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Wishing my favorite hubby a happy birthday! You are the best God could have given me. I wouldn't trade you for anything. You are keeper! Thank you for being you. ❤ ~ Annette #founderinchief #kevannette #caretakerofourhearts #bigmood #believerinourdreams #protectorofourhopes #blacklove #bonnieandclyde #birthdaylove #birthdaybehavior🎉 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkLg3QFBBp/?igshid=eipjww02z5jf

While taking care of everything else make sure you don't forget to take care of you. You too are an important part of the equation. ~ Annette #founderinchief #HouseOfTakura #BagsThatEmpower #AfricanChic #ecofriendlyshades #ecoluxury #awomanbuiltthis #westerninfluences #handcraftedbagsandaccessoires (at Montego Bay, Jamaica) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRwsT_6FIIH/?utm_medium=tumblr

"The race is not for the swift but for those who can endure." ~ Ecclesiastes 9:11. This scripture is one of my favorites and stays with me always because building a successful career or business is truly about endurance.  There is no such thing as an overnight success.  Overnight successes take years to build. With this in mind, our 2021 Energy is to play the long game. Nothing worth having comes quickly. Nothing that lasts happens overnight.  The long game is played in so many ways and a lot of people believe it is about staying motivated. I have found in my years of building this brand that it is most certainly not the case.  Consistency is the ultimate closer of deals. Motivation gets us started but consistency allows us to finish what we have started. Play the long game. Wishing you a week filled with consistency. Close the deal everyday! ~ Annette #founderinchief #HouseOfTakura #BagsThatEmpower #awomanbuiltthis #motiv8 #mompreneur #motiv8ed #handcraftedbag #africantraditions #westerninfluences #africanaccessories https://www.instagram.com/p/CRfMGvoFU_X/?utm_medium=tumblr

Come with open doors no man can close. Praying heavenly blessings over you all this new month. ~ Annette #founderinchief #newmonthsamegoals #HouseOfTakura #BagsThatEmpower #awomanbuiltthis #staythecourse #mineyourdiamonds https://www.instagram.com/p/CQyNeUWFNsU/?utm_medium=tumblr

Looking for direction? Ride the waves of change. ~ Annette #founderinchief #WednesdayWisdom #motiv8 #staythecourse #HouseOfTakura #BagsThatEmpower #awomanbuiltthis https://www.instagram.com/p/CQv5aXHFM6q/?utm_medium=tumblr

Thank you all for the prayers and condolences. Although it feels like I will cry forever for my father, I take solace in the fact that you guys are praying for and thinking about my family. I appreciate you. ~ Annette #founderinchief #itiswellwithmysoul #HouseOfTakura #BagsThatEmpower #awomanbuiltthis #africantraditions #westerninfluences #handcraftedbag #africanaccessories #africanchic (at Freetown, Sierra Leone) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPReerdlPgN/?utm_medium=tumblr

I would be lying if I told you that there was never a time when I wanted to quit this business because I felt like it wasn't moving fast enough; or that it was not resonating with people; or that maybe I'm not the one for this; or that it was very uncomfortable because I could not predict its success. I would be lying if I told you that I am not still experiencing a bit of uncertainty even today. I would be lying if I told you I felt that this brand is successful right now even with the doors that God has opened for us in so many ways. I am still uncomfortable. Yet I don't see any other way to go but forward. We have been growing each year though not at a pace that I would like, growth is still growth. Growth is also uncomfortable. I just know that I have to put in the work. That is all that is required of me. I put in the work and God does the rest. So here is to all the discomfort because that is where growth happens. 🥂 ~ Annette #founderinchief #happyfriday #HouseOfTakura #BagsThatEmpower #awomanbuiltthis #africantraditions #westerninfluences #handcraftedbag #Godisonthemove #moregrowth #mompreneurlife https://www.instagram.com/p/COkt5ZLlOMA/?igshid=7k50gq4mn960

I was thinking of some really great Motivation Monday quote to post but honestly I just thought to myself it is so hard to keep yourself motivated every single day especially as an entrepreneur. It's not easy. It is so hard and I have been feeling the toughness of it all lately. But the reality is what choice do we have but to persevere and persist? None. We don't quit. We go out there and we make things happen. We don't ruin a perfectly good Monday by worrying about a bad day in the future. We make the best of the day - today, Monday. So make the best of today. That's how we live life. This is literally my random thought process right now. I hope it motivates you to not worry about some future day that may not go your way but rather to make the best of your today. Happy Monday! ~ Annette #founderinchief #motiv8 #HouseOfTakura #BagsThatEmpower #awomanbuiltthis #africantraditions #westerninfluences #notetoself https://www.instagram.com/p/COInDl1FKbx/?igshid=4heek0t2m8w2