Today is Mother’s Day. A day where all Mothers are honored for everything they do. As moms we want everything for our children that we never had. We want them to have the best food, the best school, and the most nurturing environment possible. For some moms that means staying at home, for other moms that […]
4 Tips for Creating an Addictive Direct Sales Brand
So one of the big stigmas of direct sales is the perceived competition. You think, “There are 200,000 other people out there doing the same thing. I’m an introvert. How can I be successful with this?” Let me first start by saying that sort of thinking is NOT the way the grow a business. Yes, […]
4 Things that Mean Inevitable Failure in the Direct Sales World
In order to be successful in direct sales, as well as in being an entrepreneur in general, you have to be motivated. You have to be motivated to get out of your current situation, to kill it, to avoid the 9-5 grind, to stay home with your kids. Whatever you reason is – it has […]
5 Reasons to Sign up for LulaRoe NOW (Like Right Now.)
I hate pushy direct sales people, don’t you? The ones on Instagram are the worst, because they follow you and direct message you. Or if they don’t direct message you they spam post non-stop on their feeds about it. To say that I’ve been intrigued by direct sales for a long time is an understatement. […]
Opportunity Cost & Quality of Life: What we Give up for What we Get
If you’ve ever had an economics class, you probably have a good understanding of what opportunity cost is. For those of you who don’t, I’ll go ahead and lay it out: What does that mean? For the context that we’re using it in – it means that resources can only be allocated to one thing. […]
A Letter to the Inept Parent: Freedom is Admitting you Suck
Raise your hand if you’re the inept parent. It’s okay if you’re the mom or the dad. You can be inept. I won’t judge you. Because, you see, I’m the inept parent too. I know, I know, you’re going to sit there and say, “Amber! You’re such a great mom. You research shit and you […]
The Importance of Being Earnest: When Social Justice, Entrepreneurs and Naked Emperors Collide
In me lies an inherent desire to support justice and authenticity. It’s in my blood. I’m a passionate person by nature and it’s just the type of person I am to challenge literally everything I come across. If I don’t understand something, I make an effort to understand it. My mind operates in a very […]
Real Talk: My Battle with Infertility (Anonymous Guest Post)
A note from Amber: When I initially set up this blog, I wanted it to be focused around the stories of moms everywhere, telling the stories of motherhood. Up until now, I haven’t really had anyone interested in guest blogging… I have many friends that have been battling infertility. While I haven’t dealt with it […]
Weight Loss – I’ve Been Doing it All Wrong
I’m right a lot. And not just because I think I’m right a lot, because I do a lot of research before I do anything. I’m a researcher by nature and it’s why I LOVE marketing for other people so much. I get to learn. Over the years, I’ve compiled quite a bit of research […]
Why Direct Sales Get a Bad Rap: The Realities of Startups
Not everyone can start a business. There. I said it. It takes a lot. It’s not just about having the money, because some businesses don’t cost much to start. It’s not that they don’t want it enough. Maybe it’s that they don’t NEED it bad enough. Back when I started my business (coming up on […]