Life defining moments occur. There is no avoiding them. They may be birth of a child, death of a parent, loss of a job. And they generally occur at less than opportune times. Some of those moments are not necessarily bad, but it is all in how you handle them. I have been floundering for a few years now.
Since the birth of my son 12 years ago I have had a series of jobs that were not necessarily on my what I want to do for a living list. They were not bad jobs just not fulfilling. I stayed in them because we all need to feed our families, maintain health insurance, and have money in our pockets.
My current situation finds me unexpectedly unemployed. Lots of moving parts led to this. So I am taking this time to decide how I want to live my life. The thing is people looking at my situation think they know what I should be doing. GET A JOB! Yes that is the easy way out. But I do not want a repeat of the last 10 years.
I have found part of my voice through my blogs about the western lifestyle and rodeo specifically.Through this format I have made a small name in the industry and written an article for a magazine. Although I have not been regular in my postings the ideas are there. I have not been able to close the gap to what I see as the next step.
I have a MBA and spent my college career learning what is needed to run a business. A friend of mine gave me some great advice and told me to stop giving away what I know to some entity that could careless about who I am. I have had an entrepreneurial spirit for years. I always sold something or other. I used to hand paint sneakers, bedazzle jeans, make hand stamped cards, etc. So one of the things I have picked up is selling beauty products.
I never put my name behind anything I do not believe in ever. I get lots of encouragement to make my name in the world. But my name in the beauty world is unknown. So I am experiencing what every other start up feels…slow business growth. But not to be deterred I am using what my degree taught me. I am breaking my barrier and reaching out for advice from people in the industry.
I am not giving up my dream of travelling to rodeos and spreading the word. Actually whatever I choose to do will have to feed that business. I have watched my friends Gabi Jaffe of Rodeo Wrecks and Paige Gregory of Rodeo Chat follow their dreams and do what they need to do to get to that dream. Sometimes your dreams take twists and turns and you sometimes end up doing something different. But what is important is that you follow your dreams and do what you choose.
My friend FJ Thomas has written books. For real, grown up books selling on Amazon.A few years ago her life took a big turn. Her whole life spun in at least 90 to maybe 180 degrees. But she did not let any of those things deter or detract from her doing what she loved and living her best life. Her and her animals are living on her new property. She knew what she wanted and she is building, with her new love, her perfect tiny home. And her animals get to live in an amazing spread. And she has had 2 children’s books published, Beauford The Patriotic Donkey and Francine the Workin’ Stock Cowgirl.
Are you doing what you want to with the time we have on earth? Maybe you can not go balls to the wall and start a new business, but can you find a small way to be a part of the world you love? Volunteer, reach out, get to know like minded people. Life is too short to not do what you love.
You can visit my beauty empire on Instagram: Cowgirl19114 and FaceBook at http://www.facebook.com/cowgirl19114 Send me an email at cowgirl19114@gmail.com to join Anastasia’s Beauty Bar for insider tips
Check out Paige on FB at RodeoChat and Gabi on Facebook at Rodeo Wrecks. And FJ can be found on FB at Jewel Thomas Author and FJ Thomas Author
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