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How To Blog With Us!
We currently allow for the posting of comments on the blog. Under each item, you'll see the word "Comments." To post a public comment about that news item, ask a question, or just see what other people have said, click on "Comments."
In the future we'll be introducing "guest bloggers" (like industry experts and customer commenters) who will be posting news items, and other fun things.
As HBN's founder and president, I'm excited about this new communications medium, which will make information about HBN and its members even more fun and accessible to the public. I hope that this blog will be a fantastic complement to HBN's comprehensive industry communications program which includes our suite of websites serving the industry (HandmadeBeauty.com, MakeYourCosmetics.com, MangoButter.com), the Handmade Beauty Connection Online Newsletter, the Handmade Beauty Business Magazine, the Handmade Beauty Business Of The Year, members only opportunities and updates and others. Check back frequently for the latest Handmade Beauty Buzz!
Best & Success!
dM (Donna Maria)
HBN Founder & President
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
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Handmade Beauty Brief: The Bored & The Restless
An article in yesterday's Washington Post tells the story of countless professionals dragging themselves into a relentlessly boring office every morning to face another day of being paid handsomely (often with taxpayer money, but that's another story) to do nothing. Instead of challenging their minds, implementing new policies and executing corporate goals, they are asked to do nothing. This leaves them with little alternative but to meet up with friends for an afternoon watching the latest box office smash.
According to the article, 55% of the American workforce is bored stiff at work. They are unchallenged and have nothing to do at the office. Sound familiar? I used to be there, and so did hundreds of other HBN members. So what's the answer for these legions of bored, listless and tired masses? Make some perfume! Make some lip balm. Instead of sitting in a dark movie theater, go to your nearest health food store and get some essential oil and cornstarch and make yourself some aromatic baby powder.
If beauty is not your thing, do something else. Don't wait for society to give you a challenge. Go out and make one on your own. What do you have to lose? Is a pay check worth giving up your God-given talents and gifts and living a flat, dull and boring life? I think not! Sewing, knitting, scrapbooking, photography, cooking, matchmaking and of course soap making. I personally know people who have started businesses from these hobbies. I am one of them and so is just about every other member of the Handmade Beauty Network! Do something to challenge your mind instead of wasting days in the clutches of mind numbing flatness. Like thousands in the handmade beauty community around the world, you just might find yourself starting your own business someday!
posted by dM @ 11:39 AM
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