サマンサウィルスのインスタグラム(samanthawills) - 5月5日 06時55分
This month 14 years ago I took 42 pairs of handmade earrings pinned to 2 cork boards, and displayed them at the tradeshow section at Australian Fashion Week. I was 22 years old & the space on the showroom wall cost $500. I put a prayer up to the universe that morning hoping to write one or two orders to cover the cost of the space. At the end of the 4 day tradeshow I had written $17,849.00 worth of orders. ⠀⠀
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The tradeshow finished on a Sunday afternoon and I was meant to go back to my “real” job on Monday, it was a job I did just to get by & was leaning on because I didn’t believe in myself that I had what it took to start a business. ⠀⠀
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On drive home from packing up tradeshow that Sunday, I stopped & picked up the weekend newspaper.⠀⠀
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This was my horoscope that Sunday. ⠀⠀
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On Monday, I quit my “real” job, and at 22 years old committed to giving everything I had to build a jewellery business and a brand that I hoped people would want to be a part of. ⠀⠀
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I know many of you have been on this journey with me from the very start, I am grateful to everyone who has been a apart of where the @SamanthaWillsOfficial brand is today, & also grateful for everyone who has also supported me in ventures I have done outside of the brand @SamanthaWillsFoundation ⠀⠀
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Posting this today as a reminder to anyone who feels like what they are wanting to achieve is far out of reach. Nothing is instant & no matter what you read nothing is an overnight success. Keep at it, re-route where you have to, step away when you need to. THIS month 14 years ago wasn’t even a conceivable thought to me, but THAT month 14 years ago is still incredibly clear in my mind like it was yesterday. ⠀
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Work with what you have right now, learn from the set backs & celebrate the wins. But most of all; give yourself some credit. It’s fucking hard, even more so when shit hits the fan, & it feels as if everything is against you & you feel like everyone has given up on you. As hard as it gets, I encourage you most in those moments to not give up on yourself, keep going. "If you don’t believe in your plan, how can you expect anyone else to?" ⠀
Much love & admiration to you this weekend - SWx
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