Tuesday, February 3, 2009

New Experiences

This weekend I had a new experience. Ujima Magazine participated in it's first expo. The Austin Black Expo. It was a great event. I had never done anything like this before. Promoting my magazine was exciting and I got to meet a lot of new people. Many people showed interest in the magazine and they liked the concept. Having your own business is hard work, but when I was speaking to people, I realized this is what makes it worth every moment of feeling tired and many late days. Having people appreciate your effort to give back to the community and bring our people into the light.

The whole Ujima team turned out for the event and we supported each other throughout the day. It helps that we work well together and we all believe in the mission of the magazine. I look forward to reaching out to the community more often. The more Ujima gets out there, the more readers we can possibly receive. Today I sit trying to focus on what I need to do next and I'm finding it hard to do. I want to sit back and bask in the success of this weekend but there is not any time. My March deadline is fast approaching and I got to get to work. But if only for a short moment, my new experience made me feel good about what I'm doing and made me believe more in myself. 

I really enjoyed this new experience... Living for many more.

4 comments:

Linda Beed said...

Damita, thank you for inviting me to your blog. I look forward to returning often.

Linda!

Valerie said...

Damita,

Thanks for sharing your new experience and many congrats on your new magazine!!

My prayer for you is that you'll know many more wonderful moments of success and the time to bask in each of them!

Be blessed always!

Shelia said...

Hi...I saw your message on EW. I love attending conferences because I love meeting new people and sharing information with like-minded individuals.

Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging :)

Lorraine Elzia said...

Thanks for sharing your world, I always wondered what others felt when seeing their dreams of a magazine in print. I wish you much success, and enjoy the ride and don't forget to smell the roses along the way.