(Taken from Jeff Sandefer’s “Are
Successful Entrepreneurs Born or Made?”)
If an
entrepreneur is about taking risks, and understanding there will costs and
hopefully, but not always benefits, the day I became a mom was one of the
biggest entrepreneurial moves I have made.
I didn’t have a lot of industry expertise. I had seen it done before, by countless
others who were successful, but I had no idea what all was involved. I had no idea the ups and downs I would be
taken through. I had to take one day at
a time. There have been countless trial
and error experiences in making and delivering products – like meals, lessons or
even making clothes. Through this
process, I have created a database of knowledge that would be impossible to
copy or replicate in any other way. And
I continue to grow and learn each and every day.
As a mom, I
have had to use good business judgement in many different areas…scheduling,
financing, chaperoning, nursing, counseling, teaching, traveling, driving, etc. Although not trained in every discipline, I
have, out of necessity, become a quick leaner.
Every day I have to make decisions, many times at the spur of the moment,
taking one success and even mistake at a time.
I have a robust inventory of small lessons about human nature – at
various ages and development that I can draw from and share with others.
The bonds I
have formed as I have worked with my children each and every day, from the
moment they were born, have been very rewarding. I have taught them by example to keep their
promises, to act kindly, to show character especially when times are tough, to
do the right thing – even if others are not, to be honest, to go the extra
mile. Each of these experiences are
deposited in my “eternal family” account which will hopefully keep growing,
allowing me the greatest of all rewards.
Because in the end, the real reward is who we have worked with and grown
to love and serve.
The secret to
being successful is knowing I must stay the course, or “Carry On” as my
grandparents used to say. Perseverance
through this never-ending process, showing up day after day, month after month,
year after year. When the going gets
tough, I don’t give up. I enjoy the good
and hold onto those feelings in times of trial. Success isn’t a destination, it’s a journey
taken one determined step at a time in a way that builds lifelong treasures –
of which my family is the greatest.
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