If Rome Was Not Built In A Day...
If Rome was not built in a day, how is any entrepreneur expected to believe that business is just going to boom overnight? Too quick people give up on the ideas because they see no forward rapid advancements. Everyone who has a thriving business, once had an idea, a notion, a belief and a vision. It all started with this dream. Possibly the idea came based on a dollar amount they needed to make. Maybe the person decided they no longer could work for anyone else. The ideal situation would be, there was no one else doing, offering the service or no one else had the product... so Mr or Miss decided they could embark and create the niche needed! Or possibly, maybe... someone just got tired of everything life handed them... and it was not enough! (I can relate)
Have you stopped in your tracks and really asked yourself if you are happy doing what you do for a living? Has that dollar amount in your billfold stopped you from "creating" the life you want to live? Do you have ideas and are scared to death to take a risk and branch out into an unknown area? Nothing is ever easy and nothing does not come without a benefit or a consequence. It all depends on how you strategically put your plan into motion and what resources you have to work with. (within yourself)
Let me tell you a story... my whole working life I had worked in food and beverage. ( I still have my hand in it!!! I like it!) Prior to all of that, I was a stay at home mom. I sold Avon and made things so I could have some extra money and keep the kids in tennis shoes and feed them pizza on Friday nights. It was extra to my at the time, husbands income. Well after getting a divorce, needing to go to work 1. to get out of the house. 2. I needed to learn to do something to provide a real sort of income, I fell into food and beverage. I had figured being Italian, If I could not force feed you I certainly could talk you to death! 2 things needed in the food and beverage industry! All the while I was waitressing and learning to bartend... I continued with all of my "entrepreneurial attributes." It was important that I still keep my vision and my dream alive to be a sole business owner. I knew I wanted to offer a service to someone... I was not sure though how! I continued on that path for some 27 years!!!! All the while keeping mental notes on what I was capable of doing, knowing at some point I would finally be able to put all my ideas into motion!
I had always loved to write! I kept a journal, wrote poems, wrote stories and doodled often. I drew and I painted. I sewed and created patterns. I cooked and created recipes. I entertained and hosted some fabulous parties. I loved all things spiritual and organic, raw and interesting... I loved to speak on things I was informed on. Do you realize the amount of information a person can learn just by reading and then sharing the info in conversations? It makes you a very worldly and interesting person when you can engage in conversations based on interesting topics. All of those things that I had known and learned it had shaped and developed into the center of who I was and what I had to offer. All the while still having my hand in food and beverage... I had been multitasking before multitasking became a household word!
Later on, as I had worked my way up a so-called ladder, I held a pretty prestigious position. I had a staff of 40 under me. I inspired brides to be and planned their special events. I created menus and planned larger than life banquets setting courses to be made by chefs! Coordinating a dining experience that most could not fathom. I spoke and hosted and entertained the masses... still having my hand in food and beverage! Just in a higher position. It was grand while it all lasted!
As the corporation was changing hands and the economy took a dive... the life I had created bottomed out and it bottomed out big time! 2008 proved to be the year that shook up everyone's life! Between the mortgage crisis and the illegal procedures of big finance, not only was my life crumbling but so was the rest of the world. The pressure put on my personal relationship was hit the hardest. Accused of not looking for another job, accused of wanting someone to take care of me, the accusations thrown at me to divert and cover his illicit affairs... and the lack of an income for all involved. I had to reach out and ask for assistance. As I was being accused of not doing enough and not making an income what I had I was sharing with all who resided and visited in my household. All of that assistance paid for not only for mine but his as well; all the while that grave point was never considered because it is so easy to throw blame instead of picking up what pieces that were there to share and making the best out of a horrid situation.
The tole it took on my health and the emotional trauma created by his abuse and obsessive cheating was more than this woman could handle. The back and forth and the highs and lows... when in a relationship odds are it is never 50/50 more than often it is 40/60 and sometimes even 100/0 getting that point across was impossible even though what I had to share, I was still sharing. I took what little freelance jobs I could to be doing something! I wrote for our affiliate news site. I set up booths and sold my wares until finally in 2010 I picked up a bartending gig just to survive.
