A Mother's Pride–From A Business Perspective

Sunday is Mother’s day.
And like every other year my kids are planning something
wonderful…
Could be breakfast in bed…
Could be a special dinner…
Maybe they will bring flowers…
Every year it’s different and every years it’s lovely.
And maybe if you know me you can feel me beaming right now
as I write this…
I am so proud of my two daughters and love them beyond words.
But here I am on Facebook on my business page and I would be remiss
if I didn’t mention the other kind of motherhood I have experienced.
It has been my ‘business motherhood”
And over the last 10 years I have had the pleasure of being a role model
for many many people who were seeking to build strong small and home businesses.
And like any parent…
I have SCREWED UP at times.
Not leading the way…
Not keeping discipline…
Being a bit too lax when people needed direction.
Sometimes cause I was too lazy…
Sometimes cause I was too tired and
Sometimes cause I just couldn’t manage other people
cause I was struggling to manage myself.
But once in a blue moon I got it right 🙂
Just like with my kids…
And once in a while you have a moment…
A VERY special moment when you find yourself beaming from ear to ear
with pride as you watch one of your kids hit a benchmark and do something
that not very long ago you weren’t quite sure they would figure out.
This is one of those times when I look at a bunch of “my kids”
Growing and learning and DOING.
So proud to be associated with everyone…
And you guys know who you are!
But today one “kid” in particular stands out.
Kristen Darkenwald
Who last week hit levels in her marketing career that made me sigh with delight.
Now I’d like to take some of the credit for it…
As I have had the pleasure of helping “bring her up” in the industry…
But I have to tell you the truth…
Kristen was gonna go…
One way or the other
(kinda like I knew I was gonna go way back when…)
And me…
I was just lucky enough to be one of the ones selected from
the myriad of people she could have worked with to help guide her through.
Now some of you are wondering…
What did she do???
Did she recruit a ton of people???
Did she make a boatload of money???
Did she create a new product???
You know what…
That’s irrelevant…
(But lets just say it was REALLY good!)
What matters is that SHE DID IT
And what I want her to know is that I am SO DARN PROUD OF HER
This Mother’s Day I celebrate the joy I have in being a mother…
And realize that with my business I get to live that feeling of motherhood
over and over again as I watch a ‘toddler” turn into a “kiddo” into a
“teenager” into an “ADULT”
A marketing ADULT
A home/small business professional
It is my honor to help people live a life of freedom…
To keep parents home with their kids…
Artists and musicians doing what they were born to do..
And people everywhere out of lives of BONDAGE
That’s what I do..
And now dear Kristen…
You are grown up…
And it is time to take on more and more children
It is time for MOTHERHOOD for you.
Some will be wayward
Some fresh
Some will delight you and
Some will make you cry…
But I know in my heart that someday soon
you will feel what I feel today…
And that role young woman…
You were BORN FOR.