What to do from here?

It comes so easy to some, how to run a business. I have been working with wood since about the 5th grade. Things really took off when we finally had shop class and low and behold I was hooked. i took it every chance I could. Sure some complained about the class as being boring and whatnot but that never phased me. I loved it, I loved the fact that yes I could take some trees, seemingly harmful and pointless trees, and turn them into practical things, and not to mention I could do it myself.

I never lost the passion, obviously that's the case otherwise I wouldn't be here, 11 years after graduating high school talking about my one and only true passion. I had a career in the industry even, not like my dad did but I was a cabinet installer. May seem simple but, I loved the work. Changing offices, traveling, meeting new people and building kitchens and bathrooms that people loved. It was going great until the owner of said company, slipped a granite top down onto my foot, putting me of work comp for 3 months solid.

It would have seemed that my working days were over, a crushed foot, but not to the extreme, however a slow winter had slowed down work at the shop. I was told not to bother coming in by my supervisor but apparently lost communication with another because 2 months of sitting at home, apparently I had been let go.

That all aside, I married the one true person who I believe, believes in me the most. Over the years I had acquired enough tools to have a truly running shop. i officially started the business this year, 2019. At first it seemed easy, like everyday normal, I was expecting orders daily. I set up my Etsy account and I begin creating. i have created about 10 solid projects so far just this year alone, some new, some re designed, and I am satisfied with them. Yet without a single sale this year, the overwhelming fear of failure has come.

So back to the main point of this post, what do I do from here? I don't really have the funds to keep shoving them into projects that just sit gathering dust in the shop. Nor do I have the resources to advertise fully. Whats missing? Is it the fact that only I think my projects are worth something? Do I need to create along a more broader spectrum? i did two days at the local farmers market in my home town, and to no avail, I sold one item. A mouse pad, themed for Colorado.

But why just one item? Sure there were people all day long, but what is my missing link? I am currently using this site as a journal and a open door to the world for guidance and I know that there are others out there with the same questions.

Thats all folks for today,

Ill keep posting with project highlights when I can and get a more cheerful side to this blog later on.

The idea is there, but where is the drive?