What Motivated You To Become A WAH Business Owner?

[gary_the_ace]

[jbsmith]

[WatkinsWAHM]

[PattyGale]

How did I miss this?

I think I've wanted my own business since the late 1980's, but was not in a position financially or otherwise to pursue anything.

My boys were little at the time, so I stayed in corporate America.

Fast forward to 2000, I found myself pregnant and knowing that I did not want to put her in daycare.

So, I guess you could say even though the idea of having my own business was always in the back of my mind for years, it wasn't until 2000 that I was in a position to seriously start doing research to pursue my options.

Now, you couldn't pay me enough to go back to the tradtional 9-5. I don't have to wear suits anymore, no more heels or dry cleaning!

I can work when I need to, stop whenever I want to do a puzzle with Emily or go to the "Y" or whatever.

I don't have to call in sick to anyone, and I can be as flexible and creative as I want. I do my own "personnel performance reviews" instead of some boss who wouldn't have a clue.

Anyway.... that's why I work from home.

Patty

[Liz Tomey]

I started my first home business when I was 19. I was in college in WA going for my RN. I was doing clinicals in an ER when they brought a little boy in that had a father that did awful things to him. I helped prep the boy for his surgery, and after several events that night, the boy didn't make it.

The next day I withdrew from the nursing program. I had ALWAYS wanted to be a nurse, but the night before taught me, that I just wasn't cut out for it. I feel WAY to much for people. Now with kids of my own, there is NO WAY I could ever be a nurse in ANY field.

After looking at my options (spending a lot more of my parents money to pursue a totally different degree), I decided that I wanted to do my own thing. I wanted to be in total control of my life.

The first thing I started in was the money making opportunities offline world. I didn't like promoting the programs because I knew that there were A LOT more people above me making a lot more money. I did really well with promoting them, but didn't like the idea of basically working to pay someone else. So many of the other people promoting them were constantly talking about not knowing where and how to promote their money making programs, services, info products, and stuff like that. I figured I'd done well at promoting, so I started teaching others.

7 years later I am still teaching offline people to promote. Not only their money making programs, but actual services and products too.

Looking back, starting my own business was the best thing I ever did. Especially now that I have kids. I'm able to be here for them all the time. I think a lot of the problems our world has comes from children not having their parents around enough. I really like the money that my home business brings me, but what makes it truly worth it is being able to wake up every morning with my kids, to be there at lunch time, to be there at nap time, to be there at learning time, to be there at play time, to be there during tv time, to be there at bedtime... My ultimate goal with my home business has nothing to do with the money. It has to do with being able to be there for my kids in the hope that I will raise them to be good people. I don't have to rely on anyone else to do that for me.

Liz Tomey

[Lynn Terry]

That was really touching, Liz

I'm sure there are many (including myself) that wish they had been introduced to home/online business and gotten established before they started their families. You were fortunate to have your 'vision' so early - kudos to you for being keen enough to run with it and create such a wonderful lifestyle!

[DeadInToIt]

Plain and simple. You will never get rich working for somebody else.

I got tired of making other people rich.

The way I do it, I get rich and help others do likewise.

Best of both worlds.

[mepDave]

[neecie]

Five years ago I had a brain tumor. At that time, I was a math teacher. Since then, my neurologist has not released me to go back into the classroom fulltime because of my numerous health concerns. With a home based business, I can work around my health. Since I have not been able to work and my large medical bills I needed to bring in a second income (after my husbands). Also, I wanted to be able to stay home with my 2 kids. The team I work with promotes moms helping moms acieve their goals and dreams! Mine is to make the income we need as a family and to continue to stay home with my kids.
Denise

[3bgeneral]

I always wanted to have my own business, but I guess I wasn't motivated or disciplined enough to stick with something. I always worked outside of the home and absolutely hated it. I think i'm a bit more disciplined now and can handle having my own business better at this time in my life.

Bev

[ElevatingYourBusiness]

A car accident in 1994 reminded me how short life was. AND that I couldn't go back to Wall Street to work 16 hour days.

[Lynn Terry]

[Ladan Lashkari]

[SebastianSerg]

Dead intuit is right. Working for somebody should be the start of the way, but not the middle. Anyway some people don't need money, but for ones that value expensive life their own biz is the only right choice. And I'm one of those people

[success1]