Just thought I would share this…. 3 years ago I had a dream…. to work for myself and grow my idea of building a business from scratch…. well it’s not been easy.
I started the academy with an extremely small business but Phil and Debi believed in me…. I was doing what a lot of us did at first…. working full time and I was trying to fit in ballooning at weekends and ordering and marketing and buying and everything else through the week. My salary mainly went towards buying equipment, paying for training courses, stock etc etc….
There have been too many sleepless nights to count, wondering if I am going to make it, if the orders will all be good for the weekends, if we will get enough orders in, if invoices will be paid and on time, checking my bank balance at 2am when the update from the bank shows whether I can pay my bills that day/week.
There have been moments when I have had to smile on the outside whilst feeling like crying on the inside.
There have been times when I have felt like just running back to my “old life”… guaranteed pay check at the end of the month. Stability.
There have been moments in my relationship that have been hard because of the long hours and exhaustion.
But every time something came up that made me doubt myself…. something else happened that day to make it better …. a large order for balloons came in, a limited edition Steiff bear sold in the shop or simply a little girl giving me a cuddle in the shop telling me she was happy I was there today.
This weekend was THE busiest we have had!
Just wanted to say…. that the quote “Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life” …. well I do truly work but I truly love what I do but it’s all worth it.
Remember…. “Making life changes may be scary, but you know what’s scarier? Regret”