Business Woman Wannabe

The good outdoors is supposed to fresh and enlightening. For me its more like stress but I can breathe a little better. 

As I have said before, I want to be honest with my followers. Well... There are five of those but I meant more so the page viewers I get everyday (By the way, yesterday there were A LOT).

Yes, I am a business woman but many times I feel like I am a Business Woman Wannabe. This means I'm into the idea of running my business but in the end of the day "Am I capable?" is the pressing question. I wannabe the best boss, I wannabe the best publicist, I wannabe the best writer (well maybe not grammatically). Either way, I wannabe a lot. So does that make me a wannabe or the actual thing?

Today I went to Pennsylvania to visit both of my stores. Yes, MY stores. I own both. YES, I am only in my early-mid twenties. No, I don't have a boyfriend/husband. Well depends on who you ask. Anyway, I went and met my newest employee. She's very peppy and is a bundle of bubble wrap. Exactly the type of girl I wanted. My Milford branch/location has a great vibe that customers love and keep coming back for without them even realizing. And I wanted to keep that atmosphere by hiring a personality like the New Girl's. 

Then I continued my day by venturing out to the Hawley branch/location. The building it's in is stunning. And  more importantly so was the store. I am very pleased. :)

But as I sat down and thought about the behind the scene issues we are having, I critically thought about what I could do to make it all better. As today went by, I have developed really good ideas to aware the area about the launch of this new store. Because trust me, if they knew, they would come. It's all about innovative publicity and promotion, which is what I am good at. Or am I? This brings me back to me being a wannabe.

I write, I manage, I strategize but what I am not making currently is a salary. And those who know me, I am a woman with a plan ALWAYS. So to be a freelance writer or marketing strategist, it's hard for me. The hard part is not fixating on the fact that you're not sure if 3 months from now, you'll have enough money to live off of.  In my mind, that is what freelancers do. That's what entrepreneurs do. But then there is the excitement of just getting that light bulb over your head and then trying the idea and then the idea ACTUALLY working. 

Am I a Business Woman? Literally, Yes. I own a business, run a business, I am about business. But I wannabe more. My fear is that everything will stop here and never progress further, which I can not allow myself to dwell on. For my business' sake, I need to believe in it because people believed in me. I have the ideas, I have the strength and I have the heart to make these businesses thrive. I think I just had to write all this to remind myself of that.

Here's to the new year of my being vulnerable. 


If you're an entrepreneur, remind yourself that you would have never started this if you couldn't follow through. 

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Never say never is correct

So today a little boy, named Justin Bieber, reminded me that I should keep my mind and heart open. Its the only way to become successful and to live life. Restricting yourself from your best is your own endangerment.

My friend and I wore purple hoodies in support of the 16 year old. And decided to go to the theater while most of the kiddies were still in school. Therefore we went to the 1:45 show. At that time, it was just us and about 6 other people getting to know JB. We watched him receive his first pair of drums, hang out with his friends, get sick before his big MSG performance, and of course make millions.

Although I went to see Never say Never with a friend who is a HUGE fan. I actually learned a lesson from that movie. A life lesson that I need for this portion of my life.



Announcement: If you know a teenage girl who enjoys teen drama novels, let me know. I am working on a project for my book's marketing and would love to involve the actual age group that the book is for. So far I think only adults have read it. Which is great but I want to see how the younger adults feel about it. So please send me a message nominating your sister, niece, daughter, cousin, friend or whatever to possible help me out. There may be something in it for them too. But details will come later. :)

Go out there and be BIGGER!