overcoming one small fear

The important thing is to take that first step. 

Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you

the courage to take on the next. 

By Buddhist Philosopher Daisaku Ikeda

*I want to be like the person who

wears ‘LIFE’  life like a loose garment.

Lately my garment feels like a lined  with lead full-body motorcycle suit.

I am grateful that my job isn't long distance swimming. Right?

Although....in this economy it is beginning to feel that way.

I do suit up and show up everyday for life.

I often have to ‘fake it’ - until I make it.

I mean I fake feeling happy ….until I do feel happy.

Wednesday night I did a presentation/design job on a home 
for an older newly married couple.

Everything was beautiful, and so we ordered everything.

Don't you know, in the morning my client called and was scared, 
she said "it all happened too quickly."
So everything was put on hold. Of which I had to explain to my boss Laura.
I understand her feelings..........
and if I were still designing for myself at my own company, 
I would have gone more slowly with them.


It does feel like rejection, and there is that one small detail....
I do have 'numbers' to make every month.


I did FINALLY get her to go online and view my portfolio, she was comforted.
She then said:"do it like one of these rooms."
I said "no problem,I design like that in my sleep."
But here is my point, people assume that 
if the design service is free, it must be worthless.
Often ( and in this case), the fear is from having worked previously 
with designers that screwed things up (furniture store designers)
And if you are a designer, you know how the wreckage 
from BAD DESIGNERS on the public can affect your livelihood.
Right?
*the very real truth of this matter is that if I were working for myself.....

they couldn't afford me.

I could not sell them the same goods at the same discounted prices, much less do everything that I have done for them for no additional fees.

That includes measuring every inch of the interior of their home, and drawing it to scale.

In other words, making them a new blue print of their home for the purpose of the interior design. 
...and no...i never let it out of my hands until the job is done.


...sometimes i wonder, "how will i ever get through these days?"

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