08/04/2023
The past 8 months I struggled with closing my XELA & VIC down. I stopped posting, interacting with clients/customers, depressed, feeling defeated, and overwhelmed.
Why? Life is real life. I also know my worth as a business woman. Imagine investing 60k-80k into your brand and things start to just fall apart.
I started to notice that each designed I created people wanted to under value me as designer.
I had to explain that I am a designer to my brand and other companies. “Almost like a ghost designer selling me pieces to other brands.”
Being a entrepreneur you take loss and gains. I took a big loss! It sat me down and made me channel more time in myself, my children, and business. Learning to restructure my brand and learning to not settle.
Do I still want to close my business? Yes, at times I do. I’ve come so far to not fight and stay in this race. But it’s a struggle.
I’m grateful for both my dads for stepping in by encouraging me. Letting me know I’m not a failure, but most importantly they allowed me to cry my eyes out. My closet friends that never missed a beat and took care of me. Pouring seeds into my business and just making me feel better as a person. Grateful!
This season dragged me but I’m determined to take everything I’ve learned and never look back. I’m still healing, praying, and observing my new direction.