Showing posts with label business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business. Show all posts
Thursday, August 1, 2019
xoNecole's ElevateHer Crawl is coming this weekend!
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
24/34
The other day, I flipped back some pages in my journal and began reading passages from when I was 24. You would have thought that I had written those entries yesterday because my complaints about money, graduate school, and not knowing what I was going to do with my life read all too current. We are talking 10 years! How do I still have the same fears and anxieties?
My mentor recently told me that I need to "take the first step" with a lot of things in my life. She is so right. There are so many things that I have not started or accomplished out of fear of failure, so I don't even try. But this has to change. I don't want to go into middle age still debating on whether or not I want to retake the GRE or move out of Atlanta.
I have discovered that after my first big failure in my 20s, it has been increasingly more difficult for me to make decisions, not hat it was easy for me back then. I do recall moving through life with relatively more ease. But that just may have been because I was young, and not as aware as I am now that one wrong move could send me spiraling downwards and backward on the path of my life. I'm not old, but I am too old to make young mistakes. Just as with my joints, my rebound time from taking a hit has slowed significantly. That's why admire these young Instagram entrepreneurs that have put their last into a weave business and they are now millionaires. If I put my last into anything, the odds are too high that, if it goes south, I will spend the next ten years eating out of a tin can.
As true as this may be, I don't want to waste time making excuses. I want to do as my mentor advised and "take the first step". So I am currently working on a play, something I have always wanted to do. But I'm not as naive as I was when I was 5, watching a video of the play Purlie Victorious with my grandmother. I am very aware that my attempt at local theater flops, my career will take a Mike Tyson level hit that it may take me forever to recoup from. But you can't live in fear, right? So onward I go, working on my play. Hopefully, my 44-year-old entries will be written from a place of success and wealth. #positivethinking
My mentor recently told me that I need to "take the first step" with a lot of things in my life. She is so right. There are so many things that I have not started or accomplished out of fear of failure, so I don't even try. But this has to change. I don't want to go into middle age still debating on whether or not I want to retake the GRE or move out of Atlanta.
I have discovered that after my first big failure in my 20s, it has been increasingly more difficult for me to make decisions, not hat it was easy for me back then. I do recall moving through life with relatively more ease. But that just may have been because I was young, and not as aware as I am now that one wrong move could send me spiraling downwards and backward on the path of my life. I'm not old, but I am too old to make young mistakes. Just as with my joints, my rebound time from taking a hit has slowed significantly. That's why admire these young Instagram entrepreneurs that have put their last into a weave business and they are now millionaires. If I put my last into anything, the odds are too high that, if it goes south, I will spend the next ten years eating out of a tin can.
As true as this may be, I don't want to waste time making excuses. I want to do as my mentor advised and "take the first step". So I am currently working on a play, something I have always wanted to do. But I'm not as naive as I was when I was 5, watching a video of the play Purlie Victorious with my grandmother. I am very aware that my attempt at local theater flops, my career will take a Mike Tyson level hit that it may take me forever to recoup from. But you can't live in fear, right? So onward I go, working on my play. Hopefully, my 44-year-old entries will be written from a place of success and wealth. #positivethinking
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Review: Fairy-Tale Success: A Guide to Entrepreneurial Magic by Adrienne Arieff and Beverly West
There are tons of books out there claiming to hold the key to starting a successful business. If you are like me, you probably have a shelf full of them that got you nowhere. After reading Fairy-Tale Success: A Guide to Entrepreneurial Magic by Adrienne Arieff and Beverly West
I was so relieved! Finally, a clear, fun book that helps you to get your businessin order without leaving you feeling drained and annoyed!
Using the trials and tribulations of Cinderella as a backdrop, the authors hold your hand from your business idea all the way to the finish line. There are easy-to-do worksheets in the book that help you to formulate your ideas, which are priceless. They also outline the ins and outs of topics that often stump new entrepreneurs such as business plans and social media.
My only issue with the book is that it was not out when I first graduated college. It has some great tips regarding gaining experience and funding that are perfect for new graduates.
If you are thinking of starting a business, in your planning stages, or have a business but also have some questions, this book is the perfect read for you. It's a must- read for young females in business.
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