Curvy we Stand

As long as I can remember I’ve been entrepreneurial. As a child I washed cars,
I was paid to run errands for my neighbor, and I had a paper route. Once, on a
grade school trip, my mother gave me $10 spending money, which was not
enough, but it’s all she could spare. At night when everyone got the munchies,
I sold them candy for more than 10 times what I paid. I went home with more
money than I started with.
I was also successful at school. I acted, played sports, and instruments. I gave
up my lunchtime so I could practice and perfect my skills. I picked up dancing,
and even ran for office. If you had ask me then why I did this, I wouldn’t have
had an answer. I just had an inner desire to be part of something, and do all I
could do. I went on to graduate high school in the top 25% of my class, and
received a full scholarship to play sports in college. I finished college in 3
years, and received my Masters in Business Administration within 5 years of
graduating high school. After college, I excelled in my career, and was quickly
climbing to the top in my field. I
I was grateful for the success in my life, but my desire for a family finally
trumped my desire for a career. So in June 2012 I walked away from corporate
America to be a full-time mother. The ability to walk away from my career was
possible because I knew I could build it again. I realized that I would only get
one chance to raise my children, so for me it was the right thing to do.
Unexpectedly, it allowed me to think more entrepreneurially about how to
generate an income. In 2013, I became a freelance marketing consultant, and
in 2014 I launched my cosmetics business.
In order to succeed at my businesses, I had to learn how to lead, and lead well.
I began to reflect on who I am as a leader. It’s then that I realized I need to
gain the knowledge necessary to be intentional about my success. The books I
read opened my mind to the real cause of my success thus far, which until
then I had not stopped to reflect on. It is a simple principle that is repeated in
the bible many times, many authors have written about it, and all successful
people practice it. It is the power of the mind. As a man thinketh, that he will
become. I always believed that I would succeed at whatever I did in life, and so
I did. The bible teaches, “For every one that asketh receiveth”, and without
even realizing it, I was practicing this eternal principle. Even in my ignorance,
I was blessed. I would be ungrateful if I did not acknowledge the fact that all
my success, was not my own, but instead a fulfillment of my desires that God
has given to me. So I say to all those trying to make their way and find success,
take the leap, and believe in yourself, because God will always fill your cup.
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