Lynn Terry who is now a successful marketing consultant started out only dreaming of a comfortable lifestyle. With a house full of 4 children, Lynn and her husband couldn’t get out of the financial stresses of living paycheck to paycheck. She worked a job that paid close to nothing, with overtime being the only way to make enough to pay her share of the bills. The family was being affected by the little time she had to spend with them. That is what made her decide she couldn’t take it anymore, something had to change.

When Lynn Terry sat down to map out a plan she decided that she wanted her husband to fulfill his dreams as well. Her idea was to have him open up his repair shop that he had always dreamed of and she would tackle the marketing industry by setting up a network of web services.

What separates Lynn Terry from most entrepreneurs is that she was willing to sacrifice everything in order to start a foundation for even greater things. Her family had to sell almost everything including toys, painting and house decorations, furniture, and many other luxuries that some of us take for granted. She worked long hours sometimes literally sleeping less than an hour at night.

After working non stop for quite a while, Lynn Terry finally broke through into the marketing industry. Building a consulting business was no picnic. She had to recruit experts in web design, website maintenance, e-publishing, search engine optimization (SEO), and online marketing. Lynn Terry and her team worked hard to gain popularity in the internet marketplace and in 2 years, it all paid off. Lynn and her husband were making over $100,000/year.

Unfortunately, Lynn Terry and her husband filed for divorce during their third year of business. This took a huge toll on the business and their personal lives. With 2 kids to care for as a single mom, she just didn’t have enough time to keep the pace up in the business. The revenue dropped from triple digit to double digit however, you won’t hear Lynn Terry complain. She is happy to have enough to pay the bills, clothe the children, and go on a budget vacation once a year.

Today, Lynn Terry is the publisher of a successful online newsletter called “Self-Starter Weekly Tips which helps to motivate entrepreneurs to follow their dreams. “Turning Ideas Into Dollars” is exactly how she puts it, posing as living proof that you can.