A
few weeks ago I attended a BNI (Business Network International) meeting as a
guest in Wapakoneta, Ohio. At each meeting a different member is scheduled to
give a 10 minute presentation about themselves and their business.
This
particular day the young lady ( early 20's) who did the presentation was a
beautician. I have to admit my first thoughts were along the lines of 'well this
will probably be boring' since being a beautician is one of the last things I'd
want to do. Well I was wrong.
This
young lady told us how she became to be a beautician. And I could see she loved it.
Then
she told us how she picked the salon to work at by how it felt, and she
knew it was the right one for her.
She
then went on to say how she specializes in hair coloring and gave us some good
information about it. I was totally captivated by what she was saying because
she was so passionate
about it. I mean, this young lady just oozed enthusiasm about
hair color.
A
few days later I was at a Women In Business luncheon and I happened to be
sitting with some ladies who were members of that BNI group and they asked me
what I'd thought about the meeting.
I
told the lady sitting next to me how impressed I'd been with the young ladies
presentation. I said, "She was so passionate about her business. It's too bad everyone can not be
that passionate about what they do, and have that much enthusiasm for their
work."
The
lady sitting next to me replied, "Well nobody has probably ever
told them they could."
Wow!
What an insight!
It
made me wonder how many
people live their lives, and make a living, by default, instead of by their
choice and their design.
What
about you? Is your work, and your life, by your own design?
It's never too late to
start!
Until next time, have an awesome week!
Jane
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This post is great, and I'm so glad that I broke away from what my parents felt was an "acceptable" career path and struck out on my own to do what I love!
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