2011 I had landed in the hospital, developing septic toxemia. Every organ in my body was failing and my vitals fell so low I almost died. I had waited for him to pick me up to take me to the hospital but he never came. Having to be rushed by someone else that night proved to be the catalyst in my ongoing health issues and quite the eye-opener. (still some things I have a very hard time talking about that night.) By the time 2013 had rolled around, after his last disappearance but yet another woman who had moved into his house behind my back, I fell seriously ill. After an ER visit and several blood test taken, I was diagnosed with a chronic Leukemia. It had been determined that the septic toxemia I had developed from not getting to the hospital (2011) on time and the infection so bad taking over had attacked the white cells zapping the b-cell that keeps all vital organs functioning in the lymphatic system.. Spring of that year I had my first female surgery, a residual affect from another incident in 2011. The second female surgery came 2015 all still stemming from 2011. It had been a crazy emotional ride.
I still though continued to bartend and I now had started teaching painting lessons. I had started painting again selling my works and I continued writing and developed my voice! I started a photography business. I traveled. I wrote more! I studied life coaching classes. I took on business marketing webinars in between every 3-6 mos of routine blood work and dr visits. I still kept my dream and vision alive. I was determined... if he could go on and make a complete fool out of his life, I was going to make something out of mine and there was no way I was going to die without becoming a success first!
So here we are April 15, 2018, it has not been easy! Let me say that again! It has not been easy! As of Oct. last year, all source of income plummeted. Jan of this year I left my 8-year gig. A dear friend became a romantic interest that ran its course. Some relationships are not meant to go any further than the friendship it is supposed to be. So before it would come down to stupid and or ugly, I "released" him to his own accord... for his benefit. My mood, my mental state, my emotional health just too much of a quandary. I could not let him be apart of this road any longer. I may not know which path I'm going... but I am going and I am going it alone! So how does this tie into the beginning paragraphs? Glad you asked...
All the while, of being on both sides of a fence, reaching far into my psyche, I remembered why I wanted to do the things I wanted to do! I have a lesson I am sharing. When you think you are at the bottom, there is no place left to go but up. Yeah, money is a factor. It always will be... but I am resourceful enough to know #1. who I am! #2. Been here before! #3 I know what it takes and #4. I still have the dream and vision and the know-how and the capability to see it all come fruition! Against some crazy odds... I still keep going and plugging along!
*I teach acrylic painting lessons
*I teach Law of Attraction courses
*I teach Photo Journaling sessions
*I mentor Life and biz coaching for other women who are trying to find their path and give them the confidence to do so!
and Most recently... I have designed my own line of graphic T's, handsewn totes, and coffee cups!
All the while still having my hand in food and beverage! (because I like it!)
Rome was not built in a day... and neither was I! My ideas bloom into something else every day. I continue to strive against some ridiculous odds. I am exhausted but I refuse to give up knowing it all takes time. There are seasons and what is meant to be mine will not go past me! Seasons come with ebb and flow and you have to ride out all of it! The good, the bad and the you got to be kidding me!
So yeah I have stopped in my tracks, and I ask myself, Am I happy? Am I making the most of what resources I have? Am I creating the life I want to live? Have I recognized all the benefits and the consequences involved with taking this huge risk?
And...my answer...
My answer is YES! a 1000 times YES! I understand completely! and the answer will always be YES!
It takes a certain set of balls to do what I do... I have an entrepreneurial spirit that I would not give up or change or trade one bit! it is who I am... It is the core of my soul. I have gifts. I have talents... I have tenacity! I have a voice!
If you would like to learn more about how you too can make your dream come to life, send me an email at kitrynmarie@gmail.com to find out how you can become part of my inner circle coaching group for women! visit http://kitryn-marie.weebly.com to see all of my services I offer.
