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Friday, October 9, 2020
Drop shipping is where a store owner doesn’t keep the products they sell in actual stock, instead it purchases them from a third party and has it shipped directly to the customer. It is a way to lower the operating cost of an actual store. Antoinette’s store specialises in health and beauty supplies. “I did a lot of research before I did this to be sure it works and is lucrative,” she explained. “You have to be willing to put in the work ahead of time and it takes time to build your business. But being a digital nomad is all about having freedom and flexibility and if you are at a job working hard for someone else, you can be at home working hard for yourself. I am so free in my mind, right now.” The flexibility she has with her job has also meant that she has the time and the ability to help others in their own weight loss and healthy lifestyle journey. “Being healthy is a way of life that you have to embrace. I am a
“I was definitely prepared for the challenges that people are now facing, because everything I do, I can do remotely from anywhere in the world and make a living doing it,”
certified weight loss coach and I help persons learn what they need to eat and how to prepare food and stay healthy. I have a strong following on my social media sites which are there for support. There are more than 3,000 people in the group and a large number of them have had major weight loss.”
During these challenging times of COVID-19, she has also helped people deal with remaining healthy. “People are stress eating; they may not be able to exercise they are going through a lot and so I started a special program to help people get through this as a way to just give back. I am passionate about weight loss and passionate about giving back.” Passion is what she attributes to being successful, whether it be a cypto-currency boss or a weight loss master. “Whatever you are attracted to is what you will be and what you will put out to the universe,” she says. “You have to be focused on what you want 24/7 - when persons want to buy a house they are focused and ready to do whatever the bank tells them they need to do to get that house. When I was starting my business, I was focused on learning everything I had to and when I knew I had to lose weight and get healthy, I focused on that 24/7.”
