Family and Business

28 Apr 2010 by roseanne

It’s always been important to me to practice what I preach with my children and so last year I took the leap and finished my 9-5 job with that ever secure weekly pay packet.

Initially it was hard but I knew in my heart that if I wanted to live the life I love, I would need to make some sacrifices, take some risks and jump in with both eyes wide open!

Its been 6 months since that time and I havent regretted one single day, of giving up the daily dread of working for someone else, day in day out.

Today I work for what I feel is my worth, and if I dont work, I dont get paid, its as simple as that! So the past months have taught me to be creative in not only my thinking but also in the use of my many talents, some of which I did not know I had!

I now spend more time with my family

I had so many goals when I left work, but my focus was wrong, I was concentrating on earning the dollars instead of doing the things I love for work. Along the way i’ve somehow become that little bit more closer to what is my perfection in life. I did alot of soul searching, reassessing my current lifestyle and that of my families and sat down to really ponder the benefits of everything I had been doing and where I wanted to go.

As each day passes and my children see that I am living the life I love, they in turn want to take those same steps. There is no greater lesson that you can provide your children then to show them, they are very much in tune to what it is you do and so how better to show them how to live the life they love then to yourself do that exactly!

My older children and I decided last night that we would go into our own business venture and it brings joy to my heart to see their ideas materialising into something that gives them drive and motivation. Im happy to take a back seat in that venture, helping to grow and nurture the idea but they will be the driving force to ensure their efforts come to fruition. So today ive now become a business planner, administrator and Mother of 11.

I cant help but be proud of the startings of what my children see as a future plan for themselves and their younger siblings! So watch this space to watch their dream unfold!

Waiting for my regular TV appearance

As for me, ive got 101 ideas that need to be put into action and thankfully I have family that share some of my vision and are great sounding boards for those 2am, wake up out of my sleep, I have a great idea, moments. Its gratifying to have a wealth of support within my immediate family and I know it can only add to the life lessons that I am trying to impart to my children.

Otherwise, everyone still has their individual roles in our family that help the machine to tick over daily. The younger ones are getting older and starting to take on more household responsibilities and the older children are starting their own journeys into adult hood … somewhat still tied to the home base, but for now im happy to have it that way … im not sure how I would cope with the empty nest syndrome, but im sure that its many many years away, especially since I have 11 children and a grandson to keep my home full of the ups and downs of life!