Kathleen Rose's Collection: Self Employment...Dream? or Nightmare?

Okay, I've decided I was going to blog. But...what do I write about? Complete blank. OMG I'm Boring! I can't think about one thing that interests me that I think you would find interesting.

So, I'll tell you why I am starting my blog {Shameless self-promotion}. During these tough economic times, I am trying to promote my eBay Stores:

Kathleen Rose's Collection www.kathleenrosescollection.com

and

Lorraine's Favorite Finds www.lorrainesfavoritefinds.com

Enough with the self-promotion, now onto a little bio and my feelings on being self-employed.

I own my own business. I am self-employed. Everyone else's "Dream". My "Nightmare"!!!

Why "Nightmare"? Because I love what I do BUT (a big but), I can't seem to make money and we all need money to live.

I've been in business for over 20 years and I still have made no money!

You may ask "How can that be?"

Because when you go in business for yourself, as my mother once said to me, "All you do is buy yourself a "JOB"."

When she said this to me, I didn't really pay attention. I was in my mid-20's and I had always dreamed of owning my own shop. My creative juices were flowing and I loved going to shows and buying merchandise for my store. I loved setting up the store displays. I loved helping my customers. I felt like a kid playing "Store". I loved all the creative aspects of owning a store.

Store Displays

And here comes the big... BUT... When you own your own business, you are now responsible for every aspect of your financial health.

High finance was never really my attribute. {Shopping on the other hand, I'm pretty good at!}

However, I need to fund my own retirement, my health care, my vacation, etc...When I go on vacation, I do not get paid.

So...I go on vacation and I loose money!

But, I am in business because I "LOVE" what I do!

If you want to go in business for yourself, you must love what you do because if you calculate the hours you put into your business you will be lucky if you make $1.00 an hour.

My Keys to Success