Friday, September 14, 2012
Small town slowness
There's something good that happens when I live in a small town...I slow down. I feel less stressed. I feel less hurried. It almost feels like there is more time in the day. Even the cat seems more relaxed! I realized how much I like this small town slowness when we visited the closest bigger city to us, and I was immediately stressed by the busyness of it. Maybe it's age, maybe motherhood, maybe it's just the right timing, but this former big city lover is changing her ways.
Friday, September 7, 2012
New Endeavor
There's this thing that I've been thinking about doing for a long time...almost 6 years, and I've always been afraid of failing at it. It's network marketing, or MLM (multi-level marketing). The company is Tastefully Simple. The company itself is not the topic of this blog post, only my feelings about starting this new endeavor. As I was saying, I was afraid to fail. But this time, I don't have the luxury to consider failing. I must succeed so that I can avoid working a full time 9 to 5er and putting the kids in daycare.
My husband's job is awesome, and eventually it will provide enough income for me to not HAVE to work, but this is not currently the case. As I contemplated various options, I kept coming back to this MLM opportunity. What if I do succeed? What if I do really well, and make more than enough money? What if I am awesome at this? And all the negative stuff, I'm trying to just throw out.
One of the reasons I didn't think I could do this in the past was because of my bitterness. I'm not the peppiest of people, and I am surely not a sales person. I don't get very enthusiastic about things, at least not visably. So I wondered how I would stack up against the women that I saw doing these shows. They seemed so confident and peppy and enthusiastic. That is not me. What I know now is that that is ok. I can be myself, my genuine self, and still do this business.
So, there it is. I'm in business for myself now, and i feel that it is finally the right time. I'm excited about it, and can't wait to find out what awaits me and my family!
My husband's job is awesome, and eventually it will provide enough income for me to not HAVE to work, but this is not currently the case. As I contemplated various options, I kept coming back to this MLM opportunity. What if I do succeed? What if I do really well, and make more than enough money? What if I am awesome at this? And all the negative stuff, I'm trying to just throw out.
One of the reasons I didn't think I could do this in the past was because of my bitterness. I'm not the peppiest of people, and I am surely not a sales person. I don't get very enthusiastic about things, at least not visably. So I wondered how I would stack up against the women that I saw doing these shows. They seemed so confident and peppy and enthusiastic. That is not me. What I know now is that that is ok. I can be myself, my genuine self, and still do this business.
So, there it is. I'm in business for myself now, and i feel that it is finally the right time. I'm excited about it, and can't wait to find out what awaits me and my family!
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