Quote of the day:
A new card I designed yesterday (available in my Etsy shop)
Every time I reach a point of knowing that following my heart and creating a business I love is totally right for me, little events remind me that fear is a wily rascal that can surprise me still. Little by little, I’m building some momentum in sales. Little by little, I create new work that represents my vision and hopes. And little by little, I’m building a different kind of life than the one I led in corporate America.
And still fear crops up in surprising places. Earlier this week I was contacted by a recruiter. He had a software engineering contracting opportunity that matched my skills perfectly and the contract was at a company very near to where I live. I found myself once again, contemplating submitting my resume even though I KNOW in every cell of my body that it would be the wrong thing for me.
Why do I keep doing this? Fear. Fear that I’ll not be able to earn a living doing photography. Fear that we’ll deplete our savings too much. Fear that I’ll keep sinking money into the business with no return. So, once I slowed down and recognized fear’s voice in my head, I told myself this: I WILL NOT take any kind of software engineering/coding contract or job during 2012. Period. Exclamation point!
I read this somewhere and I can’t remember where, but I wrote it on a small note card to remind myself of when I notice I’m feeling fear:
I do have something to offer. I do want to make a difference. I hear that you’re afraid, but let’s try this anyway.
Is the good, true and beautiful in my nature as loud as the whispers of the demons and monsters?
So, I feel the fear, but I don’t act on those feelings. I can befriend my fear, hear it’s voice, and still follow my heart. Yesterday, I placed more of my photo cards and photos in another local shop. I now have my work in two shops in the Minneapolis area: Bella Luna Boutique in Hopkins, MN and Cottage Chicks in Minnetonka, MN! Woohoo!
Another new card
And one more new card
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