New year, new career!
Did going back to work fill you with dread (again) this year? Then why keep doing it? Why go back year after year, when in your heart you know you know it's not what you want? You know you can do something more fulfilling, but commitments and your lack of confidence hold you back. Don't let them.
It's a sad old cliche but life really isn't a rehersal; you are here (in this wonderful world of opportunity) but once. Don't fritter it away on unsatisfactory experiences and regret. And, don't believe that you can't, because of this, that or the other. Nothing can't be undone and there's always a way to make it happen.
I followed my dream of running my own business 7 years ago. I failed abysmally at first and it cost me my savings. I went from being a high-flyer with an expensed car, big salary and all the perks to a labourer on a building site. Doesn't sound very motivational, does it. But, the point is, I came back. My second business, Retailer of gifts for women Pressies4princess, has proven phenomenally successful. It's more than made up for the interim failure. So don't fear failure; it's a temporary state.
Bored is a more permanent state, especially if you don't do anything to change it. It's in your hands. My English teacher used to say "Things are not boring, people are". It's you that makes it exciting or boring. Work - the process of earning the money to get by - can be boring, if you let it. But, if you dare to take some risks and throw yourself into it, work can be the most exciting, fulfilling part of your life! Ask yourself this question: Do you want your obituary to basically read, "He/she was boring. She/he never did anything remotely interesting because she/he was too sacred. He/she died regretting not having the courage to pursue her/his dreams?"! Of course not, but the power to rewrite it is in your hands, head and heart alone.
As a gentle nudge in the right direction and a little assistance in getting started, we've set up the Hunt for Handmaking Heroes Handmade Gift Competition over at the family's women's gift retailer pressies4princesses. I urge you to take part and use it as a springboard for achieving your dream in 2008.
It's a sad old cliche but life really isn't a rehersal; you are here (in this wonderful world of opportunity) but once. Don't fritter it away on unsatisfactory experiences and regret. And, don't believe that you can't, because of this, that or the other. Nothing can't be undone and there's always a way to make it happen.
I followed my dream of running my own business 7 years ago. I failed abysmally at first and it cost me my savings. I went from being a high-flyer with an expensed car, big salary and all the perks to a labourer on a building site. Doesn't sound very motivational, does it. But, the point is, I came back. My second business, Retailer of gifts for women Pressies4princess, has proven phenomenally successful. It's more than made up for the interim failure. So don't fear failure; it's a temporary state.
Bored is a more permanent state, especially if you don't do anything to change it. It's in your hands. My English teacher used to say "Things are not boring, people are". It's you that makes it exciting or boring. Work - the process of earning the money to get by - can be boring, if you let it. But, if you dare to take some risks and throw yourself into it, work can be the most exciting, fulfilling part of your life! Ask yourself this question: Do you want your obituary to basically read, "He/she was boring. She/he never did anything remotely interesting because she/he was too sacred. He/she died regretting not having the courage to pursue her/his dreams?"! Of course not, but the power to rewrite it is in your hands, head and heart alone.
As a gentle nudge in the right direction and a little assistance in getting started, we've set up the Hunt for Handmaking Heroes Handmade Gift Competition over at the family's women's gift retailer pressies4princesses. I urge you to take part and use it as a springboard for achieving your dream in 2008.
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