Looking Towards The Future

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Tomorrow is the first day of May.

This means I am just weeks away from handing in my final decision at work. 

Will I take the money and run?  Will I stay and try to work it out, find another position?

The latter sounds like a death sentence to me. It's obvious it's time to go. 

I'm still apprehensive about giving up the guaranteed salary and benefits though. As the date approaches, that apprehension grows. 

I am hopeful however, that this marks the beginning of a great new chapter in my life. I am in the midst of my business class and am feeling greatly empowered by the group of women surrounding me. The exchanges are invaluable, and this experience will stay with me forever. 

I am an Entrepreneur now, and my first order of business is getting "Felicitations" restaurant open and ready for business. I am currently conducting a market study, and am in the beginning stages of my business plan. 

An old boss at a crappy job once told me that I lacked direction in my life, that I needed to set a goal for myself. It dawned on me how right he was as I typed the word plan above. I'm also reminded of a sign my current boss used to display "A failure to plan is a plan to fail"; this one used to bother me, as it was a reminder that I had planned to fail, and thus was stuck in a job I hated. Perhaps I should be grateful to it, as I think it's what sparked my initial desire to change.

So I'm setting goals for myself, making plans for the future. Keeping a positive outlook and finally having faith that everything will work itself out in the end. 

The road was long, but I'm letting go of the past and embracing a new, positive me. 

I believe in myself, my abilities, and my power to mold my future. 

I'll have my empire yet. 

Felicianation baby!