The adventure begins

I sell books. That is still mind blowing to me. This is something that I never thought that I would do. I have always been so shy. Talking with people has never been my strong suit. I am a person who usually just likes to keep to myself. But now that is all going to change.

About a month ago I was invited to a friend's Usborne party. I attended to be nice but didn't think that I would like the party or be able to afford the books that were being shown. To my utter astonishment, I immediately fell in love with these books and was shocked when I saw that they were actually affordable. I suddenly wanted every book that I was being shown. At the end of the party the consultant was giving her pitch of why we should host a party with her and why we should join her team. A thought came into my head that I should listen and think about doing this. I started looking into the company more and debated whether or not this was something I really wanted to do or if it was just a desire to get free books. A little bit later, my family went to the county fair. While we were there we saw a booth for Usborne. I immediately ran over to show Garrett the really cool books that I wanted to get. The consultant that was there was talking with me. She asked if I had thought about becoming a consultant. My response was that I was sort of thinking of it. She gave me her flyer and then I went on my way. That night when we got home I just kept reading over that flyer and looking through the catalog. I looked up more information about becoming a consultant and by the next day I knew that I really wanted to do this. The thing that pushed me over and made me decide that this was right for me was the company's mission statement.

I taught preschool for 6 years to children from very low income families. Their parents were always asking me how they could best help their child to learn. My answer was always the same, read to them. Reading creates bonds and also exposes children to new thoughts and worlds. Many of these parents would tell me that they didn't have enough money to have many books in their house. This deeply saddened me. I would then tell the parents options that they had to expose their children to books. I would tell them where their local library was and remind them that could borrow books for free from there. Another frequent thing that parents would tell me is that they don't know what to do with their child. When they would try to read with them, the child would get bored and they found it difficult to keep their child engaged. Parents would also ask me how they can use books to teach their child. I would do everything I could to help them. I would tell them reading tips and give them ideas of how to connect stories with real issues and ways to teach them. But I never felt like I was doing enough.

I am excited for this new adventure that I am on. After reading the mission statement from Usborne, I realized that there was a way for me to make a real impact on the life of many people. I have the ability and privilege to expose families to a wide variety of books, as well as giving them tips on how to make books more meaningful. I am nervous but oh so excited for my new business. I know that this is going to be one amazing adventure!