This is an update from my last post “Tooting my horn”.  It’s only right to post the results.  Yes, I tooted. Yes, I received good feedback. No, I didn’t get what I wished for.  Or, did I?

I rallied myself, and all those who cared to listen, to ask for a thing.  I didn’t get that thing.  BUT, I am choosing to take my lumps and find the positive.  This is probably one of the most important things about running your own business.  Find the positive in everything you do.  You have to do this.  You have to reflect on what just happened, accept the consequences and most importantly, learn from your experience.

Once you decide to work for yourself, you are out of the classroom.  Yes, we always continue to learn, but there are truly are no rewinds and no replays.  You take your chances and you learn from them. Or, you just relearn those lessons again and again.

So what did I gain from asking for a thing?  I learned about preparing for a presentation.  I learned about doing my absolute best.  I learned about asking for help.  I learned that each time I talk about the benefits of massage I achieve new insight.  I gained new colleagues while I asked for their help.  I also learned the value of not always getting what I ask for.

So, just like from childhood “try and try again”. You will succeed, even if you don’t get what you pictured.  You will come out the other side better prepared for the next time you try.

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Betsey Brogan is on her way to creating World Peace - one massage at a time. On-site Chair Massage and In-Home table massage. Bringing Stress Relief to You.
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