Reinventing the Entrepreneur: Turning Your Dream Business into a Reality

Introduction: Turning Someday into Payday

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

—Eleanor Roosevelt

At this point we cannot rule out malignancy.” Those were the doctor’s exact words.

From that moment on, my life seemed like I was watching a silent movie. I felt my husband take my hand. I saw his mouth moving, asking the doctor a question. I saw the doctor’s mouth move to answer my husband. I think this went on for some time.

But I’m not sure because I heard nothing. . . .

All I could think of were my three precious children.

My oldest was 10 years old at the time. I thought about all of our “girl” moments. I thought about the three breast cancer walks we had done together. I vividly recalled her questions about “walking in honor” of someone and why so many women had no hair, and explained what a “survivor” was. And I thought to myself, there would be no sugar coating this.

Quickly, my mind shifted to my son, only 8 years old at the time. I reflected on his love for baseball and how he relived each moment of his glory after each game. But I knew in his heart, he was a mama’s boy. It made me reflect on all the beautiful Mother’s Day cards he had made for me, all neatly kept in his scrapbook. I thought about what he would do in class next year while all the other kids were making cards for their moms. Would he sit in silence and make one for a mom that lived only in his heart?

Next, my thoughts were on my little princess, just 4 years old at the time. ...