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Taking the
step to start a blog has been really helpful for me and I am hopeful it has
helped some of you too! It’s like journaling, but with the goal of helping
others through my thoughts, words, and experiences. Journaling is insightful
and helpful with your own private journeys and struggles, allowing you to reflect back and see how
far you’ve come. It allows you to vent your frustrations and voice your
successes, and what you write doesn’t have to make any sense at all! You don’t even
have to capitalize the first word in your sentences, put in the correct
punctuation, or care if you spelled a word correctly! It is a piece of you
no one else will ever see unless you choose to share it. It belongs to you.
So, one of my
current struggles has been finding and securing a new job. As some of you know,
I have been unemployed for about six months now, and I feel for those of you
dealing with this same struggle. As I send out applications and resumes to no
avail, I find myself asking God why the doors aren’t opening for me. In the
past, it seemed as though I would apply to a job, get a call for an interview,
and, “voila”, get hired! Well, that is not
at all how it is going for me this time around.
I have many desires stored up in my heart to start my own business (and
many different ideas – which is part of my problem). I love the thought of
being my own boss, one day having employees I would treat the way I always
wanted to be treated, to really enjoy what I am doing, and have the ability to give
back to the community and help others. So, as the doors continue to close in the areas I am
applying to, I've decided it’s time to step out and see if other doors are meant to be
opened.
The next
step in my journey is to branch out and start my own business. I know it won’t
be easy and will take time to grow. I know there will be days I will need strength and continued faith
to press on when it seems as though nothing is happening. But I am so excited about this new venture that I wanted to
share it with you!
So, out of
all of this, my hopes are for you to start to follow your dreams too!
If you are like me, you probably have so many of them you don’t even know where to start, but there
is no better time than now! The longer I (we) wait to start on any of our
dreams, the more the minutes, hours, days, and weeks are passing us by. If you have a job, do not quit until things are up and running. If you are in a situation like mine, there's no time like the present to start the planning process! And you can continue job hunting in the meantime...Time is
so very precious and I don’t want to waste another minute of it…How about you?
10 Questions to Think About:
1. What are you good at?
2. Do you have a talent you could share with others?
3. What do you have knowledge and experience in?
4. Is there a need for what you have to offer?
5. How can you start your "idea" with little to no money?
6. Are you willing to put in the time necessary for your business to grow and become profitable?
7. Are you self-motivated?
8. Do you have family/friends who will support you in your new venture?
9. Are you able to face rejection from others?
10. If you never step out and at least try, will you wake up one day regretting it?
CHER-Life and live WELL \o/
Cheryll