If you would like to purchase from my line of apparel please visit https://kitryn-marie.weebly.com/kitryn-marie-apparel-and-merchandise.html
Too quick people give up on the ideas because they see no forward rapid advancements. Do not be one of them!
Meet Me In St. Louis
Kitryn Marie
Have you stopped in your tracks and really asked yourself if you are happy doing what you do for a living? Has that dollar amount in your billfold stopped you from "creating" the life you want to live? Do you have ideas and are scared to death to take a risk and branch out into an unknown area? Nothing is ever easy and nothing does not come without a benefit or a consequence. It all depends on how you strategically put your plan into motion and what resources you have to work with. (within yourself)
Let me tell you a story... my whole working life I had worked in food and beverage. ( I still have my hand in it!!! I like it!) Prior to all of that, I was a stay at home mom. I sold Avon and made things so I could have some extra money and keep the kids in tennis shoes and feed them pizza on Friday nights. It was extra to my at the time, husbands income. Well after getting a divorce, needing to go to work 1. to get out of the house. 2. I needed to learn to do something to provide a real sort of income, I fell into food and beverage. I had figured being Italian, If I could not force feed you I certainly could talk you to death! 2 things needed in the food and beverage industry! All the while I was waitressing and learning to bartend... I continued with all of my "entrepreneurial attributes." It was important that I still keep my vision and my dream alive to be a sole business owner. I knew I wanted to offer a service to someone... I was not sure though how! I continued on that path for some 27 years!!!! All the while keeping mental notes on what I was capable of doing, knowing at some point I would finally be able to put all my ideas into motion!
I had always loved to write! I kept a journal, wrote poems, wrote stories and doodled often. I drew and I painted. I sewed and created patterns. I cooked and created recipes. I entertained and hosted some fabulous parties. I loved all things spiritual and organic, raw and interesting... I loved to speak on things I was informed on. Do you realize the amount of information a person can learn just by reading and then sharing the info in conversations? It makes you a very worldly and interesting person when you can engage in conversations based on interesting topics. All of those things that I had known and learned it had shaped and developed into the center of who I was and what I had to offer. All the while still having my hand in food and beverage... I had been multitasking before multitasking became a household word!
Later on, as I had worked my way up a so-called ladder, I held a pretty prestigious position. I had a staff of 40 under me. I inspired brides to be and planned their special events. I created menus and planned larger than life banquets setting courses to be made by chefs! Coordinating a dining experience that most could not fathom. I spoke and hosted and entertained the masses... still having my hand in food and beverage! Just in a higher position. It was grand while it all lasted!
As the corporation was changing hands and the economy took a dive... the life I had created bottomed out and it bottomed out big time! 2008 proved to be the year that shook up everyone's life! Between the mortgage crisis and the illegal procedures of big finance, not only was my life crumbling but so was the rest of the world. The pressure put on my personal relationship was hit the hardest. Accused of not looking for another job, accused of wanting someone to take care of me, the accusations thrown at me to divert and cover his illicit affairs... and the lack of an income for all involved. I had to reach out and ask for assistance. As I was being accused of not doing enough and not making an income what I had I was sharing with all who resided and visited in my household. All of that assistance paid for not only for mine but his as well; all the while that grave point was never considered because it is so easy to throw blame instead of picking up what pieces that were there to share and making the best out of a horrid situation.
The tole it took on my health and the emotional trauma created by his abuse and obsessive cheating was more than this woman could handle. The back and forth and the highs and lows... when in a relationship odds are it is never 50/50 more than often it is 40/60 and sometimes even 100/0 getting that point across was impossible even though what I had to share, I was still sharing. I took what little freelance jobs I could to be doing something! I wrote for our affiliate news site. I set up booths and sold my wares until finally in 2010 I picked up a bartending gig just to survive.
