“He reminds himself it’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.” -Steven Pressfield, The War of Art The first two weeks before launching my blog I was riding high on a wave of excitement and motivation. One week after launching I entered the boxing ring with my inner self-sabotaging demons. After I wrote my second post “Emotions from Paris Fashion Week”, I began to hear a faint voice of doubt inside. I ignored…
Category: Building a Business
Why Would You Quit Your Job?
It’s been one year since I left the security of a generously paid and comfortable job. The reason for leaving was simple: I didn’t want to turn 30, 40 or reach retirement age doing a job that I “fell into” or that was “okay” and not great. I am 25 and my husband and I don’t have children or a mortgage to pay – yet. Yet being the key word because I know that one day we want to have kids and possibly buy a home, maybe even a vacation home…