[Jewelry making - Article 01257] - Re: [Orchid] Why is it so hard?

[Kay]

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>        There is a market for virtually anything-- you just have to
>     find it. Connoisseurs who appreciate every nuance shop side-by-side
>     with bargain hunters. 

    Right on Noel - the big trick is finding it, and that's what makes
    being an entrepreneur so exciting.   I chose other avenues, though I
    must say there has always been that little tug inside that said "I
    wonder if....."   That's because I came to jewelry making rather
    late in my life and at a time when I could afford to "play" at it
    more than "work" at it. It has been a passion for me and I attribute
    my sanity to being able to retreat to my bench and design,
    fabricate, succeed or fail, all in my own time.  But I often wonder
    what would have happened had I but discovered this passion earlier
    in my life. 

    But, pray tell, why do you all think it (making a living from
    jewelry) is so hard?   Making a living at anything is "hard".  When
    you work for someone else you don't have many choices - you do their
    bidding or you don't get paid.  As an entrepreneur, at least you
    make your own choice - right or wrong.  No one forces you to be an
    entrepreneur. It's a free will choice.  So if you are finding it
    'too hard' then perhaps it was not the right choice.  But guess what
    - YOU have the ability to change it. 

    I think a lot of it has to do with your view point.  If you are able
    to afford 3 squares a day, pay rent or a mortgage, and take care of
    your family, I'd say you are a major success.  That's more than a
    lot of people do, entrepreneurs or not. And on top of it all, you
    love what you are doing. There are only a few people in corporate
    America who can say that. Orchid is proof to me that this field is
    alive and growing and doing well. 

    Since lately there have been many "problematic" issues raised, and
    since, as we all have seen, they become somewhat taxing even while
    being enlightening, why don't we change our view point and focus on
    more positive aspects of this field. 

    How about for the next couple of weeks we report only "happy" or
    "successful" things.  Why not share your positive experiences for a
    while.  I'm sure that all of us have more happy times and days than
    unhappy ones. That doesn't exclude asking for advice or help, but it
    would exclude "complaining about services, complaining about
    equipment, complaining about long hours, in general let's just QUIT
    COMPLAINING and start focusing on the positive.  There is so much
    that we all have to share with one another. 

    Okay, I'm off my soap box.  I can tell I'm getting older real fast
    when I write things like this. 

Kay

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