A: A shoe shop owner. Q: what do I want to be when I grow up? For as long as I can remember, I’ve had dreams of owning my own little shop. Some of it is whimsical: decorating the front window, music during the holiday season, bustling shoppers. And then there is the serious stuff: I know I would be a badass at entrepreneurship and I’m just starving for the opportunity.
Why, do you ask, don’t I just make the leap? I think that’s a similar story for millions of us. I have a stable job and we are trying to support/raise our family. Sitting aside $8,000 to get started is a challenge and, while I know it would be a huge success, I struggle to use that money when I really need it in other areas. Honestly, it feels selfish. It feels like something I want and not need even though I have zero doubt that it would be a financial success. Zero.
I know I’m not alone. People have brilliant ideas each and every day, but it’s taking the leap that’s a challenge. It’s about finding the courage to lean completely on yourself, take your future into your own hands, and jump!
Maybe it’s my time. With my recent “finding of myself”, perhaps this is my opportunity. It’s certainly the first thing on my mind in the morning and the last thing I think of before sleep. Typically, that’s a good sign of things that need and deserve more of our attention.
Maybe I’ll magically run into an investor on the streets today and burst into my elevator pitch. Magic happens everyday…
40something...and thriving! 
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