Here is #8 in The BRAVE Interview series! It’s the Who, What, When, Where, How, (and sometimes Why) of YOUR ‘one brave thing’! December’s interview is with Jennifer Greiner. 🙂
WHO are you? I am Jennifer Greiner, a strong, individual woman who knows what she wants and works hard to get it. I am passionate, caring and considerate. I am professionally a therapist but also an essential oil and hula hooping enthusiast! Part of my identity has become being a significant other to a first year Med Student.
WHAT is your One Brave Thing (so far!!)? My One Brave Thing was starting my essential oil business, Green Thinking. It is something I have never done, nor have ever particularly wanted to do. It was very scary for me to jump into selling products to others that I, myself, love. Not only did I just start Green Thinking, I was also adjusting to a big transition: moving to a new state and vicariously beginning medical school. Thank goodness I was brave enough to launch into this wonderful endeavor as it helped keep me busy, adjust and gain a wonderful new community!
WHEN did you do it? I officially started Green Thinking at the Saco River Market on October 29th, 2016.
WHERE did it occur? The Saco River Market had just changed locations from Saco Island to a church in Biddeford, ME. It was an adjustment for the whole Market and was crushing after that first market day, to learn that we would be moving to another new place, 40 Main St., Biddeford. I could easily empathize with other vendors as it was normal for me to move around and wait a while to get used to a place. I have been able to easily settle into our new space, as I believe, so has the rest of the market.
HOW did you make it happen? Pretty easily, looking back on the year. I had been making my own products for myself for months. I had tested them out and shared with friends. When I learned of the Saco River Market, I went down there to speak with them about becoming a vendor. I printed out the application, sent it in and discussed that I would start at the end of October. Then it was the scramble to get products made, labels on and purchase a table! I was able to make it all happen and be ready for that first market.
WHY did you do it? One of my many passions is essential oils. I want to share them with everyone and teach how you can incorporate them into your lifestyle, to help elevate your life and live naturally, chemical free. I’ve always admired market vendors and was eager for the opportunity to become one myself. I consider myself a people-person and looked forward to talking with and meeting new people to immerse myself in my new community. I am so happy to have persevered through my One Brave Thing to feel successful and accomplished!
If you’d like to read the other interviews in the series, click here for the list: https://kwrites.com/?s=the+BRAVE+interview
If you’d like to be interviewed for this series about your own ‘one brave thing’, email me at kmcwrites@gmail.com.
Karen Creamer
