These past few weeks have been nothing short of stressful... I thought I was mentally prepared to go through the ups and downs of starting a new business. I have been working so hard to continuously feel like I'm running in place.
I start every business with lots of confidence and a good marketing strategy. I know I have to have more patience and let everything play out how it's supposed to. Poppy's is truly doing so well, I'm just at a point where I need to decide if we can swing being open full time. If I didn't have clients I would be doing it. I love to be there and be creative. We are doing some pop ups for more exposure and I cannot wait, I think pop ups may be my favorite.
Owning a business means working 24/7 and I can say that I've spent well over 100 hours JUST finding vendors. I wish I had all the money in the world to make it bigger, expand it and be open full time. Truth is, the well is DRY. I'm taking extra clients to cover it's expenses and that's just how it goes when you're building a new business.
It all looks fun and we make it look easy but if you don't start with a hefty nest egg you're left hustling until you can start to make a profit. There isn't a good timeline to know when you're profitable either, it could be YEARS. The good thing is that I've always been hustling so it's no different for me. I look forward to the day my businesses are self sufficient and I can just pop in to make sure everything is running smooth. Knowing me though, that'll make me bored and i'lll go open something else to challenge myself again.
One thing I can say I'm so blessed to have is my badass mother. If it wasn't for her, I would still be working a dead end job. I would have never had had the guts or drive to work for myself. When i'm close to the edge, she talks me down. When I want to quit, she reassures me. When I feel the absence of my childs father, she reminds me that a love I deserve is coming. When I have a wardrobe malfunction, she brings me clothes, even though she's busy at work. Wallie Wax Co. wouldn't have been possible. Poppy & Vine wouldn't exist either.
I know that I'm given obstacles because I can handle it. I was given a baby to raise on my own, I was given an absent, addict father. I was given broken relationships with people who took what they wanted and left. I was given a hard time in school. I face every new obstacle, no matter how big or small, with the strength of my mother. I know I will kick ass at it, I might cry along the way, but i'll get there.
Cheers to taking new risks, the scary jump, uncertainties and to the strong women behind us, holding us up.
Until next time,
The Salina Esthetician
xoxo
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