Tell us about yourself: I am truly blessed! I’m married to my best friend, and have two wonderful boys. We love to go camping in our trailer in the summer as much as possible. I enjoy running and LOVE my coffee!

 Give us a description of your company: With 20 years of experience as an administrative professional I decided it was time to share my experience and help support those who are leaders in Direct Sales, by providing them with Virtual Assistance.

 How long have you been in business?  April 2010

How long have you been a Christian & share a little about your faith: Born and raised a Catholic, my husband and I have continued that tradition of faith with our family. We have a wonderful parish near our home, where our boys attend religious education and I also help volunteer as a teacher.

 How has your faith in God inspired and helped grow your business? I’ve always believed that God has planted a seed of greatness in each of us, and in my life I’ve always worked towards finding my gift and learning how I can best use my gift to help serve others. I’ve tried many things along the way trying to find this place, but when I finally got very clear on my gift of providing administrative services, and whom I can best help serve, leaders in direct sales, it all became very clear to me that this was the path God had intended for me all along. The time was right, my vision became clear and I knew that this was what God had intended for me all along.

 What Advice can you give to other moms thinking about starting their own business? It’s important to focus on what your gifts and strengths are. I struggled for a long time trying to be in “sales” I was fighting against my gift. Take some time and look at what you really enjoy doing, what comes easily to you because chances are the things you take for granted as being easy for you to do, may not be as easy for someone else to do, because they have a different gift. I also strongly recommend, if you can budget it, working with a coach. My coach has helped me in so many ways, I know without a doubt that her guidance and support has helped me create something that not only am I proud of, but is in line with the needs of my family and is something that is going to last. 

Are you willing to allow other Christian moms to contact you if they would like to know more about starting their own business?  Yes

What specials can you offer Moms visiting from CMB Resource? Anyone from CMB who purchases the Starter Kit Package, which is 5 hours of VA service with a 5% discount (Cost $142.50) will also get an extra hour of service for free, for a total of 6 hours a savings of $37.50

Visit Melissa’s Website!

http://www.TheGoldenRuleVA.com

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