Mirrors...

After taking a few days off from the keyboard I am back with a passion. Life can be so overwhelming sometimes that you just can't find the time to even sit down & share your opinion with those not even asking for it. I would gladly take an underwhelming day anytime. With so much going on at the spa & big changes taking place life sometimes feels like it is spinning out of control. Then I am left questioning myself. Am I making good decisions for everyone here at the spa & myself? Am I being a bitch & justifying by saying "It's just a business decision"? How do I take care of everyone else when I can't even find the time to take care of myself? Did I forget about a sale at Nordstrom's or miss out on a good coupon at Macys? Seriously though, with so much to do & feeling like your not in control you start to second guess yourself (did I miss out on the president's day sales?)
Things became crystal clear to me yesterday when I was having a simple chat with one of my girls in the spa. She ask me a very simple question that made a chain of light bulbs go off in my head, "Is pathological lying contagious?" This was a silly question at first but then became very meaningful to us in just a moment of ponder. Why is it that sometimes people take on the qualities of the company they keep? Is it that, or is Proverbs right? Proverbs says that friends are mirrors of one's self. WOW. Very deep when you stop to think about it. So did this person catch the pathological lying flu or did they merely choose a friend that is a mirror of themselves. Either way it let me know that my choices are way better than I give myself credit for.
That evening I took my team leaders out to dinner for our every 8 week meeting & I sat there looking at each one of them with such a sense of pride. I am developing strong leaders, who have risen to the tasks in front of them with ease & grace. I sat at a table with 4 women I would be proud to have mirroring myself.
Doing everything in my life for my business right now, I drove home realizing that to truly reach the spa goals I have set for myself & the spa, I must hire a staff that mirrors myself & my team leaders. This will be some pretty big Manolo's to fill.
Pathological lying was simply a funny question that we could have stood & gossipped about because let's face it there is just soooooo much that could be said, but instead, it set off a much needed chain of thoughts that in turn will only make my spa better. So in some twisted way I should thank the liars of the world for bringing me one step closer to the greatness I know we will achieve. The journey there sure is more interesting with the pathological liars helping me find my way. I realize that I do make good decisions, even when they don't seem like it at the time. One must never forget that if you can't accept losing , you will never win so Windex your mirror & keep looking...