Cowgirl Up!

"Be your own woman, make your own path, and take responsibility for who you are and what you do."

Went cowboy hat shopping today for conference (yes, I am wearing a hat!) and saw repeatedly the phrase, "Cowgirl Up!"  Intrigued, I had to look up the urban reference; how apt it is to lia sophia!

No matter what is going on in my life, I alone am responsible for my personal business.  As many of you know, I am in the middle of a move--I may live in my New Hometown but our house is not yet ready!  Add to this my mother has been having serious, horrid health issues 2000 miles away and one child is still in Michigan...you get the picture.

Today I struggled for an hour to make a paper invitation for a hostess that would have taken me 3 minutes on my other computer.  I so badly wanted to quit and go to bed, but I kept at it.  The end result was actually lovely, and I now have a nice template on this computer to use.  But the struggle to do it!  The stress of the day insisted I should quit, but my business mind insisted I not.  In essence, I "cowgirled up."

In life, we each have our struggles.  What we do to deal with them is different from person to person, but in the end, only you have the final say as to what you personally do.  Tonight I wanted to give up.  They were silly invites I could finish in the morning.  Afterall, my mother was in the ER back home, and I couldn't be expected to finish, right?  Wrong.  The work got done, and it looks good.  The secret to a successful business?  Cowgirl up.  Work when you'd rather not.  Do what is right by your hostess because its your job.  Stop making excuses and get going.

 Another benefit to Cowgirl Up?

You get to wear boots.