Meet a Jane Christine Kenneally

Posted on August 31, 2010 - Filed Under Jane Dough

Christine Kenneally is an Independent Consultant and Executive Area Manager for Arbonne International (www.christinekenneally.myarbonne.com). Christine enjoys the benefits of Arbonne’s products, helping others look and feel great, and building, training, and teaching a team of consultants. She also owns another part-time window treatment creation business, “It’s The Curtain Lady.”

Entrepreneurship is in Christine’s blood. “As long as I can remember, I have always wanted to run my own business and be my own boss,” said Christine. “I’ve always been a hard worker and put 110% into anything I’ve done. I went to college for fashion (FIT) and got a job in the garment industry when I was twenty-years-old. I worked for the same company for eleven years. I went back to work just six weeks after my son was born and I was miserable. Between working and the long commute, I was away for a minimum of twelve hours a day and essentially my best friend was raising my baby. I felt trapped as I was making the big bucks and my family needed the money. My employer recognized that I was unhappy and they offered me a year’s severance pay. I accepted the offer but the family struggled financially so I started working at night teaching adult education sewing classes. I stayed home with my children during the day and my husband watched them at night. My students asked me if I could make window treatments for them and that is how my first business, ‘It’s The Curtain Lady,’ was born.

I taught sewing lessons a couple of nights a week and on weekends, did some private lessons and crafted window treatments around my kids’ schedules. The business was lucrative, but I was only one person and could not keep up with the demand. Without the ability to finance a bricks and mortar presence, and no desire to hire people to work in my home, I experienced burn out. Five years after I started, ‘It’s The Curtain Lady,’ I was introduced to Arbonne International. I fell in love with the products and the business model, mainly the simplicity of it and the fact that I could leverage my time and make a substantial income working part-time hours. I also loved that I could fit it into the nooks and crannies of my already busy schedule. I stopped teaching, and sewing has become a hobby again. I am actively growing my Arbonne business and with that will come financial freedom.”

What is Christine’s greatest reward as a business owner? “It has allowed me the flexibility to schedule my work around my life instead of my life around my work. I have also been able to be present to focus on my most important job, raising my three children.”

After taking the free Which Jane Are You? assessment at www.JaneOutoftheBox.com , Christine discovered that she is a Jane Dough. “Over time, I’ve been both the Accidental Jane and Tenacity Jane types over the years, but now, Jane Dough’s characteristics fit right in line with what I can achieve with the business model I have chosen,” asserts Christine. “My dream is to have time and financial freedom and to pass that legacy on to my children. I am moving at a slower pace than I desire financially; however, I do have balance and stability in my business. My focus is to find other leaders to join my business who share my vision so we can grow together to the next level. Ultimately, I know I will achieve my goals and will be the CEO of my own million dollar business.”

Jane Doughs, listen up! Here are Christine’s five hints for success:

  • Build your belief in yourself and your mission!
  • Step outside your comfort zone so you can grow.
  • Stay consistent and persistent in your goals.
  • Don’t let others discourage you.
  • Develop a “succeed no-matter-what” attitude!

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