He said it was quite unlike me. You mean like a craft, he asked. My husband was confused as to why I bought paint-by-number sets.
I was hosting a holiday tamale dinner (homemade by yours truly!), and decided to make it a painting party as well.
When I unboxed all the art supplies, I realized I underestimated just how many numbers appeared on each forthcoming masterpiece. You ladies will be painting for a week straight, JD laughed as he shook his head and walked away.
Undaunted, my friends and I started the party by unwrapping tamales, then unwrapping our supplies. NINE hours later, they left with unfinished paintings.
The following morning I told JD I wasn’t going to finish the painting. I was overwhelmed. It took more time than expected. I wasn’t seeing results. There were so! many! details!
Each day, however, I painted a little more. I worked in small sprints because, well, I realized this painting represented building a business.
Building a business is overwhelming. It takes more time than expected. It rarely yields quick results. And there are so! many! details!
It’s been two weeks since I started my paint-by-number masterpiece, and more than a decade since I started my business, and yet I’m excited to continue to see small bits of progress, each adding to the bigger picture.
As we begin the new year, I hope you find yourself ready to work on your masterpiece, regardless of how long it takes, or what progress is experienced.
To slowly unwrapping your success (and tamales),
j*
P.S. You know those conversations that start from the heart right away – the ones where there’s no small talk about the weather, no introduction… nothing but straight up honesty? That’s exactly the kind of conversation I had with Anthony Trucks on today’s podcast. Click >>PLAY<< if you want to hear us talk about everything from owning the value you bring to the world to how to be ok when people reject your offer to what I hope JD and I pass on to Luna (and a whole lot more).
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[With cherry flavored chapstick.]
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