Jill of all Trades, Master of None

I remember in high school you would have the guidance appointments where you would discuss "what you want to do with your life". These stressed me out because I had NO IDEA what I was good at. This continued after high school where I attended college, then university and then a second college still unable to decide what I was gifted at. I think some of this is based in my lack of confidence in myself and what can do. Although I believe it also would have helped if the guidance counsellors would have had ANY CLUE about careers that require creativity. I now think I would have quite enjoyed being an interior designer but that's another story.

In that last few years, since I'm a stay at home mom, I have been looking for ways to create income for myself. I have tried a few things such as making jewelry, cake decorating, and sewing nursing covers. The problem is I feel like I am the Jill of all trades and master of none. I'll start one project, see that other people do that same thing better than me and then give up. I don't have enough confidence in my own product or in myself to be able to push hard enough to make it work. With cake decoration I did feel that I could really have something. The problem with that is there are so many other factors with a product with a shelf life. Also I was concerned about the implications of advertising and doing things on a larger scale. It's difficult in my own kitchen. If I were to make a business out of it I would have to rent a health checked kitchen and to be honest that scared me to death. Plus it's a LOT of work for very little profit. I let myself be talked down in price and didn't charge nearly enough for my cakes. However people were still turning me down for being to expensive. They see a cake on a show like Cake Boss or Ace of Cakes and want me to make a product of that quality our of my house with no staff or the same equipment. Plus they want to pay less than $100 for a cake that would cost well over $1,000 from one of those shops.

So I have now decided that I am going to be a Latasia consultant. I am starting on Sunday. I think my husband is sceptical that I will make any money doing this. He knows my track record of starting and stopping. I am very nervous! My negative self talk kicks in and I think "nobody likes me. There is no way they are going to come out because of me." So maybe Lent is a perfect time for me to start this! I am tying to hear the encouraging things that Marsha has said and internalize them. When I next think of this as another potential failure I will try to hear the words "I know you will be great at this."

Telling people in a public forum is a great way for me to be accountable.

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