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Do you ever feel like "The Learning Curve" is most of the battle when it comes to learning something new? I love to write, but I have never thought much about becoming a Freelance Writer. For months now I have been writing articles in my head meaning to get them typed and saved on my computer. Every day I think to myself, I should just sit down and do it. Then I think what if I take the time to do it and submit it and it is rejected? I can't figure out if I am more nervous about being rejected or wasting my time.

As a Stay At Home Mom to three young boys I think, Gosh I just don't have time to do this, but at the same time I think, I need to make some more money for them. So now here I am trying to earn a few extra bucks to help support my family. So I finally sit down to start typing. Wow, where did all of those articles that have been floating around in my head go? I suddenly have Writers Block...and I am not even a writer. I am a Jeweler; I have a Home Based business making jewelry so that I can stay home with my kids and still make money.

I love what I do, I have been making jewelry for almost 30 years. Sometimes though I get into a rut, I sit in front of my beads and can't come up with something nice. Just like my articles I have all of these beautiful designs floating in my head waiting to come out. The thing is, is that while I can picture the designs in my head, I am not quite certain how to turn them into jewelry. And that is where I slow down, it's the dreaded Learning Curve. To me the Learning Curve is the time that it takes to learn to do some thing well enough that I feel comfortable doing in with ease. Often instead of figuring something new out I will just go back to making something that I know will sell, something that will help to put food on the table instead of figuring out how to make something new. I have this super neat, somewhat expensive tool to help make very nice wire wrapped chain links that sat in my tool drawer for over 2 1/2 years before I took the time to actually learn how to use it. Now I love it, it is one of my favorite tools, it helps to make great perfectly spaced, perfectly shaped wire wrapped chains. Now I look back and think to myself, how could I have gone so long without learning how to use this tool. I am about 99% self taught jeweler. I had a few friends who have completely different styles spend a few minutes showing me how they do their work. That is about it for my outside lessons in learning what I do. Now if

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