Laura: You have “a worthy brand,” I can see that, but why do you feel your brand is worthy? How do you remind yourself of your worth to continue building your business each day, how do you remind yourself, you are worth it!
Amber: My art is worthy because of the material it is made from (recycled materials to help the earth, plus it’s copper!), the artistic skills I’ve spent a lifetime perfecting, and the fact that it has brought so much happiness to so many people reminds me just how worthwhile it is… every fair we do now, someone tells us how much they love the Ambrz Art they bought or got as a gift.
Makes me feel famous lol. It’s really incredible to hear the love and joy in their voices as they tell us their stories, and how they say it makes them happy just to look at it. I like to think a small part of the joy we feel in making it is imbibed into each piece, bringing our joy to the world at large. It’s really an incredible feeling to make people happy.
That’s worth all the sacrifices we’ve ever made to do this, and worth stamping out my shyness to wear a silly costume that brings even more smiles to people’s faces!
Laura: And last… if you could give new or struggling entrepreneurs one piece of advice, what would it be?
Amber: Just do it. Do what makes you happy. If you can manage to make money doing what makes you happy, then it’s not a “job”, it’s a lifestyle for happiness.
Feel free to have a backup plan (like a part time job that also makes you happy!) to help with expenses, but constantly work towards your own goals of what works for you. It’s taken me some time to get where I am today, so be patient and ignore the naysayers, but I couldn’t be happier. Richer maybe, but not happier 😀