#STORYTIME for the End of #TaurusSeason Once Upon A Time...A very long time ago, I was given the opportunity to start a new business. • The folks funding the business wanted everything YESTERDAY. Anyone who knows me knows I ain’t scared to work long hours and on the weekends...but the velocity of their ambition made me deeply uncomfortable. On top of that, they wanted to see results quickly - but were not reciprocating with the right paperwork around payment, equity, and partnership in the business. • During this “startup season” I kept dragging my feet. As a result, I consistently felt inept, judged, ill-equipped and emotionally fatigued. I was even told “maybe you just aren’t an entrepreneur” which made me feel even more unworthy. • I struggled for almost a year to start this thing. I cried in the shower - a lot. I felt like nothing I did was ever good enough and the response to my struggle was “harder, better, faster, stronger.” And then, quite suddenly, we decided to call the project quits. I questioned my skills, intentions and capacity. My confidence was shaken to the core. I cried in the shower - a lot. • It took me quite a bit of time to realize that the business wasn’t working for a few reasons: 📠 the universe had different (and better) plans for me 📠I was slow to action because I didn’t fully trust everyone on the team I was working with (you can’t build if you don’t feel safe) 📠I wanted to create something lasting and innovative, not chase the next marketing trend; The whole thing was out of alignment from jump. • Over a year later, I ended up starting another thing. Same vision, same type of output - but totally different conditions. I got to experience trust, reciprocity, empowerment, and abundant resources. It was still hard work; there was still stress and fatigue, but I was bolstered by partners who empowered me to get into the driver’s seat. (CONTINUED IN COMMENTS)