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Just Start

December 22, 2014 by ChrissyJee 3 Comments

Just StartI was not one of those people who went through high school and college knowing or even thinking about their career.  Socializing was my favorite subject in school but I was bright enough to get good grades with minimal effort.  In high school and college I always thought I would be a housewife like my mom.  I graduated as a Math major, thought I would go to graduate school until my dad asked me to find a job for a couple of years before going back to more school.  I started my working career during the Internet boom in 1999 so I found a job at a startup.  I worked at the startup until a few months after it was sold, then went to a hotel company, then to an agency.  In the last few years, I’ve shifted my career to consulting.  I’m a wife, mom, and friend.  I’ve started this blog post with these details so that you know I’m just a regular, average person.

My entrepreneurial spirit first came when I was at the startup but I was making good money and going on a lot of vacations so it was just a spirit.  I always had ideas of businesses to start.  I left full time salaried work to consult and started a business blog about the best things from local businesses in my area.  I was building up a good following for the blog but took it down after a few months because I didn’t have the interest diversity needed to cover all of the topics.  After the business blog, I started this personal blog, thedumplingmama.com, to document family memories, family recipes and Chinese customs for my daughters.   Last year I thought about designing luxury Chinese red envelopes because I was tired of gifting money in the not-so-luxiours envelopes sold today.  I learned how to use art programs, design, foil print, source envelopes, and build an online store.  Today, I’ve opened a luxury Chinese lucky envelope online business.

Just Start

I don’t know the future of my blog or how successful my luxury lucky envelopes will be.   I do know I want my legacy to be a starter who might fail rather then someone who was not brave enough to try.

I’m an average person who just started.

Maybe it’s eating healthy, exercising, starting a business, getting a new job, going for that promotion.  Whatever it is, just start.

The Dumpling Mama xo

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