My daughter Alix and I just returned from the 7:15pm showing of the most lovely movie Julie & Julia.  If you haven't seen it yet, make a date and do it.  Its was just wonderful.  You might be thinking to yourself right about about now "we'll that's nice Kym thanks for the tip, but what does that have to do with Real Estate?  You are blogging on Active Rain you know."  We'll let me tell you.

Half way through the movie my mind started cooking.  Not that my mind takes too many holidays, but this one really got me going.  I couldn't help but whisper to my daughter (I know, don't comment - I hate people that talk in movies too!) it just takes one great idea, just one and look what can happen.

Julia Child was bored so what did she do - took cooking lessons.

Julie was bored with her life too and what did she do - starting cooking and blogging.

Both real life characters were not happy with their lives and searched for something that they really love - that they were passionate about, and when they did it success followed. Julia Child's kitchen is now in the Smithsonian and Julie's book from her blog is now a movie!  If you haven't seen the movie stop reading here, if you have, I must share my favorite part in the movie is when she gets home and has 65 messages on her answering machine from agents, producers, studios, etc...  All within a year of getting her idea in the first place.

How fast our lives can change. If  you are having a hard time right now, odds are it won't be that way just a year from now if you start something positive today that will change your life for the better.  How many people give up on their staging business after just a short while without really committing to it and making it happen?

To tell you the truth I have never stopped changing my business. It has morphed into a completely different business than the one I began in 2002.  50% of my business are design clients now and I have to keep detailed files of each one as its become overwhelming. We have a huge warehouse full of fabulous furnishings and accessories, and I have wonderful loyal people to work with every day.  My clients have grown to be my good friends and I haven't met a staging challenge I couldn't conquer in forever.  How lucky are we stagers to do what we do. How lucky am I to find what I love and be busy doing it.

No my staging truck will never be in the Smithsonian and I doubt I will write a book or have a movie in my future...but then you never know. I walked out of that movie with so many ideas it might just happen. You just never know where inspiration will lead you.