Some of you may or may not know this but when we first moved to New York City one of the stipulations was I had to go back to work.

After Tyra had shut the doors on Tyra Beauty, I took a little bit of a hiatus trying to figure out what I wanted to do... But we needed the money and I decided it was best to give corporate America a chance again.
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I was still getting residual income from one of the companies I had been with but it wasn’t nearly enough to equate to what we needed.
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My corporate job was really a great opportunity. I met some amazing people however, one of the things I liked least was being in an office. I wasn’t used to being around people in such close quarters as during meetings or just sitting in the office.
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Meaning… if Ivan, my Ostomy acted up… people heard. And guys, this is embarrassing for me sometimes. A little rumble here, a little “burp” there, a little bit of noise or a little bit of smell, and it definitely embarrassed me sometimes. So much to the point that I didn’t have any confidence in those meetings. I was always nervous about Ivan...

I learned over time (one year that is) that this environment wasn’t for me! I was MUCH better off being an entrepreneur. I was MUCH better off working with a company that I loved and products that I could represent, with a team full of like-minded people. I wanted to do what came naturally to me, like speaking out on social media about my passions and teaching others how to do the same.
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I told John and he agreed that it was time to take a year off and find a company where I felt like I belonged. Where I could get back to who I was, what I knew what to do, and knew how to do it. Where I was happy...
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Entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone but it really does give you a bit of freedom to live without worry if you work hard and remain consistent.