Meet Dawn Mathisen-Mia Bella Candle Business Work At Home Mom-Network Marketing Mom-Mia Bella Beauty Mineral Makeup Work At Home Mom~WAHM-Home Based Candle Business Opportunity-Make Money With Candles

My name is Dawn Mathisen and I live in Sunny Southwest Florida. I am a single mom to a great, very energetic year old son who is my pride and joy. I love owning my own business! As a single mother, I love the flexibility that working from home allows me....to be there when my son gets home from school, to fire the day care and still be a successful business woman. I often say I am "Mom First, Business Woman Second". I share a little of my story because life wasn't always what it is today....

My story is not special or unique. I am sure you can see some of yourself in it in some way if you are looking at the possiblities of a home based business. I've always been a dreamer, possibility thinker and wanted MORE from my life than just a 9-5 job. I wanted something that would build a solid future for me and my family. I wanted to be an entrepreneur, a business woman and maker of my own destiny. It took me years to find the right opportunity...but I am so glad that I did!

I enjoy working with people and have had many good jobs in various fields. Those include Real Estate, Title Insurance, Travel Agency, Marketing, Customer Service in the Utilities Industry and Helping Teacher with Pre-Kindergarten.

That seems like quite a resume doesn't it for a 40-something woman, doesn't it? While I loved working with people, those jobs were just a means to an end (paying the bills) and I searched for the "true fit" in my life. We all have to work at something and earn an income. But I was searching for something I LOVED, something that would be more than just a way to pay the bills but a way to realize my dreams.

Over the years, I dabbled many times at home based businesses both in Direct Sales and Network Marketing but again still never found the "true fit" for my life and lifestyle, something I loved doing that would be life-changing.

Life changed in so many great ways when I became a mother. My career path took a big change at that point too trying to find a job that gave me as much time with him as I could have with still being able to pay the bills.

I "retired" from a Direct Sales company (home party plan) in 2001 because I realized while I loved the extra income doing home parties was just not a possibility in my life anymore. I already was gone 9+ hours a day with my daytime job and the thought of leaving my son in the evening to do a home party when he was a baby no longer appealed to me. I liked this company's products but wasn't getting the results I had dreamed of when I joined.

I went to work for the school district so I could spend more time with my son. I thought it was the "dream job" and was excited that I would have the same hours as him, the same days off, summers etc.

That excitement was short lived. The reality was I needed a part time job to make ends meet. Doing what I had to do, I continued to work a part time job but began again to research for the company that was going to be the "true fit" in my life. I was still looking for something more....

Everything I researched on the internet led me back to Network Marketing or Direct Sales. I had not had great prior experiences in Network Marketing because I never really paired myself with the right company that I could get excited about the products and felt it was stable. Direct Sales entailed quotas, home parties and not such generous commissions sometimes.

But somewhere the light went off - really I had two options. Stay stuck where I was or change my way of thinking. Open my mind and find the "true fit" opportunity for me and GO FOR IT! Put all the past experiences and pre-conceived notions out of my mind and be willing to take that chance for my family's future.

The companies I looked at that offered the best Residual Income Compensation Plans were by far in the Network Marketing Industry. But I was having a difficult time getting excited about what I saw and wasn't really interested in the nutritional industry as far as juices, lotions, potions, powders. I had been there, done that! So what company was going to be that "true fit"?

It was a great day the day I found my sponsors, Kellene and Bill VanDorn online. A home based candle business? I LOVE candles and was impressed with what I saw about their business and this company. I felt instantly connected with them. They seemed to genuinely enjoy what they were doing. Every aspect of this business was exciting to me and I wondered "Could this be it? The true fit business I've searched for?". I got excited about the retail product which is a shift from what I saw in most opportunities. I saw a huge potential here plus a lot of personal enjoyment being a candle lover myself.

In April of 2005, I made the move that has shaped our lives from then on. I joined our company and got started. In my evaluation of the company, I realized that our company offered me a real future, with substantial residual income potential and multiple ways to sell with retailing, fundraising and more! It was the company I'd looked for all those years! Free of quotas, pressure and hype. It was the opportunity I had searched for when wanting MORE.

Having a full time job and still that part time job, I went to work. I knew it wasn't going to "happen" for me overnight because I had a lot on my plate and not a lot of hours to work the business. I promised to give myself a year to get in profit or at least cover my monthly costs. I was burning the BEST candles in my opinion at 50% off so that was a winner (and a savings!). I took small steps in the beginning but slowly the track of my business took shape.

In January, 2006, I quit that part time job. Slow and steady wins the race as they say and although it's taken me time, those daily actions have paid off. As a result, I am now full time into my candle business and it's exciting!

The beauty of this business to me is there are so many ways to work it. There are many options available and something that will fit into just about anyone's lifestyle. I retail at craft shows, festivals, bazzars and this fall and winter I am actually going to start back doing a few home parties! I do candle fundraisers with groups and organizations looking to raise money and not only is that an additional income source for my business but very gratifying to do. I like to "give back" to my community and that is a great way to do so!

I also do a lot of work on the internet which is a good fit for my lifestyle as I can work online while my son is outside playing or asleep at night. People laugh when I say I can work at home in my PJ's...sometimes I do, or my sweats or shorts. My home office has a relaxed dress code and all I need is my computer and phone to be in business!

If you've been looking for that kind of business in your life, the one that is flexible, offers options and can earn you a substantial income, let's get together and talk! I am not a high pressure salesperson or pushy telemarketer. I LOVE what I do and would love to explore the options with you to see if our opportunity might be the "true fit" in your life too!

I have great sponsors, upline and a wonderful support system. As your sponsor and business partner, I am here to help you build that successful business you have always dreamed about when wanting MORE from your life also. That is a big part of what I am about. I want to share and pay it forward as they say. It's in helping others to success that you find your own.

With the addition of our newest product line - Mineral Makeup - which made it's debut on June 1, 2009, I feel those with our company have MORE options to make MORE money with a more diverse product line. Remember how I said I wanted MORE? Our company delivered that and it's opening doors to many more who want to realize the dream of self-employment.

I made my start in the Direct Selling industry at a very young age with a cosmetic company. Today and committed to my present company as a Career, I feel like my journey has come full circle. Our distributors now have more options...for retail sales and business partnerships and it's exciting! It's like being "in the right place at the right time" as our company will continue to grow and become a household name yet you can still be ONE OF THE FIRST, a pioneer in our company - especially in the Mineral Makeup business but certainly with the candles too! How great is that?

If I've touched the "possibility thinker" and "dreamer" in you let's discuss how this business might be a fit in your life, how we can partner to build you a business that will be every bit as good as mine! It is 100% do-able if you believe, take daily action steps and just GO FOR IT!