In San Diego, the jewel of California, we ask ourselves, why
we aren’t enjoying life; instead we are community to work. If any of you have ever taken the San Diego Fwy
to work, either south or north you look to the west and see our jeweled
coastline, on a good day with its entire splendor. It’s beautiful skyline. The beauty surpasses all other things except
for the beauty of the tropical island which I was born. The days when the sun is just right and the
sea glistens with the glory of all that is good you can see the splendor of
heaven on our San Diego coastline, if you believe it can be seen. I do. It is those days that one is thankful for
living in San Diego and one can counts the blessings of what once was, will
never be again. Our youth, our pass and
hope are in the future.
San Diego has the highest cost of living than any other
state in California. Did you know that
on average the cost of living in our wonderful city is 8 per cent higher than
the national average? The cost of gas is
15.1 percent higher, coffee 20.01 percent higher, even pizza cost more here,
3.6 %. Hawaii is the next most expensive
state. Sad but true that we work to live
and live to work. Employment is the most
important thing we need to survive next to our family and belief system.
I use to tell my friends that my philosophy for raising my
children was, God first, family second, employment third. However, now that my family is growing, I
question my own priorities. Where they
good enough? Were they right? Was I
the best I could be not making money my number one priority? I went from employment to employment trying
to make my mom hood the best it could be.
I knew I would only have one shot at it.
I wanted and needed my sons to know how important they were and are to
me. I finally figured out that I could
have both, my family and employment, neither would suffer. Juggling became my biggest strength. I could get up early, do my devotional, begin
my bible study, get my children ready for school, call my clients, set
appointment, afternoon run, shower and meet my clients. Guess was it was a hectic life. But I loved
it!
If you asked me
working from home, is highly recommended.
It allowed me the opportunity to balance my life that employers didn’t
allow me. I was able to be the best I
could be. Here is my advice to you, 1. 1.
Passion: Find something you love to
do. Mine is planning events; yours might
and probably is different. It is a great
way to balance the life of a woman who has children. 2. Friends:
We need lots of friends to make
our lives work. In our youth we traveled
in packs, remember that. Our days with
female friends who we loved to talk with and knew how to support our discussion
and help us become better. My girlfriends were mainly in my bible study
prayer partners, but it doesn’t mean this is how it has to be for you. They are the only ones, who helped me stay
married, that is over so it doesn’t matter.
Life moves on. Guess what find
women that have the same moral value as you do.
You’ll be fine. I survived.
Now you have what you love to do, and friends that will
uphold you by believing in you. 3.
Financial investment: Some begin with a
large investment; I preferred to start with little investments in what I was doing. Believe in yourself. 4. Savings:
When you have made enough money, take out the original investment, put
that in the savings and continued to grow the business. For each new client I would put a percentage
in savings and reward myself or one of my children with something we needed or
wanted. The rewards continued to
grow. The fact I rewarded my children
with the profits, helped them to understand the importance of employment.
So when asked, do I recommend a home based business, the
answer is yes! Make sure you have high
integrity! Let your yeses be yes and
your no’s be no!
by Maria Kamon
