The WAHMom: Inspiration

Working at home doesn't necessarily call for you to work at a computer all day. When you desire to work at home it could be that you want to have a chance of making it on your own. You might be interested on focusing on a small business that one day you'd like to make into a successfu corporation. Take for example, Sara Blakely of Spanx fame.

I recently watched a feature on her inspiring business story. She can be called a self made woman having started from nothing and putting herself out there taking risks with a product she firmly believed in.

Her very popular product Spanx features a line of body shapers, pantyhose, and undergarments. To get herself started she launched herself into a world of patents, prototypes, manufacturing, and product promotion. Being that she didn't have a lot of money to spend on launching her product she went to one of the most well known department stores, Neiman Marcus. She showed her product off to the buyer by wearing it. Seeing the difference it made to a woman's shape they knew they had a seller on their hands. Three weeks later Spanx hit the shelves. As an added promotion she would go to instore rallies and wear the product explaining to customers passing by the difference it could make to your body. Her products are now carried through well known department store chains and used by movie stars and singers.

Sara was recently on the cover of Forbes magazine and named the youngest self made woman with a net worth of $1 billion.

Here are 5 start up tips from Sara Bakely herself.

1) Don't let the first no stop you.

2) Don't quit your day job just yet.

3) Don't seek validation from others.

4) Hire your weaknesses.

5) Never stop evolving.

Her success is a big inspiration to work at home moms like me who are given more confidence to pursue their dreams.

Venturing into something new is always tough at the beginning. You're unsure of what lies ahead and you wonder if it'll all work out for the best. It calls for taking chances and for accepting consequences.

When I first started working online I was feeling all this and more. I wondered if I would make it and if I even stood a chance against the hundreds maybe even thousands of other online workers.

The first step is making that decision and following it through. I was highly motivated because of my youngest child who I wanted to see grow up. I wanted to be able to participate in his life with whole-hearted attention.

I could have stayed on with my job but i knew that I would be half asleep through his milestones and too tired and distracted to enjoy his moments. With this in mind I was determined to succeed.

After a year of working online I think I can say that I have succeeded so far. I have great paying steady jobs and wonderful employers.

I enjoy all the moments that I can and I'm thankful that I get to sleep beside him and wake up to his adorable face lying right beside mine. In between work I get to laugh and play with my baby. Those few seconds I get to hug him makes it all worth the stumbles that I came across at the start of my work at home mom journey.

So if this is something you want to explore weigh the pros and cons but think about what matters to you and what you don't want to miss out on.