Entrepreneurs Tell Of ‘Lightbulb’ Moments
Beth Tully had a lucrative 10-year career as an account rep for Coca-Cola when her 50th birthday delivered a “total lightbulb experience.”
“My birthday was approaching, and I was wholly dissatisfied with any career path I’d been on,” Tully said.
“I’d excelled at anything I’d put my mind to, but I felt like a square peg in a round hole.”
While in Mexico with friends and family to celebrate that birthday, the lightbulb came on: Tully’s passion was making chocolate. Two years later, she started Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates.
For Cindy Carnahan , the trigger was the end of her music group, Spirit.
“I’d been in business a long time before I realized that I needed to do something a little differently,” she said.
When her group folded, “I went into a funk. I couldn’t create anything new.”
So with the aid of the Strategic Coach Program, she honed in on her entrepreneurial idea — computer software to enable real-time real estate communication with her clients.
Photo by Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates.
Jaclyn on March 11th, 2009 11:15 am
That is good for her that she kept on going on and moving forward with different and new ideas even after other’s failed. not many people especially now a day’s would keep going and trucking on like that.
Martin Neumann on March 11th, 2009 4:56 pm
“lightbulb” moments are precious things, imo – they sometimes come out of the blue after a hard thinking session.
I get many ‘lightbulb’ moments – big and small ones – simply by going for a walk and letting the mind take a break.
Jack Zufelt on March 11th, 2009 7:09 pm
Great story. There’s nothing like doing what you love as a career.
Nancy on March 12th, 2009 7:03 am
I think the idea of a Strategic Coach Program is awesome. I Googled the phrase and came up with Strategic Coach® Program workshops in North America for $4,900 – $8,900. I don’t have that kind of money.
tabby on March 13th, 2009 2:38 pm
those chocs are so expensive!
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