I have over 13 years of retail management experience, and I am very successful in the company that I currently work for and also the companies that I have previously worked for. I am a full-time mom, and a full-time worker. I have been on my own since the age of 17, so I had to grow up fast. My first job was working for Dollar General as a cashier, then got moved to a keyholder position within 6 months. After about another 6 months I was then moved to an assistant manager and then 2 years later was promoted to the store manager. I have become very successful at a young age, and I think with that happening it has taught me so much about myself and about the businesses that I choose to work for. I set high standards for myself at a young age to make myself successful. Now, to this day, I like to set high standards for my team members to make them successful. I want them to succeed and feel important. I don't like my team to feel like they are just a body, and they are replaceable, that's not where motivation comes from. "A good boss makes their team realize they have more ability than they think they have, so they consistently do better work than they thought they could."