2011 I had landed in the hospital, developing septic toxemia. Every organ in my body was failing and my vitals fell so low I almost died. I had waited for him to pick me up to take me to the hospital but he never came. Having to be rushed by someone else that night proved to be the catalyst in my ongoing health issues and quite the eye-opener. (still some things I have a very hard time talking about that night.) By the time 2013 had rolled around, after his last disappearance but yet another woman who had moved into his house behind my back, I fell seriously ill. After an ER visit and several blood test taken, I was diagnosed with a chronic Leukemia. It had been determined that the septic toxemia I had developed from not getting to the hospital (2011) on time and the infection so bad taking over had attacked the white cells zapping the b-cell that keeps all vital organs functioning in the lymphatic system.. Spring of that year I had my first female surgery, a residual affect from another incident in 2011. The second female surgery came 2015 all still stemming from 2011. It had been a crazy emotional ride.
I still though continued to bartend and I now had started teaching painting lessons. I had started painting again selling my works and I continued writing and developed my voice! I started a photography business. I traveled. I wrote more! I studied life coaching classes. I took on business marketing webinars in between every 3-6 mos of routine blood work and dr visits. I still kept my dream and vision alive. I was determined... if he could go on and make a complete fool out of his life, I was going to make something out of mine and there was no way I was going to die without becoming a success first!
So here we are April 15, 2018, it has not been easy! Let me say that again! It has not been easy! As of Oct. last year, all source of income plummeted. Jan of this year I left my 8-year gig. A dear friend became a romantic interest that ran its course. Some relationships are not meant to go any further than the friendship it is supposed to be. So before it would come down to stupid and or ugly, I "released" him to his own accord... for his benefit. My mood, my mental state, my emotional health just too much of a quandary. I could not let him be apart of this road any longer. I may not know which path I'm going... but I am going and I am going it alone! So how does this tie into the beginning paragraphs? Glad you asked...
All the while, of being on both sides of a fence, reaching far into my psyche, I remembered why I wanted to do the things I wanted to do! I have a lesson I am sharing. When you think you are at the bottom, there is no place left to go but up. Yeah, money is a factor. It always will be... but I am resourceful enough to know #1. who I am! #2. Been here before! #3 I know what it takes and #4. I still have the dream and vision and the know-how and the capability to see it all come fruition! Against some crazy odds... I still keep going and plugging along!
*I teach acrylic painting lessons
*I teach Law of Attraction courses
*I teach Photo Journaling sessions
*I mentor Life and biz coaching for other women who are trying to find their path and give them the confidence to do so!
and Most recently... I have designed my own line of graphic T's, handsewn totes, and coffee cups!
All the while still having my hand in food and beverage! (because I like it!)
Rome was not built in a day... and neither was I! My ideas bloom into something else every day. I continue to strive against some ridiculous odds. I am exhausted but I refuse to give up knowing it all takes time. There are seasons and what is meant to be mine will not go past me! Seasons come with ebb and flow and you have to ride out all of it! The good, the bad and the you got to be kidding me!
So yeah I have stopped in my tracks, and I ask myself, Am I happy? Am I making the most of what resources I have? Am I creating the life I want to live? Have I recognized all the benefits and the consequences involved with taking this huge risk?
And...my answer...
My answer is YES! a 1000 times YES! I understand completely! and the answer will always be YES!
It takes a certain set of balls to do what I do... I have an entrepreneurial spirit that I would not give up or change or trade one bit! it is who I am... It is the core of my soul. I have gifts. I have talents... I have tenacity! I have a voice!
If you would like to learn more about how you too can make your dream come to life, send me an email at kitrynmarie@gmail.com to find out how you can become part of my inner circle coaching group for women! visit http://kitryn-marie.weebly.com to see all of my services I offer.
If you would like to purchase from my line of apparel please visit https://kitryn-marie.weebly.com/kitryn-marie-apparel-and-merchandise.html
Too quick people give up on the ideas because they see no forward rapid advancements. Do not be one of them!
Meet Me In St. Louis
Kitryn Marie
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