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Workers On Wheels Newsletter #1299 – June 14, 2020
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Update from Your RV Workers On Wheels Newsletter Editor
You can be a successful working RVer without being perfect. Strive to have clear communication. Proofread your cover letter. Triple check your resume for typos, spelling errors, and other mistakes. Put your best foot forward, so to speak. But, don’t worry if something slips past you.
I was reminded of this when I made a typo on a Facebook post. Someone was right there, to quickly call me out on it. I cringed. It’s embarrassing for a published writer and editor to make mistakes.
At the same time, it points out two extremely important facts. One is that a person doesn’t need to be perfect to get the job. The second is that a person doesn’t need to be perfect to excel at a job.
Workers On Wheels started as a printed-on-paper newsletter. We mailed it out via postal mail. Back in, I think it was 1993, someone from Michigan returned her copy of the newsletter to me.
She claimed to be an English teacher. She had gone through the newsletter—and with a red pen—circled every mistake I made. She also made a few “corrections” that were incorrect. She was liberal with her advice on how I should improve my writing. She didn’t hide her opinion; she didn’t think I was fit to do the
newsletter.
I’m so thankful that I didn’t let her negativity stop me from writing and publishing. We’re far from perfect here at Workers On Wheels. We’re normal folks, just like you. Which just goes to show, you don’t need to be perfect to succeed.
Do a good job. Be honest. Admit your mistakes. And, keep on keepin’ on. Here’s to your success as a working RVer!
Wherever you are in your work and travels, we wish you joy and prosperity,
Coleen
Workers On Wheels Editor
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Watkins - A Location Independent Business for RVers
Sell Watkins natural products. Bob and I have been Independent Consultants with Watkins since 2005. People love the pure seasonings, old-time remedies, natural skin care, and natural cleaning products. It's an old Minnesota company, with products still made in the USA. They are not tested
on animals. The business is extremely flexible. You do as much or as little as you want. No minimum orders. They'll drop-ship orders to your customers for you. Work the business wherever your RV travels take you -- USA or Canada.
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Help Wanted Ads - Current Job Openings for RVers
See the current Help Wanted ads posted on the Workers On Wheels website. You do not need to pay to see the job postings on our website. You have access to the entire ads, including contact information for the employers.
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Working RVer Tip
When you are looking for a job, you are marketing and selling yourself. Your resume is your sales literature.
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Ways RVers Make Money
Here's a sampling of the kinds of work RVers are doing to cut their expenses, earn a living, and pay for their travels. Yes, people are really working these kinds of jobs and earning money from them. While these may not be right for you, they are right for some working RVers.
~ Web developer
~ Christmas tree lot manager
~ Museum co-manager
~ Motorcycle rally campground bar back
~ Write adventure stories
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Working RVer Tip
When you are looking for a job, show a company how you can improve its bottom line. What can you do that will decrease their expenses or increase their profits? For campground jobs that may be keeping campers happy by making the bathrooms sparkling clean. It could be having a bubbly phone voice, so fun sounding that campers
can’t resist making reservations. Or, it could be having the handyman skills to troubleshoot and do campground utility repairs.
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Did You Miss the Last Workers On Wheels Newsletter?
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Working RVer Humor
A bit of working-while-RVing humor from Workers On Wheels:
Q. How’s your new job doing pool maintenance?
A. Great! I’ve really gotten into the swim of things.
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Have a Job for RVers?
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Working RVer Tip
People hire other people to meet their own needs. For someone to hire you, he needs to believe that you will meet his needs.
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Want to Know More About Our Personal RV Travels?
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Questions and Answers about Working While RVing
Search our Workers On Wheels website data base of questions, with answers provided by RVers who actually have experience working while RVing.
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Work Wanted Ads and Resumes from Working RVers Looking for Jobs
If you are an RVer looking for work, you are welcome to post your Work Wanted ad or full resume on our Workers On Wheels website. There is no charge to you for this service.
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Facebook Friends and Fans
~ If you'd like more personal updates and jokes that I post, send me a friend request.
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Something to Think About
A man who wants to lead an orchestra must turn his back to the crowd. ~ Max Lucado
There is nothing as strong as gentleness and nothing as gentle as real strength. ~ Ralph W. Sockman
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Coleen Sykora, Editor/Publisher
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