I’m so thrilled to be marking the milestone of 16 years of 2Hill Consulting, especially considering only 44% of businesses survive their first five years! Starting a business, a new job, leading a new team, launching a new product or service – these are daunting yet exciting steps in our professional lives and often we don’t pause to reflect on how we grow and change over our career. So here’s my 16 things I have learned from 16 years of being at the helm of 2Hill Consulting.
Vision and execution
1. Create a vision statement that reflects your purpose
2. Set annual goals that align with that vision
3. Devise a strategic plan – have a destination and a purpose
4. Reset the vision as needed – leave room for evolution; be adaptable
5. Pause. Pray. Pivot
Self-care
6. Enjoy the wins when they come – use them to fuel your next steps
7. Don’t wait until you’re drowning to put on a life vest – get support while you can
8. Don’t ask for permission, Queen yourself – put yourself and your care first
9. Take a break – your wellbeing cannot be outsourced
10. Do more of what lights you up and less of what doesn’t
Resilience
11. Don’t give in to discouragement – you’ll hear many no’s on your way to yes
12. You can handle more than you think
13. Change will happen, but not as fast as you would like
Community
14. Give generously (of your time, talents, and treasure)
15. Your message or lessons won’t resonate with everyone
16. Pray without ceasing – over your yourself, your family, business, community and career.
When you look back, what are your lessons learned?