I Am a Bookseller Because...

I am a bookseller because I wanted to be everything else. I wanted to be a social worker, so I take extra time helping the ones who are hurting to find an answer to their problems. I wanted to be a teacher, so I show parents how to get their children excited about books. I wanted to be a writer, so I write reviews of books in the local papers. I wanted to be an actress, so I give book-talks and record radio and TV commercials that use all the "ham" that is in me. I wanted to be a community builder, so I take an active part in Downtown revitalization. I wanted to be a preacher, so I choose uplifting books to feature in my advertising. I wanted to be a mother, so I keep in contact with my ten grown children and my thirteen grandchildren by calling on their talents in my advertising and by supplementing their incomes with outsourced bookkeeping and part-time employment. I am a bookseller—I am everything I ever wanted to be!