We've all heard Oprah and Tony Robbins tell us to follow our passions. And for some of us, maybe we are in the industry we want to be in and we're doing basically what we want. For others, maybe there are a host of reasons why the road to our personal fulfillment needs to be postponed. Economics, family, and education can all be scapegoat reasons for putting our dreams on hold indefinitely.
Nancy Coey said, "When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible."
During the past year my days and nights have started to be defined by this little sentence. Work and commitment to the long term goals of Currant Designs are tedious and unending but exciting, as the rewards of accomplishing small tasks build upon one another and lead to new opportunities and contacts.
As I have worked to 'find my passion' I have discovered that it has been here all along. I am incredibly excited as I feel all the stars aligning finally for Currant Designs. We are hiring a full time sales associate for home staging very shortly who will be taking control of our home staging and I will be concentrating solely on interior design. Though home staging is fun and has its challenges and I love my Realtors, I adore custom interior design and model homes.
Currant Design staging clients, Realtors, builders, and investors have no reason to fear this transition as I am not going anywhere, however, our intended staging associate is dynamic and enthusiastic in her passion for home staging. She comes to Currant Designs with a background...well let's just wait and see before we make any promises, we're still negotiating! Suffice it to say that having someone dedicated full time to home staging, rather than split between the needs of our custom clients, will benefit everyone.
As a previous boss mine said many many times, "a Jack of all trades and a master of none...." You could almost see the bubble over her head with the dot, dot, dot. Of course, what she meant and how it relates to me and my young company is that, as the owner, I have worn all the hats; the home stager, the interior designer, the accountant, the janitor, etc. And as the company grows and the client list grows bigger being the 'Jack' is not going to continue to work - well. The silver lining is this amazing opportunity for the company to grow and for me to follow my passion which has been here for months and months but never clear until a good talking to with my accountant and business partner aka husband.
Thus the little budding interior designer who ordered a custom made picnic bench from Santa to go in her bedroom when she was six years, always knew her passion but even still has to take stock ever now and then to refocus her passion and rediscover the industry she loves so much by joining organizations like the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. Professional organizations like these have helped to network with other people who are as passionate about the building industry and design as I am.
