Head in the Clouds

Ahh, another week gone by.

Well I met with yet another recruiter today, then spoke with someone else and scheduled a phone interview for Tuesday. I took a different route by going to actual company websites and applying for positions or just sending my resume to HR asking them to keep it on file. Well, one of them called and we'll see what happens.

What I'm even MORE excited about is starting my own company (again). I'm going to file next week for my fictitious name and I'm still researching and deciding on names. On Monday, I have my final webinar with the company who is hiring my services. I will be representing an ESCO, or energy service company. If you have, for example, Con Ed or National Grid here in NY, then you pay the utility a set amount per therm of gas, in addition to sales tax/fees, etc... Since deregulation, gas can be purchased at a lower rate and without sales tax. Your gas is still delivered through Con Ed, and you get the same bill and service, but just pay a lower amount. Seems like a no brainer to me. I will be making presentations to business owners or facilities or property managers. It's an exciting opportunity and can be very lucrative.

It's also an exciting day because my friend is in town from L.A. to work the NFL Draft. I haven't seen him since last year's draft, so I look forward to Sunday (unless he scores me some actual tickets).

It's going to be 88 degrees this weekend, so that's even more motivation to crack the whip at the gym. I feel a renewed motivation and will keep everyone updated on my progress. I feel like when I post my accomplishments, it makes me more accountable.

Also, check out the ads on my page for discount health plans. They're available in virtually EVERY state. If you or someone you know needs dental or medical coverage at a low rate, don't hesitate to contact me through the sites posted. The inquiry will go directly to me. I use the plan myself, and I'll tell you it's already saved me over $200.

Hasta Luego folks!

Footnote: I'm craving oysters like crazy!

Pure Energy

I've had a busy few days (all things considered). On Monday I decided to start selling discount health plans, they also give me a free plan to use myself, so that's pretty cool too. It's for a company I've done business with before about 10 years ago. I think I resigned my business after about 4 months. I was young, unmotivated and the internet was NOTHING like it is now. It was a tough gig for me. Well, the internet has CHANGED from 10 years ago and there is no more cold calling, yay!!

On top of that I did have an in-person interview on Monday. I was pretty much spot on in my last blog. I think my cost (even coming down 20k from my last job) was out of their range. Fine. What can I do? Roll with the punches, girl! So I jumped on the subway and went to the gym.

I've been doing a lot of training calls and reading before I start selling, my estimation is to begin before the weekend.

I've also been researching another industry that I'm on the verge of working with and had a webinar with them tonight. It's a pretty exciting opportunity. I suppose opportunities are what you make of them. I will have to incorporate, so if you can think of any good names for me ( and don't be cheeky! ) then by all means, let me know!

People have been saying "good luck" to me lately with all of these ideas, but what is good luck anyway? In the sense of these businesses, sales, I'm not sure if it's luck that I need necessarily. What I need is the motivation and the desire to better my circumstances. What I need is the drive to say I don't NEED to work FOR someone. I can figure out my own way. Don't get me wrong, the resumes are still going out daily, but I can guarantee you that even if I get a "full time job", I will still be working with the other businesses. I will not do this again. I refuse to be caught in a cross fire. I will do any and everything to insure that even if I'm working with another person or company in an office or home situation, that if I lose the job, it will not have an impact on my life. I will be able to flow.

I also went to see Disney's EARTH movie today. I've been looking forward to it since I saw the trailer for it about 6 months ago. I loved it and it makes me happy that they are going to plant a tree in the Brazilian Rainforest for every ticket purchased during the first week of release.

So, on to another day tomorrow and looking forward to the HOT weekend.

Au Revoir!

The First Day of the Rest of the Week

I woke up to disappointment. The first call of the day was to let me know that the *dream job* from last week isn't even going to continue interviewing for another 2 weeks, and by then the direct HR rep will have seen around 20 people. Basically I can count on that one to be a "no go". It sucked. So I lay in bed for a few minutes and then decided to get up and make the most of the rest of the day.

A little over 10 years ago when I was out of work I decided to do one of the many at-home-business-opportunities. It lasted about 4 months and I opted out. It was a lot of cold calling and I wasn't really seeing any $ coming in. Fast forward to today. I came across the same company, but now MUCH more internet forward and no cold calling. It honestly sounds like a great opportunity, so I decided to sign up this morning. I spoke with a rep there for about 30 minutes, and I should be up and running by tomorrow. I have done some calculations already, and I'm hoping that in 3-4 years, I'm making around 125k from that business alone, and any other full or part time work I do can be additional income. What I really hope, is that within 4 years I can support myself well on that income alone, so I'm able to do eco-tourism and volunteer my time to important causes.

I have a phone interview for a full time position at 3:30pm today. We'll see what happens. If I could find a full time job that even pays 2/3 my old salary, I think that would be great in addition to the work-at-home gig. WAY less stress. I'll have to see how the next few days play out.

I have to admit I'm a little worried about bills this month, but I'll use that concern to pound the pavement as hard as I can to get some more income. I need to push myself a little harder.

Recently and from different angles I've been talking to people who are or are thinking of moving abroad. I know one person who is moving to Spain next month and another looking to go to Paris. I'm really close to wanting to do the same thing. I feel I'm close to being ready to shake things up a bit again, but I also know I have to be responsible about it. I think I might be even more of a free spirit than I thought.

The weather here was SO beautiful this past weekend. I went to the gym both days and took long walks and hung with some friends. Unfortunately today is raining and cold. Perfect for getting some work done, so off I go!

Ciao!