Who’s Going To Stop You From Being A Success?

September 6, 2008 by Heather Jumah 

 If you’ve ever been lucky enough to eat a Mrs. Field’s Chocolate Chip Cookie be   thankful Debbi Fields was  determined to be a success.  Debbi didn’t listen to anyone (including successful business people)  that told her “no” and insisted her business would never be successful. Everyone told her it was a bad idea to start a cookie company (with their mouths full of her cookies!)Debbi Fields Rose aka Mrs. Fields of the cookie empire Mrs. Field’s Cookies, epitomizes the woman entrepreneur. Debbi took her passion for baking chocolate chip cookies and turned it into a multi-million dollar empire.
Debbi was a 20 year old housewife without a formal business education and without money but she had a dream, drive and determination; everything it takes to be a successful businesswoman. Debbi opened her first store, Mrs. Field’s Chocolate Chippery in Palo Alto in 1977.Her first day in business, no one would buy her cookies. Not one to take defeat easily, she decided to take her cookies out to people on the street. At first no one would taste her cookies, but once they did, the rest is history.. Debbi’s first day in business she sold $50.00 worth of cookies. Debbi has since sold her company, but not before she built her cookie empire to 600+ stores in over 11 countries.
Debbi, the mother of five daughters and the stepmother to five children, now resides with her family in Memphis. She has enjoyed tremendous success as a cookbook and business author, cooking shows host and is currently on the boards of Outback Steak House, the Orpheum Theater and WKNO ( a public radio and TV station). Debbi remains a consultant to Mrs. Fields Original Cookies and speaks at seminars throughout the United States

Debbi’s business plan was simple: She knew that she loved making cookies and that every time she made them people were happy. Everyone told Debbi she couldn’t do it, aren’t you cookie lovers glad she didn’t listen?

Debbi Fields Rose’s message for women dreaming of having their own business is this; “There are no limitations other than those we impose on ourselves. You do not have to be superhuman to do what you believe in.” Like I said, she’s one smart cookie!

So who’s stopping you? Are the voices in your head telling you you’re not smart enough, good enough, “whatever” enough? Are you friends and family acting as the “dream-stealers” in your life? Who are you going to let stop you from living the life you secretly desire? Why woul d you listen to anyone, including those crazy voices in your head … they’re all wrong.

In my own life I’ve listened to the dream-stealers and the inner voices in my head and I’ve missed so many great opportunities, I felt great pain and remorse as I looked back and saw all that I had lost. That pain helped me to develop my present company, Wealth, Success and Women. As I developed the coaching program, Millionaire Diva Mastermind, I found that many women dream of starting businesses and very, very few of them actually have someone that believes in them. So I developed a program that supports the dreamer in women entrepreneurs and helps the dreamers get together and get those businesses started and making six-figures only 12 months!

So if you have a dream, please don’t give up…ever! And if you need someone to believe in you, just drop me a line, I’ve been there I know what it feels like. We all need someone to believe in us … so who’s the woman in your life who needs you to believe in her and her dreams? There’s another aspiring woman entrepreneur out there who needs your support, when you meet her reach out and give her a hand.. 

The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me~ Ayn Rand
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  1. ezineaerticles » Blog Archive » Who’s Going To Stop You From Being A Success? on September 7th, 2008 12:57 am

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