Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Adrienne Tiller. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Adrienne, appreciate you making time for us and sharing your wisdom with the community. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others overcame obstacles can be helpful. One of those struggles is keeping creativity alive despite all the stresses, challenges and problems we might be dealing with. How do you keep your creativity alive?
I keep my creativity alive by studying other crafters, creative people or DIY projects. Being creative has always come natural to me and I inherited the love of crafting and creativity from my mother. You will always find creative people trying different projects and ideas.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
Currently I am still working full time in the educational field as an Administrative Assistant. I am on the board of 2 nonprofits, very involved in church and I just published a Learning to Budget & Save journal.
Accessories by Adrienne started off as a hobby turning into a business on paper in 2013. God gave me the idea to make jewelry out of buttons. Yep, like the buttons on your clothes. To be honest and transparent, it wasn’t until 2020 when I really focused on my business. The years before then is what I like to call a “hobby business”. Now, I am ready to take it to the next level and have it replace my full-time job. I’m excited to expand my stationary line, learn new things, and to bring back my first love, which was button jewelry.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
1. Never stop learning. Sit at the table with 5-6 figure business owners and learn all you can. Take courses, learn and learn some more in the area of your business. Business is all about trial and era at times. I got my confidence, and I am currently doing this, and it is a game changer.
2. Believe in yourself and as hard as it is, don’t compare yourself to other business owners. We only see where they are at right now and have no idea what it took to get there. Focus on your business, embrace the failures, revamp and if you have to revamp again. And have no shame in any of it.
3. Whatever you do, don’t give up and keep that momentum going at all costs. I gave up a couple of times, because of my confidence in myself and it did cost me.
But now I am making sure I do all of these 3 things and guard it with everything. I am determined to succeed.
Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?
When you are trying to build a business and a legacy, being overwhelmed can happen a lot. I am an organizer, so this comes in handy at times like this. I sit down and I write everything that needs to be done, from personal to business to church etc. Once I have done that it is out of my head, and I can start to think clearer. Then from there, I just put it in my weekly planner and work on it.
I stop beating myself up about not getting everything done in the day. I have learned to erase and move it to a not so busy day. Learning to look at what you have crossed off instead of what is still not completed. I usually knock out all the easy short stuff first and half the time that is majority of the list.
I can’t live without my planner and todo lists. These two things are a must in my life.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.AccessoriesbyAdrienneT.com
- Instagram: Accessoriesbyadrienne
- Facebook: AccessoriesbyAdrienne
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