Today was day two without a new label, or cool acronym for myself...and apparently, according to my youngest daughter, disabled. I did not make it to yoga, and was hugely disappointed about that. I really tried. I got home from Levi's classroom and after making a long overdue call to a friend, while I packed my yoga stuff up, I had 30 seconds to decide if I could walk to the Sweatbox fast enough. And not only that, could I also get everything else I needed to get done finished after yoga and before I had to get the kids from school? I decided no. So, I sadly put my yoga bag down and went to the computer to finish the financial aid form for Lily's private middle school she dearly wants to go to. (We go to an interview tomorrow!) It's funny how I could make it every singe day for 30 days, and then as soon as it was not the priority, it easily can seem impossible to make it there. Or easily seems possible to not make it there. Very different perspectives with the same outcome.
Plus I have this new month to tackle. And what a month it is! Why did I pick business plan??? Researching isn't so bad, but there are aspects that I guess I knew were there...but always ignore. And these have come up in just the first few days, I wonder what other surprises will be in store for this naive business lady? My plan was to honestly write everything about my journey as being a total novice to starting a business. And while I will still do that, it will look perhaps a little different than I had first thought.
I didn't know that it might not be a good idea to tell everything about the business as we blog. I didn't think that anyone would possibly be out there scouting for ideas and steal ours. I know I have an idealistic nature, and an aversion to the harsh business world as I think it is. Sometimes I think it is that belief system that has kept me from my own success. Maybe I think to be successful you have to play by "their rules" and I don't believe in their rules. So, this will be interesting, to see how I can come to terms with that. Do I play the game? Do I write my own rules and assume if I follow my heart and passion it will all work out as it should?
As of now, I will heed the friend's advice and not give too many details to the business. We'll come up with some code words to disguise our master plan. For now we have an "idea" and I found this website from the Small Business Administration to get a template and ideas for what we need to think about and get on paper. I thought this seemed like a reputable place to start. There are so so may websites out there for this kind of thing, and as newbie, you just don't know who to trust.
You know, I kind of have a lot at stake here. If this is something that takes off, the timing couldn't be better. This month I have the time to put toward this and the motivation to make something happen. I am tired of working for someone else and working hard to make more money to may for their life. I am tired to not feeling inspired by my work and having that translate into lower and lower self esteem. I am in a place in my life, since starting this blog, of growing and becoming stronger, and I am ready for that to translate into my career.
And, Happy New Moon, and Happy Year of the Rabbit!
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| Lily's art work, age 7 |
So...negotiate and cooperate to improve my chances of success. Looks like it goes well with my Moon in Libra. Enough said. Done and Done. I am always open to listening to the signs.
and for now the signs and the clock and my eyes are saying...good night.
xoxomelissa
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