Hi there!

Yesterday was my birthday- yes, 39 again, can you believe it? Funny, but since I turned 39 I have seemed to stop getting older- strange, isn’t it?

Anyway, my point in bringing it up here on the blog is I spent a good part of my day with my family. My sister came over, my bestest girlfriends got in touch, my kids and grandkids came over and in the evening, my two daughters and I spent a couple hours together watching a movie and having some laughs. To top it all off, I found a dear old friend via Facebook that I haven’t been in touch with for 15 years!!

When my head hit the pillow last night, I felt so filled with gratitude and love, realizing yet again, I had had the perfect birthday! Why was it perfect? Because it was filled with love and support from every direction. Even though I really didn’t discuss my business or any future plans, didn’t bring up any problems or frustrations and didn’t share any new ideas with anyone, I knew I had all the personal, real life support I needed.

I have a lot of online mentors, partners and friends – and without them, I wouldn’t even have had the courage to start my business. But I know how important it is to spend time with real physical people who come into the living room, sit down and share themselves with me as well. Most of our conversations are about personal things – family, kids, husbands and exes, bills and groceries and farmer’s markets and Bible studies, sickness and wellness, food, fun and all the other things under the sun that make life full and fulfilling. Sometimes we talk about business, but usually not in a lot of detail. (I save that for the online peeps who mentor and befriend me!!)

The personal kind of support and networking is just as important as the business kind though. It’s so easy to get caught up in social media networking, JV ventures, clients, lists and all of those goodies that we can begin to think that is the only kind of support we need. It isn’t though. Not by a long shot.

Being able to shut off the business mind and move into the family and friends and personal mind is a critical part of making it all work. We need to take time – every day – to spend with our loved ones and our Creator to refresh, revive and rejuvenate.

It really is the only way we stand a chance of succeeding!

So, THANK YOU, to my family and my friends in the real world. THANK YOU to my God who gives me the strength and the courage to do what I do. I would never EVER make it from one birthday to the next without all of you!

Teresa

P.S. Thanks to you my readers too! Business or not, I get so much personal energy, joy and strength from all of you as well!!

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