This has been an awesome week! From my b-day celebration to all of the well-intentioned pick me up calls that I received, I must admit that I have some really awesome friends and family.
Every now and then my vision gets a little hazy. Walking this road to entrepreneurial freedom is NOT easy (especially when you have limited start-up funds and big $$$ dreams). But I can say that I have so many people to keep me believing even when I want to throw in the towel and defer my dream (which in the past week, I have done about 20+ times). I just want to say a huge thank you to my sexy hubby, Ed in Buffalo, My best friend in the big NYC, and The Jones/ Williams families, my PPI crew, and my "new" sistafriend Ms. N for all of their EXTRA encouragement and support. Tackling a dream is never easy and starting a business is probably one of the most trying things that I have EVER attempted to do. Kinda like birthing an elephant (right mom?)...... this is also the name of a book by KARIN ABARBANEL that I am waiting for it to be released. I read Karen's How to Succeed on your Own and it is a must read. Amazon has both books pretty cheap and I am sure that the library has them both.
Anywho, I will continue to move forward. I have decided not to share progress about Harmony's location until we actually have a deal that is signed, sealed with keys delivered.
I am out. Prince Amari has strep and it is his b-day weekend so we had to cancel his b-day plans (bummer). A little TLC and he should be up and running by Monday, just in time to turn the big 08.
Be blessed and not stressed, Peace.
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You can DO IT!! I think it's a good idea not to announce your location until it's YOURS, too. That's got to be the hardest part: LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION. I just lucked out because our town is growing so fast...just trust your gut. Mine hasn't lied so far. You know what's right when you KNOW it.
Good Luck!!! It will be worth it, even if it doesn't seem like it now...
Finding an affordable location has been harder than we thought. Our area is growing too, but all of the new strip centers are charging over $25.00+ per sq ft which has made the older strip centers think that they can charge more too. The sad part is that there are tons of great spots available but they are either too big or too expensive. We do have a few locations that we are looking at this week, so we will see. I am taking it slow though...we shall see.
Thanks for the encouragment.
Knowing that you guys are doing it is the best encouragement of all!
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