As I was doing my bus run this morning I was thinking, yup I'm going to the gym this morning. I am going to earn my fit points for today. Yey, I did it. I did the treadmill for 30 minutes and walked a little over a mile. I am not going to put any stock in the future because tomorrow will take care of itself, but today I feel great.
I have also did well, yesterday, with my meal matrix. I ate so much food yesterday that I still fill full. lol. But my goal each day is three balanced meals and no skipping. Skipping is very bad for those of us a little older then some. I don't bounce back as good as I use to, imagine that.
I even took the time to say a prayer this morning. I made sure that I thanked God for everything He has given me, and boy is there a lot, and I asked if he would help me handle my route this morning. My boss still got upset at me for a minute, and I am a little worried that I won't be released from my contract for next school year, but I am giving it my all. I'm not really a mean person. Granted I still have a lot to learn about handling the public. I have never really had a teacher in this aspect of life and I am having to learn on the fly. When I was a customer service manager at my local Wal-Mart I wasn't ever taught how to handle customers.
But since I have begun my business, and with the lessons I have learned at my school, I am becoming a person I would like to be friends with. I still love my students and my kids are a blessing.
I am actually reading a great book, written by the CEO of The Pampered Chef, Doris Christopher, about the humble beginnings of the company as well as 10 of the success stories of the top Executives within the company. Each person began scared, nervous, and each one took a leap of faith. They began their own business and it grew and grew. As I was reading the stories I realized that they all had a couple of things in common. Each one had a strong faith and each one were trained for something else. Like me, they didn't have much sales experience, if any, with the exception of the Executive that came from HP. But even then she didn't have any satisfaction in selling computers to businesses. All of them have children and all of them have a strong family base and support system. So do I, and thank you for that. But I read one story today that stepped on my toes a little. She asked her daughter if being exposed to this kind of business has influenced her in anyway and the daughter replied YES. I learned that the work must be done first and then you can go play and if you do this everyday like you are supposed to, when you go play it is much more gratifying and fun.
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Another thing I learned is that we are not here to sell products but to teach. We teach. We teach busy parents who to get a well balanced meal on the table but they don't have to spend countless hours in the kitchen cooking a meal their mother's would be proud of. This can be accomplished by teaching them a few tips and tricks to make things easier and faster in the kitchen. We are their to help them bring their families back to the table and reconnect to each other. 3 meals a week at the dinner table keeps our children safe and healthy.
God Bless and Happy Cooking
Laura
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