Baseball

Well it certainly is not our annual multi-million dollar contracts . . . or the papparazzi that follow us around! LOL

But seriously . . . I was out to dinner with my husband and friends and saw a game on TV.  We were seated at the bar waiting for our table, and people were shouting and yelling for their preferred team.

I said hello to the man seated next to me - he looked to be in his mid-50's - and as he watched the game he sort of whimsically said, "You know - those guys really have it great.  They get to do something they have loved since childhood and make money at it." 

Hmmm.

So I turned to him and said, "Well I may not make the multi-million dollar annual contracts of the baseball players, but I get to do something I love and have been passionate about since I was young."

He was intrigued - I told him about Home Staging, and found out he was an engineer (boring - to me anyway) and from the environmental business arena (where I used to work) . . .

Think about it - it's true.  As Home Stagers, we get to use our creativity that we've had since we were very young, and make money and have a life because of it. 

Most people (including me) were taught to get educated, get a good job, pay bills, and pursue something that helped make enough money to support the lifestyle we want.

When I found Home Staging as a viable business, it opened my eyes and my life to the possibilities of doing something I really enjoy.  I hope to teach my kids that their passions are worth pursuing - and there are ways to make income doing something they love not just doing something for money. 

There is a difference, as most of us know.  Any of us that have ever worked for someone else doing something we really did not enjoy can attest to this truth.

I think there are many people that are following their passions and doing things they truly enjoy.  The true test is to ask ourselves, "Do I see myself doing this for the rest of my life and if so, will I be happy?"

The best part of all is that we CAN earn good money as a Home Stager - it totally depends on how we build our business.  We can be successful, we can even have "fans."

Home Run for Home Staging!

- Jennie

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4 Comments on What do Home Stagers and Major League Baseball Players have in Common?

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08
2011
173,797 Points 12 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

What you are talking about is being passionate about what it is that you do.  It doesn't matter what type of work a person does, if they are passionate about it, that work will generate enough money to support them.....

11:33am • #1

Love the article.  My sentiments exactly.  I love my job.

11:38am • #2
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09
2011
235,736 Points 10 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

Jeannie--That is exactly how I feel.  I have run other companies, but I love, love, love staging and redesign.  It never feels like work to me. 

4:53am • #3
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12
2011
474,112 Points 16 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Jeannie, I agree 100%! I just love creating plans for houses and seeing them come together!

1:18pm • #4


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