It’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for…
I remember hearing that growing up. And yes, I was always the quiet one.
I wasn’t a nerd, but I was quiet, awkward (like most teenagers) and really afraid to put myself out there.
As I grew older, I realized that sitting in the sidelines and being quiet wasn’t going to get me very far in life. It was really, REALLY difficult to put myself out there and follow my heart, because those people who followed their hearts either got picked on or were considered weird. Why did I care?
Because that’s what you do. As a woman, I really cared about what other people thought about me….don’t we all feel that way?
One thing I always did dream about as a young girl was to have my own business and to be a leader or be in a position where others followed me (funny because I was a follower my entire life).
I remained small, shy and quiet for 30 years of my life. And after having my first baby, I left work to be a stay at home mom, which was the “dream life.”
After I became a mother, I remember sitting on the couch with my son Zachary, after he fell asleep in my arms. He was so tiny and precious but so difficult to put to sleep. I was exhausted and that particular day, I just sat there holding him & staring at him (like most first-time moms do).
After my few moments of admiration was over, I thought to myself, “this is it?” “this is my life?”
It was at that moment I knew that I needed more out of my life. As much as I loved being a wife and a mother, I wanted a career and to be able to provide for this little baby I held so lovingly in my arms.
A year later, it was time to buy a house and the one thing I was insistent on having was a separate basement entrance so that I can eventually build a room and open up my own facial business.
After moving to Elmhurst, Skin Deep was born!
Having my own business meant that I got to design a business that I wanted and do the types of services that I wanted to do, not do because it was on the menu or because the company I worked for offered them.