Blanche and the Sofa

Before I left for Chicago Ms. Blanche learned to jump up on the sofa.  My sofa is shaped in an “L” and is approximately 25 feet of sitting space or if you are a five month old miniature schnauzer its 25 feet of walking and chewing space.  I knew it was inevitable that this accomplishment would happen one day and so it has.

See, Blanche isn’t one of those graceful types of dogs. Her nephew, Dooey, a yorkie, has really long legs.  He can jump high in the air and curl up in a little ball because I think he has no spine.  Dooey rarely falls.  Blanche falls all the time.  She’s klutzy.  She’s a little pudgy, too.

Dooey

I wish you could have seen the look on Blanche’s face, and the posture of her body when she finally made it up onto the sofa by herself.  She was as proud as proud could be.  She had a feeling of accomplishment, a feeling of achieving something.  I don’t know if dogs have self esteem issues or not, but let me tell you Blanche’s self esteem is over the top right now.

Blanche on the sofa

It’s the same feeling you see in kids when they accomplish something positive by themselves.  It’s the look I see when I attend a trade show of our young entrepreneurs after they have completed their workbooks and have brought their ideas to market.

This is not a feeling you can buy or give someone.  Self esteem is something you earn by yourself for yourself.  With a good business skills foundation, some imagination and some high self esteem young entrepreneurs have limitless possibilities.

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