Having been self-employed for almost 12 years now, I find myself wondering once in a while what it would be like to have a boss who gave me tasks to complete with deadlines and clear instructions of what my "job" is. There are times when the the idea of having someone tell me what to do and how to do it sounds so appealing!!!
I think that I'm over my current longing for this kind of structure though. There's a reason I've been self-employed for so long and maybe if I stop fighting it and embrace it I'll figure out what "it" is. There are huge advantages to being my own boss and from a purely practical standpoint, I've done pretty well while being available to raise my children.
I recently came across a book called "The Creative Entrepreneur" by Lisa Sonora Beam. I'm intrigued by it. It's a DIY guide to visual journaling as an alternative to the more traditional ways that small businesses are guided. I've never actually had a "business plan" because any template or guide I've ever found to creating one has been so linear and I'm not a linear thinker. I'm interested to see how the process she guides the reader through might help me focus my quest for clarity about my purpose in life.
Lately I've been running into, finding time for, crossing paths with, or otherwise having conversations with a number of women of varying backgrounds and ages, who all seem to be so wise. I've been thinking about how we as women could be (should be) guides for each other through life. Women have so much power and so much wisdom, but we don't own it or share it the way we should. I see posts about parenting choices or overhear conversations about the same and it often seems to be adversarial in nature. An "If you don't do it my way..." kind of thing. I get this and I don't. I understand how it can be difficult to talk about topics as personal as birthing, breastfeeding or not, sleep sharing or not, with someone who disagrees with you. What I don't get is why can't we "talk" about it? Why can't it be a conversation instead of an argument? We just might learn things from each other even if it is only a deeper commitment to the choices we have made because we've had to explain them.
As a woman and a mother of girls, I want to share the wisdom I've gained over the years with my daughters and anyone who wants to hear it. Keeping the things I've learned including the mistakes I've made to myself seems selfish, but it seems equally narcissistic to think that anyone really cares about my experiences...
"Wise Woman for hire"... I wonder if there is any market for that?
I think that I'm over my current longing for this kind of structure though. There's a reason I've been self-employed for so long and maybe if I stop fighting it and embrace it I'll figure out what "it" is. There are huge advantages to being my own boss and from a purely practical standpoint, I've done pretty well while being available to raise my children.
I recently came across a book called "The Creative Entrepreneur" by Lisa Sonora Beam. I'm intrigued by it. It's a DIY guide to visual journaling as an alternative to the more traditional ways that small businesses are guided. I've never actually had a "business plan" because any template or guide I've ever found to creating one has been so linear and I'm not a linear thinker. I'm interested to see how the process she guides the reader through might help me focus my quest for clarity about my purpose in life.
Lately I've been running into, finding time for, crossing paths with, or otherwise having conversations with a number of women of varying backgrounds and ages, who all seem to be so wise. I've been thinking about how we as women could be (should be) guides for each other through life. Women have so much power and so much wisdom, but we don't own it or share it the way we should. I see posts about parenting choices or overhear conversations about the same and it often seems to be adversarial in nature. An "If you don't do it my way..." kind of thing. I get this and I don't. I understand how it can be difficult to talk about topics as personal as birthing, breastfeeding or not, sleep sharing or not, with someone who disagrees with you. What I don't get is why can't we "talk" about it? Why can't it be a conversation instead of an argument? We just might learn things from each other even if it is only a deeper commitment to the choices we have made because we've had to explain them.
As a woman and a mother of girls, I want to share the wisdom I've gained over the years with my daughters and anyone who wants to hear it. Keeping the things I've learned including the mistakes I've made to myself seems selfish, but it seems equally narcissistic to think that anyone really cares about my experiences...
"Wise Woman for hire"... I wonder if there is any market for that?
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