Today I met my new debt counselor: Tina the Accountess.
The first thing she did was hug me. Instantly I felt good about our meeting and all we had done was buy coffee!
The first thing I told her is that my first financial goal is to stop crying every time I talk about money. She smiled and assured me that this will come.
My second goal is actually two in tandem: establish a stable base income and get out of debt.
Third: continue building my business of empowering women in the arts, in which the primary project that drives the economic engine is the children’s books. In the meantime, to accomplish goal 2, I need a part-time job.
We had the most wonderful, helpful conversation ever and I came out relieved and energized on soooo many fronts. She told me more than once that she likes my website and that I have great potential. She proposed a barter, exchanging services: she'll help me financially if I help her write monthly newsletters, edit her blog, and breathe life into the copy on her new website. DEAL. That was easy.
She's giving me homework and I'm so excited to dig into it.
Tina is part of my new trio of business mentors, who I blogged about yesterday.
My biggest feelings at the end of the day include relief, joy, and courage. Thank you, Tina!
For the record: I had two other significant conversations today, with Anna in the morning and with Kevin in the evening. In saying good-bye to Anna I noted, “I should probably take Kleenex to my meeting with the Accountess.” Anna quipped, “If she works with women and money, she probably has Kleenex.” Sure enough, not only did Tina have tissue, she claims it as a business expense!
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