hustle hard
ReBelle has taught me a lot about persevering when I'm exhausted. I'm not even going to say "when the going gets tough" because it's really not tough right now. I'm just tired.
I'm currently working two retail jobs in addition to running and expanding ReBelle and even though I enjoy it, the business is wearing on me, especially this time of year, when I want to spend more time with my family. Business always picks up around the holidays, which makes me excited and my fingertips get all tingly with the idea of making jewelry and creating new designs. Being passionate about my business is the only thing keeping me going sometimes.
But passion doesn't always last.
The light I get in my eyes when talking about ReBelle may fade a little as I work my other jobs. When my feet are sore, I've worked ten hours in a single day unloading heavy frames and mirrors off a truck, and my introvert self needs some uninterrupted Pinterest and tea time, it's very difficult to make myself work on ReBelle, no matter how much I want it to be my future.
I guess the word is "discipline", even though that is not a word commonly applied to me. I have always danced to my own drummer, even when it put grades or my reputation with my parents at risk. Clothes wouldn't get folded, homework wouldn't be finished, but you could always find me at the piano, hiding somewhere with a book, or staying up late at night to try a new painting technique. I'm not exactly proud of being undisciplined most of my life, but I can honestly say I've never prioritized drudgery over passion. Even when grades slipped, I knew where my heart was, and it was because of that unfortunate trait that I discovered ReBelle. So a happy accident, I suppose.
Anyway, back to discipline. Even when I'm not "feeling it", I can usually convince myself to work on my little shop when I remind myself to hustle hard and work for what I want. Rome wasn't built in a day, so they say, and ReBelle won't be either. There are no elevators to the top of Mount Everest, but I intend to summit.
with power and beauty,
hannah
I'm currently working two retail jobs in addition to running and expanding ReBelle and even though I enjoy it, the business is wearing on me, especially this time of year, when I want to spend more time with my family. Business always picks up around the holidays, which makes me excited and my fingertips get all tingly with the idea of making jewelry and creating new designs. Being passionate about my business is the only thing keeping me going sometimes.
But passion doesn't always last.
The light I get in my eyes when talking about ReBelle may fade a little as I work my other jobs. When my feet are sore, I've worked ten hours in a single day unloading heavy frames and mirrors off a truck, and my introvert self needs some uninterrupted Pinterest and tea time, it's very difficult to make myself work on ReBelle, no matter how much I want it to be my future.
I guess the word is "discipline", even though that is not a word commonly applied to me. I have always danced to my own drummer, even when it put grades or my reputation with my parents at risk. Clothes wouldn't get folded, homework wouldn't be finished, but you could always find me at the piano, hiding somewhere with a book, or staying up late at night to try a new painting technique. I'm not exactly proud of being undisciplined most of my life, but I can honestly say I've never prioritized drudgery over passion. Even when grades slipped, I knew where my heart was, and it was because of that unfortunate trait that I discovered ReBelle. So a happy accident, I suppose.
Anyway, back to discipline. Even when I'm not "feeling it", I can usually convince myself to work on my little shop when I remind myself to hustle hard and work for what I want. Rome wasn't built in a day, so they say, and ReBelle won't be either. There are no elevators to the top of Mount Everest, but I intend to summit.
with power and beauty,
hannah
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