Major Pandemic Leads to Major Action By Diana Hilaire Delta Beta Zeta Chapter Did you ever have an idea that rested on your heart in such a way that no matter what you did to shake it, no matter the doubts, the naysayers, or the chest rattling fear, it wouldn’t go away? When the fire of inspiration and passion fuse together to create a blazing fire of an idea inside of you, there is no ignoring it, no putting it out. This was my November 2019. 36
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One fated day, during a business lunch with a partner, we shed the formality of our business hats in exchange for the comfort of our great girlfriend hats to check in with each other. As if smoke were seeping from my chest and out through the corners of my lips, I mentioned the burning plan inside of my heart. Her five-word response was the match on a tinderbox deep in my gut: “How can I support you?” From that day, For Her, now called When She Comes Home, arose. I thought I was just going to purchase a few boxes, reThe Archon Magazine • Spring & Summer 2021
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search some products, put them all together, and sell. Yes, in a simplified description, that was the reality, but on an entirely elevated level. Never in my wildest dreams did I conjure what that level would entail: entering a business competition; enrolling in a 10-week business plan class; hosting a fundraiser, where I not only reached but exceeded my goal; signing up for my first pitch competition and winning it; receiving a significant grant from a major company; and ultimately partnering with Zeta’s (Continued on page 37) COVID-19
