I know it has been a while since I posted on the blog. I have decided to do some prioritizing and reorganize what is important to me and how I choose to spend my time. I have been thinking a lot about what I am doing to impact our world in positive ways. There are some, for sure. I try to be a positive person. I treat everyone with kindness, and respect, and try to help those in my family and community as often as I can. I am a supportive friend. I am a fiercely dedicated mom to my two children and work hard to set a good example and provide for them as best as I can. But there has been something missing and I couldn’t put my finger on it until recently.

Then one day it dawned on me. I started two businesses during the pandemic. I got them both off the ground and they are both achieving the basic goals I set out to accomplish when I started them. I wanted to use my skills and my passions. I wanted to create diverse revenue streams that could endure our ever-changing modern world and all its challenges. I wanted to demonstrate to my children that you can have dreams, work hard to create the path to achieve them, and then go out and make it happen. I have clients for both of my businesses, which I am proud of. But, I haven’t had the time to fully invest in building and scaling them to what I know they can be. I hadn’t put enough faith in myself to take the leap and pursue the success of my businesses wholeheartedly. As a single mom, I worried about being able to pay my bills and save for my future and the future of my children on my own. I had self-doubt about whether I could make my businesses successful and wondered if they would accomplish the goals I set forth when I started them. Bottom line, I wasn’t at a place where I could-or would- believe in myself enough to leave my “regular” job and go all in on myself, my dreams, and the businesses I had started.

It’s time to do that. It’s past time to do that. I realized that if I don’t fully invest in myself, in what I have started, and where I want my businesses to go and to grow, they never will. I never will. That was the part that was nagging at me. I tell my kids to believe in themselves, work hard, do well, and celebrate their successes as they come. I need to practice what I preach and do the same in my own life. So, here goes!

I have left my “regular” job. I am dedicating myself completely to investing the time, energy, effort, learning, and sweat equity into making sure that my businesses are the success I know they can be. Since I made the decision to move into this next chapter of “all in on me” I have reconnected with that calm, peaceful energy I’ve been missing for a while. It feels good. It feels really good! I am proud of my decision. I am excited to see where the future leads. I am thrilled to be putting energy and effort into scaling my client offerings through Making Montessori Mine and Polished Projects Plus to reach the full potential of both businesses. I know it won’t always be easy. The best things never are. But that is ok. I am up for the challenges that lie ahead. I have a clear head, an excited heart, a brain full of ideas, and an amazing community to support me through each and every step.

I am grateful for the clients I currently have for both businesses. I look forward to being able to offer my time, and services to more people that can benefit from what I have to offer. If you know of anyone who might need some Montessori coaching/teaching/support, or anyone who is looking for a business operations specialist/ content writer/ copyeditor/ proofreader, I would be forever grateful if you would direct them to contact me at education@makingmontessorimine.com or Jen@polishedprojectsplus.com. Here’s to having faith in yourself, taking a leap, working hard, investing the time and energy it takes to succeed, and making your dreams come true!