Thursday, 16 April 2009 10:38 by
BarbaraVMy next step was to
actually quit my job… This was on of the hardest parts about opening up
my own business. It takes so much courage to stand up to the 9-5 culture and
say 'I don't need to be doing this, nor do I want to, so I won't'. I
would agree that turning in one’s resignation is never easy. But, if
you have come to the realization that you are in a job that you really, REALLY
don’t like AND you have the “courage” to go out and do it on
your own, then you are well on your entrepreneurial journey!
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We started out this blog hoping to provide thoughts, hopefully
insightful ones, to help other budding entrepreneurs! I have
been reflecting on the recent Athena award and what it means to me. Guess
you could say I actually began my entrepreneurial journey very early in
life. When I started work at Westinghouse, back in the 20th
century, I hired my then ten year old sister Maggie to pack my lunch (always ½
peanut butter and jelly sandwich and one red apple) and she brought me a cup of
black coffee as I prepared for my day at the office. I paid her a $0.25
per week for this service. $0.25 per week?! I know that might sound
low for all that work, but that was a lot of money at the time, especially for
a 10 year old! So, looking back, she was actually my very first
“employee”. Fortunately, for me anyway, the only
“benefit” I had to provide was to let her borrow my clothes from
time to time. But things are much different today. Ensuring my
employees are provided with competitive benefits, a fundamental career path,
and a challenging but enjoyable working environment is always on my mind….
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