The Hidden Gift of Being Overlooked on Your Entrepreneurial Path

Nobody cares—until you succeed. And that’s exactly why this hidden season of silence is your greatest training ground.

Here's my story (you may see yourself through my life's up and downs):

I’ve been straddling the line between being a hobbyist and an entrepreneur for years now. Crossing either side, depending on my emotional and mental load. 

I used to be sad to admit that. But not anymore…

I was in a new mom and wife season, trying to do the MOST. I needed “work” and to feel all the benefits that come with being a “busy working mom”. So I took my hobby VERY seriously, but without giving it enough focus to turn it into a growing business. 

Needless to say, it’s been FUN + stressful + frustrating = I’ve grown a lot. 

And it was my own special something — my ‘me time’. 

Hi, I’m Priscilla Shumba. A wife and mom of 2 littlies and a business nerd who loves the Lord. 

The making of a God sized dream mindset. 

In the beginning, the 1st obstacle was me (and it has been many times after that, but stick with me). The cost of entry into this mompreneur life was looking ‘fear of what others would say and think’ in the face, and taking that leap anyway. I did it! Only to realise, to my surprise and a little disappointment, no one was paying that much attention to my life anyway (there will be many moments like this). The older I get, the more I realise that everyone is too busy with their own lives to have time to care about mine. 

Soon enough, friends and family rallied to support my efforts as an author, podcaster, freelancer, and small business consultant. Everyone loves an action taker! That encouraged me a lot. The Lord had put all this on my heart, and I had taken a step of obedience. It felt good.

I just wasn’t prepared for that being the easiest step. 

Over the years (…yes, YEARS), the cheers started to fade. What I assumed would happen turned out to be harder than I thought, and it was going to take WAY longer than I imagined. 

• There was so much I didn’t know. 

• There was even more that I didn’t know I needed to know. 

• More importantly, I took too long to ASK FOR HELP. 

This was the beginning of another turning point.

Suddenly, the same people who had cheered me on started asking me to stop. It was too painful for my close circle and family to watch me trying to cut down a tree with a steak knife (too cringe!) 

No one tolerated my discoveries, little wins, and small steps in the right direction anymore, like they had before. They were over it! 

Why wouldn’t I get a ‘good job’ and move on with life?

I’ve lived that saying, “No one listens to the wise man at the bottom of the mountain”.

The Bible gives a clearer picture of this life principle in Ecclesiastes 9: 15 : even when a poor wise man saved a city, nobody remembered that poor man. 

Until you and I achieve worldly success in business, nobody cares. 

The beauty of this. 

When God is shaping us for the task ahead, He so graciously takes away the need for affirmation and, in so doing, the pressures of people’s expectations. 

The moment all your people have stopped giving you a pat on the back is the greatest gift on this journey. 

For me: That’s when I knew deep down in my spirit that I was destined to make it! 

I didn’t need the applause anymore. 

I didn’t even mind the doubt. 

I was locked in on PURPOSE. 

I hope this post validates that you are on the right path.

Stay blessed!

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