Do you have mixed emotions about Martha Stewart? Many people seem to feel that way, something about all of that perfection…Â But she didn’t get there in a day.
I hadn’t realized that she had started her career as a model until I saw a recent article in Entrepreneur!
And while I knew (along with everyone else in the country) that she had served time for insider trading, I didn’t know that she had spent time as an institutional stock broker on Wall Street as well. I thought she just had friends that knew stuff…
But she has had several “careers” along the way, just like many of us have. Her catering business was what brought her into the spotlight eventually with her advice on entertaining and eventually the whole “Martha Stewart Living” venture.
I have to admit that I have picked up one of her magazines on more than one occasion.
She shares some advice on how to be successful as an entrepreneur (but I think it applies to other endeavors as well!):
1. Don’t stop learning, and don’t focus on retirement – the word implies ending it all, and there are always more things to explore and do. (I was really happy to hear her say this, my family thinks I am crazy, but I have always felt that way!)
2. Inspiration is all around us, be aware at all times of what is around you.
3. Often people talk about needing balance between work and personal life, but she thinks everyone needs to define what that balance is for them.
4. Don’t let obstacles get you down, the “bad” times are just bumps in the road. And whatever your feelings may be about her, I don’t think anyone can deny that her recovery from all of that negative publicity was inspirational!
Read more about Martha and her advice in Entrepreneur.
