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Happy Holidays! I quit my Job...How will YOU close out 2009?
- Nov 27, 2009 at 1:15 PM
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Well, 2009 is almost gone! This has been a tough year for a lot of people. The recession has forced people out of jobs, to forclose on their homes, to file for bankruptcy and worst of all....to lose hope.
Our story started September 2008. My boys were 19 months old and almost 6 months old. I was a Stay at Home Mommy and my husband had just quit his stable yet underpaid job to start fresh with a brand new company that promised him the world. All was well...until about 6 weeks into his new job when the new Company started laying people off according to seniority. Well my husband was the newest employee and therefore the first to be let go. He was laid off in the middle of October and we had absolutely no income. I had a small residual check coming in from a Home Business that I had fallen out of love with...but it was barely enough to buy groceries. My in laws supported us for an entire month. They paid our rent, bought our groceries, and even paid for our gas. We had hit an ultimate rock bottom. We were depressed and frustrated...and losing hope. Out of complete desperation I started researching ways to work from home again. I had tried everything from Surveys to GPT to selling our old stuff on Ebay. I knew that they were a complete waste of time and generally never generate any substancial income. I knew a lot about Home Based Businesses and knew that if I was going to start down that path again then I'd really need to find a Company that I was passionate about or else I would never be able to be as dedicated as I needed to be. Well I did find a company that I was passionate about and on December 11th I spent the last bit of money that we had in our savings account to get started. However as we all know, this is not a way to get rich quick. I found a part time job working 2 nights a week to supplement until my income from Beachbody was built up. My husband was also hired into a great company that month. I continued to plug into my team's training and work away. In March we moved into a larger home (Thanks to Beachbody) and I took some time off to get my family settled in. Fortunately I continued to get my free customers each month even though I wasn't working (Thank You Beachbody!!) so I was still getting my paycheck! At this point we were able to pay back my in laws every penny that they had lent to us and in May 2009 we took our family to Florida and stayed on a 5 Star Resort for 10 Days...all because of Beachbody!
I am happy to announce that as of Wednesday, November 25 2009 I turned in my letter of resignation to my part time job. I will officially be done on December 10, 2009...1 day shy of my 1 year anniversary with Beachbody! I honestly could have quit before this time but I felt needed at my job (I worked with people with Developmental Disabilities) and so I stayed as long as I was comfortable with...but now it's time to come home!
The decision that I made at the end of last year out of an act of desperation and hopelessness set the path for my entire year and the rest of my life. I don't have any special skills, I don't have any professional training, I don't have a college degree, I'm not even a real "people person"...I'm actually very shy and suffer from social anxiety but I refused to let that get in my way. What I DID have was a compelling and determined WILL TO CREATE SOMETHING BETTER. I decided to take control...to find hope where there was none. I decided that my family deserved better than depending on family members and social services to pay our bills. I made a decision, I made a committment, I made a new life for my family. How will YOU close out your year?
-Ashley
Independent Beachbody Coach
P.S. Here's a picture from our Vacation in Florida! Nevermind how pale we all are haha What can I say? We're New Yorkers =P
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