Haven't posted here for a little while.  Been focusing on my blog.  Also have been extremely busy lately.  Working all kinds of crazy hours.  Everything from cheating spouses, child custody, stalking a stalker, surveillance on a criminal case. 

I mean I have been busier than a one armed wall paper hanger.  I love it though.  Love to be busy.  Work is rewarding, when it is rewarding work. Great clich

As the owner of All Things Legal.  It is all up to me to bring success to my company. Sometimes it seems like it would be easier to go to work for someone else, punch a time clock and collect a paycheck. 

How do I stay motivated on days like today. It is Sunday and the sun is shining, I could easily come up with a million reasons not to work.  So what motivates me–the clients, pride in my work and networking with others.

Why the networking piece, well because I know others take pride in thier work just like I do.I know I am part of a group of really talented Private Eyes, like Mr. Sting and Tony Goring so I have an obligation to the others in our field and myself to produce quality work.  When I am stuck I know I can call on one of these individuals for advise and motivation.

Being self-employed is a huge responsibility with great rewards.  If you network with good people it is like being part of team.  Networking can help you in more ways than you can imagine. One of those ways is knowing I am helping to elevate our profession to a higher status. So even though it is Sunday I will be working today and I am ok with that.  I will get out today; try to get the bad guys while at the same time I am helping promote my company and my profession.  Thanks guys for helping me stay on track.

I was recently asked what motivates me to be in this profession (hmmm actually I get asked that alot).  Is it for the money, is it for the drama and excitement, what is it?  For me it is for the people I work with, it is in the satisfaction of knowing that I am helping someone.  I do love the rush of excitement after I have conducted a kick ass interview.  I also love this profession because of the diversity of my cases. I know I am good at this kind of work and I know I can get the job done.  So what motivates me–doing the best possible job for my client so they can move forward with thier life once thier case is done.  How lucky am I that I get paid for this work.

I get comments all the time like "oh you are the female version of Magnum PI" chuckle chuckle. Of course I wish I had his car but seriously I think there might be a general misconception about what we do.  For example, there is nothing glamorous about driving around in a small town like  Nampa, Idaho knocking on a stranger’s door attempting to get an interview only to have the door slammed in my face.  How many times have you thought about what someone has to do to conduct a surveillance job? I once followed a cheating spouse in the poor raining to get pictures, it was not pretty. Not every job is edgy and fun but I love the work. Do you agree with me?