Throughout my life I have been faced with

Throughout my life, I have been faced with opportunities in the form of challenges and failures. However, unlike most students by the time I was thirteen years old I

The first being a very small candy store I ran out of my backpack selling to friends and classmates in sixth grade.

But like any budding entrepreneur I soon realized a problem, that I was my most loyal customer, and so went my candy empire. . . Nevertheless, I was lucky to be able to create a second business, Gurly Pops Inc. At a young age this

Gurly Pops Inc. was an organic lip gloss company that grew from a simple project I had in Seventh grade English class. Rapidly the company grew a small fan base with my mother and I living our

One day after school I received my very first larger order for fifty Gurly Pops. I was enthusiastic the order came from a

I knew this was my chance to grow my company and get my product out to more than my friends and mother’s coworker. However, after all the excitement I finally

The 15 th was that coming Saturday which meant I only had two days,

a small morsel of panic set in my stomach.

Immediately, we got to work I began to mix the gloss adding in different flavors I watched as my hands changed from bright blue to deep green to clay red as the night dragged on.

Though I tried I knew that I couldn’t finish it all in one night and fatigue began to set in, the clock struck ten my mother

I stared at the celling wondering if I was even capable of finishing this order or if I should just

Yes we can! . The next morning I awoke with a certain feeling of clarity knowing that I must put aside my fears of failure. I went about my day with its

The night seemed to go by in a flash colors filled the once empty gloss containers as glitter and shrink wrap floated in the air above us. My mother finished tightening the

Saturday morning came and went as we drove to a nearby larger stone church to deliver the Gurlpops.

. As we walked through the dark oak door to the Oliver green room a migration of butterflies entered my

Silence filled the room until a slight gasp shattered the tension with a“Oh my they’re some cute!”, “wow you made these”, and “I want the blue one!” the girls begin to crowd I looked over to my mother exchanging a smile as

Through this experience I realized that there is no true reward without hard work. Though trying to finish the order in such a small deadline tested my patience and dedication to my business, the look on my customers face and my pride in my product was. I enough to knowledge make mefrom appreciate the learned work I put owning a into Gurly Pops Even though, with business my inexperience the even for a business was short while. I placed on the back burner. and have grown

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