Dear Diary,
The end of October is here…moments arriving when just like yesterday, I was sitting down at the dining table planning out Halloween decorations with my children. And now we are talking about Thanksgiving and Christmas. Two months before the end of 2023 and come January, it will be a month since my husband started working in Tennessee. That time of the year reminds me how we spent almost four months apart, while he hunted for a home. It took longer than expected and we were just holding onto video calls and texts to get by every day. When things get hard, I think of his sacrifice and how he endured being cooped up in a hotel all alone for four months. And he thinks of how I handled all seven children by myself for that duration of time. We have been through a lot.
The struggles remind me to stay humble and keep me on the right path to chasing the right things. Sometimes when we lose our way, we will follow anyone and anything. Remember to stay strong and chase what really matters to you instead of whatever comes your way. Don’t lose your WHY and certainly do not let anyone take your WHY away from you. If someone or an organization is threatening to take that part from you, then reconsider if it’s worth having them in your life.
Recently, a jewelry company that I used to be an independent sales consultant for, reached out to me via phone call and asked me to return as a consultant. The top VIP sales left me this message on my phone and after listening to it, I laughed out loud. The reason why I left that company was because they had so many compliance issues with me as a seller. I could only sell their product alone and I couldn’t post it with anything else in my life. They were asking me to shut down my social media accounts and begin from ground zero because I was being monetized and I couldn’t do that while selling their product. I couldn’t sell my book while selling their jewelry so I had to decide who to keep. I kept me and I kicked them out. No one tells me to shut myself down. I had no regrets and within a month after I gave them the boot, I started my own boutique. The greatest things come from following your heart…so do it.
Love & Light,
Houa