Hi my name is Laurie and my story is similar to many WAHM’s out there.  I had a very promising career at a fortune 500 Company, until the day I got laid off.  As they say, that is a day that will live in infamy.  Why you might ask?  Because I had a decision to make, whether to hit the pavement and start knocking on the proverbial doors or make the leap and go out on my own away from Corporate America.

Luckily for me, at the time I was laid off our income was sufficient to sustain our lifestyle as it was if I decided to go out on my own.  My husband and I had discussed the possibility of children and that should we decide that we would build a family of more than just the 2 of us, I would remain home with the kids and that fact played a large part in my resulting decision.  I did not want to end up like so many women that find themselves facing the decision of whether or not to remain at their high paying job after children or to become a stay at home mom.

I am a WAHM (Work At Home Mom) now, and  and believe me when I say I have tried just about every business out there.  Vitamin/Energy Products, Craft type products, I became a certified instructor in a specific painting technique, and many others but all of them left me wondering “when do I start to really make money?”. 

I met a lady at a local Expo and I ended up talking to her a little bit about her business and products, but put it out of my mind at the end of the day.  A few weeks later I received the most awesome smelling envelope in the mail.  For the life of me I could not figure out why my mail smelled so good!  That was until I came to Lisa’s envelope and opened it.  In it was a small sample of that month’s candle (Coffee Break) and a pleasant letter again reminding me about the Candle of the Month Program.  I still put it out of mind; the holiday’s were coming, I was short on my 4th Qtr sales for my Close To My Heart Business and I just really didn’t have the energy to take on a new Company.

At the end of the 4th quarter last year, I ended up having to send out a message to everyone I knew to ask if they would place even a small order to help me reach my minimum.  What did I get in my email in addition to those “Thanks, but really can’t right now” notes?  A note from another Candle Rep, who asked if I had ever thought about joining a company who had no minimums and no quotas?  I decided to revisit the Candle of the Month Program, and requested her info course on the business as well.  I was not about to get sucked into yet another MLM black hole.

I wanted something that would provide an on-going residual income.  You know, something that would continue to pay me over and over for the work that I do one time. Learning that the candle industry was a 3 Billion and growing industry and that people use candles regularly, I saw the potential staring me right in the face!!! I burn candles too, so why shouldn’t I earn money while doing something I do anyhow? I also wanted something that would be a great fit with the Spa Products that I hand craft and would compliment those products to create the “whole package”.

I decided to join the ranks of those who were successful.  I made a commitment to educate myself on what was out there, select something that worked for me, apply the time, dedication and perseverance that I knew it would take and reap the rewards!!!  The team Jill was on and that I have joined is just an incredible source of knowledge and information and if they could do this and were so supportive of my success- I knew that I could copy what they did and have the same great results!!

If you are having these same thoughts and wonder - “Candles? I don’t know.” Please, give me 5 minutes to share with you what I know.  It might change your life too!!!