Being a mother is everything to me.

I was able to stay home and raise my kids for the first 5 years.

Then, unfortunately, I got divorced and I had to get a regular job.

I became an executive assistant to the CEO of a marketing firm.

It was a good job, but I was miserable.

I went from spending all day with my kids to just a few waking hours.

So, in 1999 when my boss retired, I decided not to get another job.

I was going to be a freelance writer. I mean, how hard could it be, right?

With the Internet exploding, it didn’t really matter where you lived.

You could have clients all over the world.

I struggled at first, doing virtual assisting and writing press releases.

Then one day I landed a client who wanted me to write a 52 email autoresponder series. (I didn’t even know what an autoresponder was!)

I learned quickly though.

Soon I was writing long-form sales letters…but I didn’t have a clue what I was doing at first.

Then the heavens opened and I discovered some of the greatest legends to ever hold a pen…and I got to mentor directly with them.

I’m talking about Gary Halbert, John Carlton, and Dan Kennedy.