2019 01 01
Real estate has not brought me the joy I had hoped it would. The business is sketchy and saturated with people I don't care to emulate. I will keep my license active for now, I think. I've thought of chucking it all, but I think there's still some role for me to play there, so I'll let it ride for now.
I sold most of the sheep. I'm keeping the 2 old ewes and a young wether to keep them company. I sold the one nice young Nubian doe I had, and will probably keep most of the rest of the goats, but the herd is definitely smaller and I am ok with that. I have had a lot of success as a farmer, and learned a tremendous amount. But it's time to do something different, and this opportunity just fell in my lap.
There's a line in a book I enjoy by Jen Sincero where she basically asks the reader to find that thing that lights you up. That thing where you find yourself so engrossed that you say, "My foot! I can't feel my foot!" because you have become so engrossed in what you are doing that you lose track of time and forget to eat. Making stained glass does that for me. It always has, but I never thought it could earn me a living.
I really think the last 3 years have been preparing me for this adventure. I have learned a shit ton about marketing and sales. Even though I have not been wildly successful in selling Real Estate, I have sold a lot, and have been exposed to amazing entrepreneurs along the way. Now that I am selling something that I love, I think the sky is the limit!
