posted January 07, 2016 01:02 AM            

Read "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho.It is a great book.

posted January 07, 2016 09:01 AM            

Around 25 years ago, when I was a young woman out of high school, I had it all figured out. I enrolled in college to obtain a degree and teaching certificate. I wanted to teach elementary school. Among other reasons, I wanted a job that would allow me to be off when my future kids were home.

I needed a part time job for my spending money as my parents paid for the rest while I was in school. The job I landed fit my schedule and was very close to home so I took it and stayed a while.

I quickly fell in love with the industry and knew within the first year I was there that I wanted to own my own business in that industry some day. I eventually dropped out of school and worked for other companies in the same industry, and over the course of a few years, worked every desk possible within it. I took notes all the way, and a few years later, started my own company. That was almost 17 years ago, and I've never looked back.

It wasn't how I saw my life going and it could well be argued that dropping out of school (all expenses paid for by my parents) and later quitting a well paying, steady job (that I was probably lucky to have considering I'd dropped out of school haha) to branch out on my own, were not smart choices but it felt right and it's what called to me. If I had been rigid about sticking to my life plan, I feel I would have missed this great opportunity.

My spiritual self developed through the years as I was living life, contemplating the things I encountered and learned along the way. Life has presented opportunities to do other, worthwhile things as well.

The bonus is that I had time to get the company up and running and well established before I had kids. I have employees that run a large part of it now and I'm able to be home when my kids are home, go to their programs, class parties, etc.