There's no such thing as failure..

Living in a culture that doesn't celebrate risks I was definitely put off launching the shop. That along with, I'm not good enough, not defined enough, not established enough, no one will buy it  blah blah blah. But I’ve always wanted to do it and keep developing my own creativity, and having a focus like the shop helped perpetuate that. I toyed with the idea of giving any profits to charity (which is something I would like to do in the future) but really that was veiled in protection, because I believed people would only buy my work if they were supporting a worthy cause & because I didn’t value myself and the work I put out.  

I've always hidden behind my establishments, carefully treading the waters in case my work was a total flop and celebrating with the teams I was in, usually with big budgets, highlighted to be something that was noteworthy, but personally I’m not sure it always was. 

Now I find myself being in a super supportive and creative environment that nurtures my skills and actively encourages me to find my voice.  It made me feel like the impossible wasn’t actually impossible and there’s no harm in giving it bash, with Stuart my boss stapling into my brain that there’s really no thing such as failure, what really happens if you stuff things up...the answer being...….you learn? Hurrah! 

So in the spirit of forever learning I set it up, in one weekend without too much thought and a tonne of spelling mistakes, made a few sales and have found a new flow. 

So whilst I battle with my inner voice that tells me not to, I do it anyway because well, what do I have to lose?