We were in the Bay Area this weekend for an Art Party, hosted by a few of the men in my family. My brother organized the event and it was held at the home of one of my male cousins. Everyone who came bought at least 1 to 2 pieces of art and my girlfriend did good business.
My cousin and his wife have a business together. He’s been in business for himself for over 18 years, his wife just recently joined him. She handles the marketing aspect. They have 4 children ranging from ages 14 to 4.
They bought their newly built waterfront home a few years ago and are renting out their first home. I’m always confident that the expense of the Bay Area will no have impact on how comfortable we are -it just encourages us to be better business people- but it feels great to see a family flourishing by doing the same things we are pursuing.
Being self-employed isn’t the most secure thing, especially when you are just beginning. We’ve been extremely blessed since we started and things are rapidly improving and becoming more secure and growing.
We get energized by challenges, we are confident in our ability to make things happen, and we aren’t seduced by what the Jones’ family has going on- these things allow us to thrive in our pursuits.
My goal is to post about my goals for 2007 eoy and 2008. One of my goals is buying fabulous new outfits. I’m excited about making the list.
Have a blessed week!
That sounds great! And I have shopping for new fabulous outfits on my agenda too LOL.
Comment by K. — November 5, 2007 @ 11:12 pm
I know that the spirit of fear is not of God. But despite reading this inspiring post, I hesitate to believe that I can work for myself and everything will be okay - it is not easy for people to be bold in their faith enough to do what you are doing. Continue to be a good example.
Comment by Sistah Ant — November 7, 2007 @ 1:56 pm
Sistah Ant, I figured the worst case scenario would have been going broke and ending up homeless. I knew we could recover had that occured, so the reward was greater than the potential risk.
Comment by call2arms — November 7, 2007 @ 11:02 pm