So I finally figured out my purpose, “help others take care of themselves and I’m going to be able to do this by owning a spa promoting good health and wellbeing.” Got it. There’s only one issue, I know NOTHING about spas! You see, at this stage in my life I had only been to one spa and that was on my honeymoon in 2009. A memory I’ll never forget. I will always remember the aroma I inhaled once I stepped foot in the door having hints of fresh lemongrass. This was, in fact, my first encounter ever with aromatherapy and my only experience with spas.
As I mentioned last week, I realized my purpose at 25 years old while working full-time with the government and this is officially when my dream began. I continued my employment there for another 5 years knowing it was not my final destination but I still continued to work my job to the best of my ability, giving it my all. Why? Because I knew where I was headed and I believed in doing all things in excellence no matter what.
With that being said, I also decided to do what I could with what was available to me in support of my dream. I began to research the spa industry every single day, looking for any information I could find that would be valuable to me as an aspiring spa owner. I didn’t realize it at the time but I actually started sowing seeds early into my vision. In addition to researching the industry, I started attending business networking events, opened a savings account to help keep my dream alive, met with a Small Business Development Manager at a local bank to seek wisdom & advice, and subscribed to the WellSpa 360 (formally known as DaySpa Magazine) monthly subscription service reading each publication faithfully! I did all of this while working diligently with the government. Was it easy staying on a job you did not enjoy? Definitely not, but I found that doing what I could with what I had at the time definitely helped keep my dream alive and helped to strengthen my faith as well. It helped pay the bills too of course! It wasn’t long before I realized that this was becoming a journey & wouldn’t happen overnight. I didn’t know how, I didn’t know when, and I had so many questions, but I was determined to never lose sight of where I was headed, no matter what!
My encouragement to you today is to stay the course. We all have our own paths in life. Mine started in 2010 and I’m still on this journey today! Don’t ever lose focus of your dreams. Do what you can, with what you have. It’s those small steps that add up and put you a step closer to fulfilling your dreams. No matter how long it takes, keep going and remember God’s timing is perfect!!
Next week, I plan to tell you about how I discovered a particular spa brand during those 5 years while still being employed with the government, what my plan was after I discovered it, & why it will always have a special place in my heart! You may have heard of this particular brand but it’s such a huge party of my story there’s no way it can be left out! There’s still so much more of my story to come and I promise you it’ll keep getting better and better!
