From the age of 12 I worked to pay for everything I wanted. My parents didn't have a lot of money.
They had a natural peanut butter factory, but they were 10 years ahead of their time and went bankrupt. I didn't feel poor, but I paid for everything myself. Clothes, classes, everything I wanted.
From the age of 15 I had a booth at the festival and I would sell my jewelry there. I remember I would sell a piece of my jewelry for 80 shekels, and someone said - let's buy it from her now, because in a few years it will cost a lot more. And that went with me. I said - one day my time will be worth more.
At 28, I worked in a gallery in the Old City. I brought my jewelry and paintings to the gallery, and people bought them. At gallery prices. It lifted me up. It gave me back my sense of worth.
I've taken out loans several times in my life. Each time it was right, paid off, and brought me to the next level.
The first time was to buy a camera, which turned me into a video artist.
The second time was to buy a car, which gave me wings, and allowed me to go to fairs and set up stalls in every corner of the country.
The third time was to buy a ceramic stove. A month after I bought it, I received an order for 5,000 bowls, which helped me cover the loan and then some.
Every time God arranged it for me.
The fourth time was to open Malchuta, and I already had confidence in it, I knew it worked. I understood that the point was to expand the tool. Every time I expanded it, it came back, plus much more.
That's how it is - you expand your means, and there is more room for abundance.
