Collective Bias Archives - Insanity Is Not An Option

Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in my book of life. Well actually, it solidifies all of the hard work I’ve been putting into this current chapter, so you could either consider it a new beginning or a great ending. Your call!

If I could choose the perfect company to work for, I think it’s pretty obvious by now that I’d choose Collective Bias.

If I could build the perfect website to uplift, help, and promote others, I’d build SoFabConnect.

If I could choose my own job and title, I’d choose to be SoFabConnect Manager.

If I could write my own job description, it would go something like this: UPLIFT OTHERS. Share fabulous content. Support and promote brands I love and trust. Feature fellow Social Fabric members that I want to promote, and uplift. Share the workings of the best company on the planet by highlighting team members and what they do to promote all of the above. Work with an amazing team to UPLIFT OTHERS. Inspire people, in their everyday lives, to craft, create amazing family meals, spend time with their family through amazing content created by the most creative people I know. And…UPLIFT OTHERS.

If I could choose two of the most supportive people I know, Brad Lawless and Sandy Jenney, to report to, I would.

If I could choose a team of coordinators to assist me in the growth of this site that will uplift others and brands, I’d choose three of the nicest and hardest working women I know, Mimi Baker, Heather Brummett, and April Decheine.

BUT, I didn’t have to choose. They chose me. How lucky am I? OK, maybe not totally luck. I’ve worked, and I’ve worked hard. I’ve contracted on many levels for over 2 years now. And you know what? They like me. They really, really like me. And today, I’m a full time employee for Collective Bias. You know what I’m doing? The job that I wrote for myself! How cool is that? Seriously, I feel like I’m living the dream.

Excited? You bet ya! Anxious and nervous? Yes, just a bit. But I’m ready to take this on and UPLIFT OTHERS. This is what I do. This is who I am. This is why I’m so PROUD to be associated with, and employed by, a company that truly “gets” me and knows that being a “cheerleader” is what I was meant to be.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get back to work. I’m about to do some UPLIFTING and it feels awesome.

Apparently I’m a vegetarian unicorn that loves to read about chicken on a daily basis. Don’t try to understand that, just roll with me here.

It sounds weird, I know, but I have best friends that I rarely see, that listen to me talk about chicken…all.the.time. It’s my job. In real life anyway. I see them every day in this little black box. I share in their daily lives, I know their joys, their woes and sorrows, I know their children. I KNOW THEM. But I never get to see them, except through this little black box on a daily basis. I love them. I cherish our relationships. I’ve known most of these lovely ladies for about 2 years now, but until last year, I never got to hug their necks. I never got to come face to face with them. I never got the chance to tell them about the impact they’ve made on my life.

But last May, my dreams came true. I met my best friends, IN REAL LIFE, and they were as amazing in person as they were in this little black box. They were real. They were genuine. And you know what? I’m lucky to have them in my life! I’m forever grateful to Collective Bias for hosting SoFabCon13. If they hadn’t, I may never have MET my best friends. And I may never have made other real life connections that I’m now grateful for having. This community, this tight-knit online family, is a part of my every day life. This makes me happy. This COMPLETES me. I have my own family, here at home, but without these friendships, without this community, I would feel incomplete. Last year, when I met these best friends, when I connected with so many Collective Bias employees that I talk to every day, my life felt complete.

There’s another conference happening this year in May *SQUEE* that I’m hoping to attend. But I’ll be honest, life has hit kind of hard this year for my extended family and we’ve been doing some major “save your family” work around here. It might not happen. I’m kind of sad face about it, but it’s a fact of life. I’m saving my pennies and hoping to find the love again. I want to see my SoFab family again. I miss them.

I learned so much last year. I made so many real life connections. I love my Social Fabric community. I love Collective Bias, and I love my friends. Fingers crossed y’all, I’ll make it back to Arkansas again this year. I hate to leave my family here at home, but I long to see my other family again!