I was working full-time as a mechanical engineer when my first daughter was born in 2002.  At the time, I really loved my job and had no intention of staying at home- not to mention we needed the income.  Then we moved to CT (were living in FL) to be closer to family.  I had a long commute, and while we were blessed to have family babysitting so we didn't have daycare expenses- that has its own issues.  After about 18 months I longed to be at home with my daughter.  Something that, when I got my degree and started working, I NEVER thought I would want!  Not that I had anything against any stay at home moms, I just didn't think it was for me.  Boy was I wrong.  I was lucky, the company I had been working for gave everyone the option to accept a Voluntary Severance Plan.  I had been working a Melaleuca business shortly before the announcement and thought that this was just the perfect way to be able to be at home.  Plus, my husband, who is an electrician, was in a situation of needing to change jobs.  However, he was using a company vehicle and we had let my dad drive our other vehicle which left us with only one vehicle of our own.  So, I accepted the severance plan, much to the surprise of my employer- and they did try to get me to stay, and the week after I was done working, my husband started at a new job- which had better pay and better benefits. 

Both my husband and I had embarked on new "careers."  He was working for a different electrical company, and I was at home with my daughter.  We had a few months worth of my income to get us by and I had unemployment benefits as well.  It was an interesting time in our lives.  We had another baby and I was not doing well with my Melaleuca business.  There were many reasons for that, most of which involved training (or lack of it) and the system for sharing the information.  It isn't necessary for me to go into details so I won't.  The only important part of that experience, is that I started to HATE phone prospecting.  Which, is something that just about everyone shares!  That was when I embarked on my journey to earn an income from home WITHOUT phone prospecting. 

This journey took me down some very interesting roads.  I have learned a great deal- some of it has been learned by doing the wrong things.  This has been the main motivation for this site.  I would like to make use of my experiences to help others.  I'd like to do what I can to help keep others from making the same mistakes I've made.  I'd also like to do what I can to help others reach and exceed their goals!!  This is a genuine interest in YOUR success. 

Yes, there is another purpose to this site- to help generate an income for myself.  But, I will not promote anything that I am not 100% certain about and I DO NOT want to earn an income at your expense.  I want to help you, and yes, in many ways, me helping you will help myself.  However, there are a great deal of resources and articles and reviews of products/services that are either free or for which I get no referral income for.  I just want to be up front with you and I don't want to try to "hide" the fact that yes, I do get a commission for some of these things.  But, I have not and will not sign up for the affiliate program for ANY product that I would NOT personally use!  You can rest assured that all products promoted here are worthy of further research and your possible purchase.  I will tell you when a product is completely not worth it or is a rip-off or scam.

Well there you have it- you know who I am and why I have created this website.  I hope that you will take a look around and read all that interests you.  Bookmark the site, I will be updating it often as my journey and my quest for knowledge and education is never ending!  I completely believe that I always need to be learning- and I'd like to share that knowledge with you.

To Your Success,

Liz Martinez

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