Yolonda's Blog (6)

If you know me you know I am a single mom to a wonderful seven year old son; I also work a full time job with a local non profit as well as part time at a department store even before my son was born I knew that I wanted to have an operate my own business. I kept putting it on the back burner because my reality was that I needed to put food on the table so my thinking was that in order to do that I needed a job. I would dibble and dabble in a few projects but at the end of the day my job was pu… Continue

Do you teach your kids how to set and achieve goals? Do you yourself practice goal setting and achievement? So often I hear adults telling kids that they can do anything and to follow their dreams; but rarely do I hear them telling kids how to reach those dreams. I believe one of the best tools kids need to be able to reach their dreams is to know how to set and achieve goals. Although I knew about goals growing up; I never truly understood goal setting and achievement until much later in life;… Continue

I had the luxury of some free time this evening and instead of going to bed like I would have normally done I decided to go through the 2000+ emails in my inbox. I noticed that at the end of each month Upromise sends me an update of my account activity. I remember signing up for Upromise back in 2003 thinking that it would be a great way to save for my son’s college education without really thinking about it; the problem I should have been thinking about it at least once a month. According to m… Continue

Just wanted to put this out there for those who may be interested. Motivational Speakers Jack Canfield and Bob Proctor are about to release there digital version of the "Science of Getting Rich". The prelauch date is April 14th they are offering a two tier affiliate program earning 50% commission. If you are interested you can learn more about it and sign up as an affiliate at the link below. http://partners.thesgrprog… Continue

3 posts into my single mommy blog and someone has made the comment that I “act as if I am proud of being a single mother” well let me be very clear it is not an act. I am a single mother and I am proud of it! I was 21 when I became pregnant with my son; I was in my junior year of college and had been with my son’s father for 3 years. No the pregnancy was not planned, I was actually on birth control when I became pregnant so when I found out I was pregnant I was not only shocked but scared out of… Continue

I was tagged by Monica to list 6 things you don't know about me. See link below to see her six and who she tagged. http://monicabrand.net/2008/10/01/6-things-no-one-knows-about-me-a-twitter-tag-game/ 1. I am studying to take the LSAT in December 2. I studied Spanish for six years and I still can not hold a decent conversation in Spanish 3. I am a roller coaster junkie 4. I had to take my driving… Continue