Why Am I Always Getting Back on the Wagon?

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Answer:
#1 I am young and foolish
#2 I am foolish and young
#3 Wisdom is after you learn from your mistakes and realize that you are indeed actually OFF THE WAGON!

Wow I haven't posted for a bit, I haven't sewed in months (small lie, I did sew a valance for my kitchen the other day), and wow have I loved the break!  Not really from posting, I love this outlet.  But a break from sewing.

It came when my serger, for lack of a better word,"failed".  Back to the repair shop it went and my business then stopped for 2 months.  Wow, not every one with a business can just walk away from it like I did.  My first concern is wondering how this is going to affect my business.  Will it start running again?  Will I have lost my little fan base?  But then the concern really isn't there anymore.

Apparently I really needed the break because, quite frankly, I wasn't having fun.  I was way off my business plan.  I constantly felt pressure and turns out I don't like pressure all the time.  Now that I have been off the work wagon for about 2 months now I am starting to coming around.  Tomorrow is my first day back to work.  I am actually nervous!  Maybe even more nervous than when I first opened shop almost 2 years ago.  

I have realized in my break that I will feel more successful and confident if I am having fun and loving what I am selling.  I don't want to be commercial.  I want to be me and do what I can and that is good enough.  I am going to approach the business in a different way.  I am going to WRITE down my business plan and make sure that I stay on track.  Tricia McKellar had a great tool for writing a business plan called The Wonder Thinking Business Plan-o-Rama.  

Thanks for sticking with me and I can't wait to get to work tomorrow.  Sign up for the email update to know when the shop is up and running!  Or connect with me on facebook!