It's NEVER too late to...

Last night I got a chance to watch one of my favorite TV Shows the X-Factor.  The contestants on the show always inspire me with their stories, especially the older age contestants. They’ve shown me that it’s never too late to pursue your dreams.  Some have expressed that it’s never too late start over… but one message that I get from this show is that it’s never too late to TRY!
 So the show got me to reflecting back on when my husband and I opened our first business.  The business that we opened was a very reputable insurance company.  Brandon was given this opportunity to open up a well known Insurance company, which he had already been qualified for.  We took a BIG risk, but it was an exciting risk (shaking in our boots). We were so grateful and humbled to be running this business, which was something that we had always dreamed. Unfortunately, we were forced to close shortly after the economic down turn. So we had to make a sound decision to move on. After we closed the business, someone asked me if I felt like  we failed.  I responded, "not at all, because we weren’t afraid to TRY".
 You see, in my eyes, a failure isn't someone who is scared to try, but someone who doesn't try. When my husband and I opened our insurance company, we had NOTHING, not one dime.  But I believe that the courage, and faith that we had to take an unknown step that we've never taken before, prepared us and made us stronger, and wiser to take even bigger steps.  So after having to shut our business down, we didn't walk around feeling sorry for ourselves, playing the blame game.  This was the perfect opportunity to TRY again!
 So many great things have happened since closing our insurance company.  I decided to write my first book (WINning Confessions of a D.I.V.A.). I probably would have never found time to be creative and write a book, if it had not been for free time on my hands. Then, a year later I opened my weight loss company (DymeataB's Revolution HCG Diet),  which is evolving faster than I imagined.  My husband and I started our own self publishing company,(bBold Publishing). Today, Brandon is now a financial advisor who provides and specializes in retirement planning and healthcare solutions to employees; retirees; and major businesses, and is currently working on publishing his first cookbook in 2012. And NOW this year, we are launching a local talk show in Gary, Indiana.  (Inspired with DymeataB).
You see, your greatest victories can only be birthed out of your greatest disappointments; your greatest embarrassments, your greatest setbacks, and your greatest times of lack. Don't talk yourself out of trying, based on your lack of. Use that energy to be creative, and do something bigger. It doesn't matter how old you are, how many kids you have, your race, religion, or background.  Just go for it with all of the tears, fears, and pain. Just like those contestants on The XFactor, someone is waiting to hear YOUR story!
 Be Inspired!
~DymeataB.