CHOOSE Beautiful
CHOOSE.
I don’t care if you shop with me or if you shop with her. I just want you to CHOOSE beautiful!.
Have you noticed an uptick in how many “Shop Small” businesses have popped up since the world changed a few months ago? I have.
This time last year, if you had told me I would have a booming business, a website, and be designing and creating jewelry, I seriously would have thought you were crazy. I wouldn’t have told you that, ~because it’s not nice~, but I most definitely would have thought it.
So, if you look at the Sarahfide calendar, you would see that I launched my small biz February 3rd. Of course, I had been in the shadows creating the actual business for several months, before I launched. The week I launched my biz, not only did I become aware that we were on the verge of an epidemic, but I also found out two women, that I knew personally, had started jewelry businesses. I was told one had been doing it for a while and the second was like me, new. (Once, I stayed up all night cooking and decorating the most perfect cake for my little girls school party. I was so proud of my cake and knew everyone would be blown away by how amazing it was. After taking my first step into my child’s classroom, the next morning, I saw that not only was there a similar themed cake already on the table, but I also noticed, sitting pretty, in the middle of each child’s plate, was the most delicious looking designer cupcake.) Disappointing… THIS felt like THAT…
I’m not going to lie. My heart sank.
First, how was my new business going to make those other two women feel… and secondly, how was I going to have a successful jewelry business, if my community of people, already had two other jewelry businesses to buy from.
Then I remembered… JOY! I love creating. I love creating jewelry. I love creating fun pictures of my jewelry. I loved creating my website and making it my own. I even love writing this BLOG! :)
All that to say, I took a step back and listened to the amazing people I have in my life and started focusing on me, Sarahfide. I ignored the lies of, “what if I’m not good enough” and “what if this makes people mad”. I am still aware of the other beauties selling jewelry.. but there is room for everyone!! I don’t want to compete. I want to encourage!! I want people in my community to be successful and profitable. In fact, I want all small businesses to be successful and profitable. It will help our economy and bring a better future for my children.
Do I see a great design by another designer or an image on social media that spawns an idea in me? Sure!
Do I try to sell my jewelry and try to make my prices competitive? Sure!
Do I pray for those woman, because I know the painstaking hours it takes to run a business, ABSOLUTELY!
So to you, shopper, customer, client, beauty, friend….
I don’t care if you choose me or if you choose her…. I really only want you to feel beautiful, because that is what you are. You are beautiful. Shop for something that makes you feel beautiful. CHOOSE beautiful.
Shop small… jewelry, women’s clothes, children’s clothes, healthy living supplies, books, meal plans, pink drinks, skinny drinks, cupcakes, etc…. #womenencouragingwomen
