Sirena_m: What are some of the ways you keep yourself from losing control when handling the tough areas of your business?
Running a business can be stressful – there’s nobody there in the morning to make you go to work, there’s nobody to tell you what you need to do next; it’s down to you to motivate yourself to keep going. The way I do that is by making sure that what I am doing absolutely feels like what I should be doing with my life. It sounds cheesy, but if you don’t truly believe in what you are doing, it’s not going to be easy to motivate yourself when things aren’t going so well.

Click HERE to read more wise words from this entrepreneur - this guy's only 20 years old!!!  All I can say is be brave with your ideas, folks.

From SuperJam's "About Us"

SuperJam™ is a range of 100% pure fruit jams; sweetened with grape juice and made using Super Fruits, such as blueberries and cranberries.

SuperJam was created by Scottish jam-maker Fraser Doherty, after being taught to make jam using his Gran’s secret recipes at the age of fourteen.

From humble beginnings, the company has gone on to sell millions of jars, has won a variety of awards and is even exhibited in the National Museum of Scotland as an example of an ‘Iconic Scottish Food Brand’.

I discovered this girl in a little story featured about her in Oprah magazine.
She's built a business designing aprons that will really make you feel like you're Queen of the Kitchen even if you don't know how to make anything beyond ramen noodle soup and scrambled eggs!  Up to this point, I've disliked wearing aprons, but these are cute enough to make me convert.  ;)  So, if you see me wearing on of these at the cafe, you know where I got it from.


So neat - she packs each apron up in a homey, mason jar.  How did she start?  By simply doing what she loved - sewing.  And then turning that into a entrepreneurial venture.  You go, girl.  You go.
Check her and her company out at:
Ice Milk Aprons

Description	Language learner, entrepreneur, traveler Sonia Gil goes off around the world searching for what makes places and people tick. While tourists come and go, Sonia wants to rouse the inner traveler in each of us. And because there is more than enough talk of miles, package deals, and airplane seats, she tries to recapture the small moments that add up to the art of travel.
Plot Outline	Each trip turns into a series of shows in which Sonia offers a small idea or tip about a place and the people who live there.

I am going to start putting up posts like this of people who are taking responsibility for creating the kind of life they want to live.  As Chris Guillebeau says, "You don't have to live your life the way other people expect you to."  Pay attention to the stories around you of people writing their own life scripts.  Too many people think and behave as if there is only one way to do things, one way to experience life, one road to success.  There's more to the story than just going to school, getting good grades, and getting a good job.  I want to help people open their minds and...to steal the words of Seth Godin here...start projects, make a ruckus, take risks!

The above vid is one of many created by a girl I've just discovered on youtube.  Check her out here: Sonia's Travels.  And think:  What do you want to do with your life?  What do you want to create?  What value do you want to bring to people's lives?