Defining Success
Fancy car? Giant TV screen? Big diamond ring?
Are these our measures of success? I used to think so. Then I got the car, the TV, and the ring. What happened next? I got to show them off to other people, of course.
Then what?
You know the answer… I bought more stuff. I made sure it was newer, bigger, and more expensive. Simple. Then as I continued down the path of accumulation, I reached the inevitable conclusion. Where would I put it all?
“That’s easy,” my friend suggested, “Rent a storage unit.”
Eureka! We had so much fun that weekend. I rounded up the kids, and made a fun family weekend of it. You can imagine everyone’s excitement when they heard my plan. “If you pack all this heavy stuff into my truck, and help me unload it, in the hot sun, I’ll give you each a new pair of working gloves.”
Yes, we’d achieved the American Dream. Lot’s of wonderful stuff and a storage unit to capture the overflow. Hmmm. What now? “I know,” my friend chimed in. “Let’s have a garage sale!”
If you’re like me, this story is familiar. If you want something more out of life, you should consider starting a home business for women. What I exchanged for all that stuff was my time, my relationships, and my sanity. My stuff owned me. Now, as I stay home with my children, and take the time to listen, their needs become more clear, and my life is full of the happiness I was searching for all along. I love my home based business for moms!
Tags: Benefits in Working for Yourself, business opportunity for mom, business opportunity for women
February 10th, 2010 at 1:33 am
Sheila, this is awesome! It’s so true. Keeping up with our desires, our worldly possesions, and just plain keeping up with the Jonses is exhausting! It takes away our attention, time, and energy from the things that matter most. I’m so glad that you found what you were looking for with your home based business! I want to get where you are! I want to schluff off all of the excess baggage that my THINGS have over me. I want to rule my own home, not be ruled IN it. BRAVO!