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2008 Revisited
It’s been awhile since I looked at the goals I had set for myself way back at the beginning of last year. All year long I saw forward progress on so many fronts, even started new unexpected projects. But when I reread what I had written, I was very pleased to see that I had surpassed my “business aspirations”, and did far better than I aspired to! Only means that 2009, the goals and aspirations will be even higher! I’m ready!
In 2008, my original online business with Top Line Creations ended – partly from their dissolution of my Consultantship when they dropped their MLM business model, and changed their name to Breezy Design. Then through my own final decision in September when I had finally had enough, and resigned all together.
I gave Mom’s Online Retreat a facelift, yet the momentum wasn’t there to keep it up to date. I renewed the domain, and can’t let it go because it is my baby, my very first built from scratch all by myself website. (decision will be made this year 
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Last year brought big exposure for MomChats.com as our free chatrooms for Moms got some publicity in Family Circle magazine! Direct Sales reps and WAHM business owners have popularized the online party approach to sales and our schedule continues to reflect that popularity! We also introduced our own monthly shopping events – and plans are in the works for some great events in 2009!
Val and I also saw a need for an online venue to help WAHMs spread the word about their business opportunities – thus we created WAHMchats.com. While it’s been slow to take off, we have ideas for online classes and recruiting events (WAHMbiz Fairs) to assist in online team and business building.
My WAHM Space saw lots of growth and some changes. We added some new features (and a looking to add more). As the economy took it’s tumble we eased our members economies some by changing over to free memberships, with all the features of a paid membership.
One of my most recent developments happened at the end of 2008 and continues today. I hooked up with Lisa Robbin Young, and have been benefiting from her business coaching, especially her new “Build Better Customers” program. I’m using the techniques I’m learning from Lisa to develop the business model I want for my greeting cards business. (Coming soon!)
Oh, and 2008 marked the first year I had a somewhat steady income to show for all of my online efforts. I see that only becoming more steady as this year unfolds. Things have changed over the last year, but I believe for the best. Here’s to a productive and profitable new year!
Goal Setting Through My Son’s Eyes
I actually wrote this 3 years ago, it’s long, but it still rings true today…
I taught my four year old son how to draw a turkey, by tracing his hand. You remember how to do this, don’t you? Make the thumb into the turkey’s head, (don’t forget the little “hanging thingy”) and turn the fingers into tail feathers. Granted, I had to remind him that turkeys only have two legs. Tommy decided he would decorate our staircase with turkeys-one per step. We went together, and counted the stairs. “I need to make 14 turkeys!” he said “That’s a-yot!”
Reflections of 2007
“Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.”
Going through some cards today at Send Out Cards, and this sentiment struck me as a good way of looking at the end of the year. Time flies, and we inevitably find ourselves saying “Where did the year go?”. When I look back at what I had set out to do with my biz in 2007 – and then look at what I accomplished this past year – the quote above sums it up.
I’m not going to cry because I didn’t get the Retreat Directory up at Mom’s Online Retreat. I have built up a list and can still keep that as a future plan for the site. There will be no tears shed over the marketing and web page building I did for TLC’s LifeTimez scrapbooking software, all to have that particular product discontinued. Such is the life of direct sales company products – and besides I’ve been able to turn those web pages into marketing pages for LifeTimez Online. Same content, just another venue. No regrets over the domain names I’ve purchased, but not done anything like I thought I would with them.
Instead I can smile because what was to be my online note card store has turned into a full fledged online greeting card business, and I’m able to use my SOC biz to grow my SOC biz – as well as keep in touch with my scrapbooking customers, team members – not to mention send some unexpected cards to family and friends, in turn hopefully making them smile. I’ll be proud that I’ve advanced to Advisor with TLC, and look forward to making it to Director – and qualifying for a Carribean Cruise! I’ll be thankful for the blessings that have been bestowed (such a formal sounding word) on me – through unexpected partnerships (though I now know there was a reason we 3 were brought together). First Val asking me to hook up with her on MomChats, and then the whirlwind conception of My WAHM Space and the brainstorming between me, Anita and Val – but, that story is for another post.
No crying, just smiling as I visualize my Reflections of 2008 post here this time next year!
