Humbled
Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life – Confucius
My Dad used to say this to me regularly. My Dad by heart and spirit is a painter, he aspired to spend his days painting away. New scenery, new images, new models, this is his happy place. This is what he loves and he has committed his time, energy, and passion, and never once called it work!
On a beautiful sunny Friday morning after what has been a very busy week both in business and at home I found myself slow-moving and very reflective. As I rushed to get my morning dose of java to find the energy that I needed to finish the week with a bang, I found myself deep in thought. I spent my time when I am typically reviewing my list of things to do and responding to emails, texts, DM’s etc. I spent my time thinking about how amazing my job really is!
I help people!
- I help (them) find peace in their home
- I help (them) become stronger and more successful in their work and with their families
- I help (them) focus on enjoying the things they love to do
- I help (them) to be safe
- I help by alleviating their worries for their loved ones
- I help (them) become more focused and dedicated to their goals
- I help (them) make day-to-day just a little bit easier
I do this because I have been there!
I have elderly family that I regularly worry about. I have kids that run a muck in my home. I worked 50+ hours a week outside of my home and had to come home to disorganized chaos. I am easily distracted by clutter in my own home. I have had far too many “things”. I do this because I know first hand how these stresses can impact the productivity and happiness in people’s lives. I am good at what I do because I am committed to the results!
Being self employed is exciting and terrifying all at the same time. It has its ups and downs, highs and lows, and most certainly unpredictability. It is quite often necessary to reflect, re-evaluate, and remind oneself why I do what I do. Why did I choose this path? What keeps me going during the tough times? Between you and I, I spent many years (pre-self-employment) telling myself I loved my job and that I was happy, and while I was always in a role of helping people, I knew that I could do more on a deeper level that would truly impact peoples’ lives.
I now have that job – that dream job, the job that has never felt like work. The job that I am never tempted to “call out sick from” the job that keeps my energy levels high, that makes me do a small happy dance at the end of a completed projected, the job that lets me look back at the craziness of the week and remind myself that I was able to make a huge positive impact on my clients’ life this week. I could not be more humbled to know that I have a skill that brings so much positivity to another’s well being.
