	{"id":5555,"date":"2017-12-29T17:27:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T06:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=5555"},"modified":"2017-12-29T17:27:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T06:27:52","slug":"reflecting-one-year-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/living\/reflecting-one-year-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting on one year in business"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Salts of the Earth Torquay<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Timing &#8211; there is a right time for everything in life and I wholeheartedly believe this.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had dreamt of owning my own business since I was a little girl.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t have a plan, I never knew what it would be but I could imagine myself there.<\/p>\n<p>After years of searching for the right idea, trying out small entrepreneurial ventures while continuing to work in the corporate world, I began to wonder if this was going to remain a dream.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until the day I first stepped into a salt therapy session this dream suddenly became a reality.<\/p>\n<p>I sat down, took in the surroundings, breathed in the salt and I knew without a doubt that this was it.<\/p>\n<p>My long appreciation of natural salt and its powerful healing qualities was about to turn into something amazing.<\/p>\n<p>Embarking on this Salt Therapy business, in our community is such a perfect fit \u2013 it just made sense.<\/p>\n<p>Although starting up a small business can feel overwhelming and it seems as though there are many moments when you could really doubt your decision, I knew that this was it for us as a family.<\/p>\n<p>Although there have been a few tears along the way and lots of hard work, we have learnt so much and it feels satisfying to step back now and see what we have achieved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salts of the Earth Torquay Timing &#8211; there is a right time for everything in life and I wholeheartedly believe this. 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