! Looking forward to reading more...am adding you to Favorites right now!

  • M. Kaye Hash5/15/2008

    Good article! I work at home as well so I love reading about this topic!

  • maker5/11/2008

    Thanks for the inquiries on my son. Soon i hope to work on another series on him and out journey though his health problems and autism. But he is doing fantastic, getting the help he needs, and a wonderful little guy!

  • Kassidy Emmerson5/11/2008

    Hope your son is doing better! Working from home is tough. I'll be looking forward to more articles about your experiences. :-)

  • RM Gal5/11/2008

    Meant to ask--how is your son doing?

  • RM Gal5/11/2008

    Excellent beginning to this series!

  • SAIKAT KUMAR DUTTA5/11/2008

    This article is : 1) very well written, 2) very interesting read, 3) wonderfully stated.

  • Carol Bengle Gilbert5/10/2008

    Excellent topic choice.

  • Mary E. Coe5/9/2008

    Very interesting read. An excellent write.

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