It all started in April. I'd already been praying and meditating about being my own boss, working flexible hours, having my own stream of income - AND IT NOT BE direct-selling for another company that gets 50-90% of sales that I make. I'm not opposed to that avenue, it just no longer works for me. I did know, however, that whatever I was going to do I would probably have to work for someone first and learn about what I wanted to do before jumping in and doing it. I'm spontaneous and comfortable taking risks (I mean, I work in "Hollyweird" for Christ's sake,) I'm independent, persuasive, creative, and because I'm loved and supported I have a great attitude towards life. (Sound familiar? I've been on the Small Business Administration website a lot.) I could go on and on about my great business mind, my eagerness to serve and cater, my caring heart...blah, blah, blah.
I met a woman on set in Hollywood back in February who is also an entrepreneur. She has a great product, a long time in business, but she was only doing it part time. Knowing I don't want to punch a clock anymore, I thought I could learn more about being in business for myself by helping a acquaintance grow hers. I was so eager, so anxious, I was willing to let her move out of a hotel and stay in my home for a short spell, even willing to invest my bill money to amass supplies so that we could begin to make big profit. Happy that she had someone on her team, the woman told me that she wanted me to be an equal partner. We spent loads of time watching Shark Tank episode after episode, but after being at my house for a week we'd done nothing profitable together. I did a ton of research and planning, learned how to make her product and learned how to make one of my own to add to her business to increase "our" profits.
Well, call me naive and eager, but I won't be justifiably called stupid. This woman gave pause to our venture, without sharing this with me, because I was too eager and impatient. She said she'd been burned and was worried about me being so eager. REALLY??? "If it doesn't make dollars, it doesn't make sense!" I'm not running a free hotel, I gave you a space for us to collaborate and make money so that you could get your own. Having smelled the bull stench lingering in my house for a few days, I decided to sell my own creation and create my own business, and in cooperation with my lease I didn't allow her to stay any longer. I found another recipe for a more luxurious body product, gave it a different spin and thus Angel's All Natureal Beauty came about.
I thought I would just make some lip balms and candles, body butters and oils and sell them amongst friends, acquaintances, and hit up a fair or flea market here and there. That's not how the Creator works. I was made to be the head and not the tail. I was called and chosen for greater things. My business will not be part-time even if I am starting small time. I'm doing it all: hand making my products, all natural, marketing myself, writing my business plan, building my website, learning about ecommerce, creating my logo, labels, fliers and business cards, all by the grace of the Creator.
I am Jess an Angel and I am creating All Natureal products. I'm doing it with love and I'm doing it for you.
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