Trying To Be Better Than Myself

I'm so excited about all of the good that God is bringing into my life right now. It's a bit overwhelming, but I can handle it. ;-) Everything is really good right now. I'm challenging myself in ways I never have. I heard this quote on Criminal Minds the other day and I really identified with it.

"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."-William Faulkner

I know I usually don't post quotes on HairGurl, but this quote really grabbed me and made me think. Think about it. Trying to be better than yourself is hard. This quote tells me to be better than I usually am. Every day, I'm trying to build HG to be a better a blog. I'm so grateful for the things that are in store for HG. This quote provided me with extra inspiration and there's nothing wrong with that. That's why I posted it. Maybe it'll inspire you. I want to challenge myself to be better than myself. Thank you all so much for taking this ride with me. :-) I apologize if it sounds like I'm rambling...

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Blog Celebration Coming Up!

Hey HGs! I have some exciting news! 2011 is off to a wonderful start for HairGurl. I don't know if you all know this, but HG's 2 year blog anniversary was in September 2010. At the time, I was busy moving into our new place and yeah that's when I found out I was preggie & was hit with sickness every day. I always wanted to make a big deal of my 2 year blog anniversary, but with everything going on I didn't have the time to. So here we are, 5 months past my anniversary and I'm planning a blog celebration filled with some great giveaways! lol, Yep! Who says you can't plan a belated 2 year blog celebration??? Excited doesn't even begin to describe how I feel. This is my way of saying thank you to ya'll for supporting HG for the past 2 years. This blog would be nothing without you! I've secured some amazing sponsors & it's going to be a giveaway extravaganza. I can't wait for you guys to see these prizes. ;-) In addition to the blog celebration, I'm still seeking sponsors for 2011! If you're interested or know someone who might be interested please contact me at thehairgurl (at) yahoo (dot) com. I'm looking for some excellent companies that would like to sponsor upcoming HairGurl events and giveaways. Spread the word!

Stay tuned for the celebration! It's coming up really soon. :-)

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Reflecting on 2010 Goals

So here we are on the last day of 2010. This year went by so fast! Around this same time last year if you remember I quit my job with the plan to start my own company. Remember this post? I haven't updated you all with what's going on with that because it's not really progressing the way I thought it would. I did achieve some of my goals for HairGurl......

• Total redesign to the blog

• Business cards! (will post those soon as I'm very proud of them)

• Create Twitter & Facebook pages to network with others

• Start theHG Boutique

• Host a 2 HG events

• Didn't plan on creating a Youtube, but I'm glad I did

....but not all...I really wanted to start posting everyday. : \ I really slacked on this between us moving twice this year & me just going through my own stuff. Now that we're settled finally, I'm more into the groove of posting. I was hosting monthly contests, but that got to be too expensive. I'm very grateful for the companies that began sponsoring my giveways and sending me products for reveiws. :-) So 2010 wasn't a complete bust. I'm going to continue to grow HairGurl into my ultimate dream of opening my own beauty supply boutique! Yep! So now you guys finally know what my ultimate goal is for HairGurl. :-) HairGurl, the blog, would still be here though. ;-) I realized a couple of years ago that I wanted to open a beauty supply boutique after a conversation with my husband. I'd come home irritated again because I couldn't get sufficient help with a haircare product in a Korean run beauty supply store . It really baffled me how they could own a store and not know a damn thing about any of the products. The hubs asked me "Why don't you just open your own beauty supply store?" I thought, "Why couldn't I?" And so my mission began. The boutique is not something I just want to do. It's my dream. I finally know what I want my career to be & for 2011 I'm going to continue to work towards my dream. I'm done beating myself up because things aren't going as fast as I would like them to go. That's just #impatientme I guess. For 2011, I'm going to do a better job at updating you all on my boutique progress because I want you all to be involved in it. Thank you so much for supporting me & continually reading my posts. It means more than you can imagine. It really does. :-) So here's to another year of growing, learning, achieving, and just trying to be the best me I can be. Always remember no matter how hard it is, continue to work towards your dreams. I'm learning that every little step counts. Don't settle. You deserve more. ;-)

Have a Happy New Year ya'll! :-)

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