FROM THE EDITOR
I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit and can recall my first stab at business. When I was 7, I stayed up late into the night putting together friendship pins to sell at a garage sale. (Friendship pins were a popular trend in the 80’s, and consisted of a safety pin with colored beads threaded through them. Kids pinned them on their clothes and traded them.) I started with 100, and at the end of the day, I still had 100. This was my first hard lesson in business, and looking back, the issues were easy to spot. I didn’t have the right product for my audience. But at the time, I was hurt and confused. Business has a tendency to make a person feel that way. Some tips I’ve learned since then are best expressed from one of my favorite business faith-based business speakers, Terri Savelle Foy: 1. Someone else’s success doesn’t take away from your own.
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2. The one thing that separates winners from losers more than anything else is that winners take action. 3. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Metro Woman, I encourage you to work toward your dreams whether that’s retirement, a direct sales success, or building your own business! Here’s to you! Metro Woman Angi, Owner/Publisher
www.417metrowoman.com
6/14/19 7:49 PM