Reflecting in the parking lot

Posted by For Inventors at 28 May, 2009, 5:56 pm

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Remember the other day when I was talking about Twitter? Well if you want to check out the fun, I’m going to be a special guest at a “Twitter Party” Wednesday June 3^rd at 8:00 EST. (It’s a virtual thing so all you need is a computer) There will be prizes and games and stuff. This is my first one, so I’m winging it just like you. Here are the details: http://www.thoughtfullysimple.com/june-birthdays-and-bbq-celebrations-fbtbash/

Well summer has officially kicked off with this past weekend being the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The days of sweet tea, lemonade, burgers and potato salad are upon us. I just love summer for so many reasons. I’m not quite sure why but I’m in a bit of a reflective mood. I’ve been on the market a year and half now and as I sit here in the parking lot of the ballet studio with bags of fast food for the girl’s dinner tempting my every thought, I find myself looking at where I am, and where I thought I would be. (It’s rehearsal night for the big recital on Saturday) To be really honest with myself (and with you) I thought I would be farther along by now. I thought I would be paying myself by now and possibly even be on my way to paying back my debt. Until you actually start your own company, it is impossible to predict how things will go. A business plan backed with solid research is a great place to start, and if you are a serial entrepreneur, then you certainly have a lot more accuracy but as a first timer, the learning curve is STEEP! Having just admitted that I envisioned myself being in a different place 1.5 years into this, by the same token now that I have been around the block a bit, I am extremely proud of what I have done in the past 1.5 years. I think I might have had unrealistic expectations, even as much “homework” as I did. Being an entrepreneur for the first time is A LOT like having your first baby. Everyone will tell you what it’s like, you’ll read every book known to man, you’ll take classes and get as prepared as you could ever possibly be, but NOTHING can truly prepare you for the real life experience. It’s important to have lofty goals when you start out. That’s what keeps you going; however if you fall short of where you think you ought to be, take a moment (like I am now) and look at where you are, where you’ve been and what you have learned and be proud because it’s harder then you think.