Ok.....so I really got off the beaten path this time with my writing. Oh...I've taken time to keep researching freelance opportunities and kept commitments for which I was being paid, but my creative writing and this blog took a very low spot on my priority list. I've been so busy with everything, but I wanted to be. It was a huge adjustment for me this past year knowing that Deanna would be gone and Brett wouldn't be living here either. Now things are getting back to normal. Well, at least until something UNexpected happens! LOL!
On the musical front.....Liz, my good friend and voice teacher had to move. Her husband is in the Navy and received orders that he was being transferred. Thankfully, Liz had made up some warm-up tapes so that I won't lose all the progress that I've made. My last solo at church was "No Ordinary Man" and so many at church that day enjoyed it. A few ladies even commented that they could certainly hear the improvement in my voice. I've already put out feelers to find a new teacher, but it is so hard to find someone that you are comfortable with. Also, this is something for me, but I can't let it be a financial burden. The next solo will be "Jesus Takes the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood. I'm planning on going into the sanctuary to rehearse with the sound system since I'll be using CD accompaniment. On the lyric writing front....I've not written a thing for a long time now. It fell off the same as the rest of my creative writing. I'm sure that inspiration will strike again and I'll get back on the bandwagon. I did make a contact with someone who has a studio about Chain Reaction, but I've not heard anything back from them yet. Guess I better email them!
Things have been up and down with my AVON business as well. I've reached the conclusion that just like my emotional state effects my writing, it also effects my AVON business. A lot of it is trial and error with a good dose of luck. ATTITUDE is everything! If I'm down in the dumps, then the sales slump. When I say luck is needed, that is because if you are an AVON leadership representative trying to build your downline, like me, you can't control what other people are going to do with an opportunity that you present to them. It's really easy to make money selling AVON, but the business does not build itself without any effort on your part. You have to do something to make it happen. I've been to several direct marketing classes and there is real truth in the statement that I've heard over and over again...."For every 10 that you recruit, 9 of them will fall off"....I know this because it has happened to me. I was so happy when I made unit leader, but now I have to start over again. It didn't matter that I spent a lot of time training the people I'd recruited to get there. They were going to do what they were going to do and I couldn't make them want success. So....back to the drawing board for me! I may have to start over, but I'll start over smarter this time around.
I really want to take both my writing and my AVON business to a higher level. To that end, I decided to combine a little of both. I'm already a Beauty Advisor....so I decided to get my certification and write articles about Beauty! I'll keep you posted on this next venture!
Until next time.....
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