In 2015 I started a business with my brother & soon realised that the unsexy reality of running a business was nothing like the glamorised ‘£1M in year 1’ or ‘scaled from 1 - 10 employees in 6-months’ posts you see here on LinkedIn. For the first 3 years of running our video & social media Marketing Agency; ❌ We didn’t hire anyone ❌ Our growth was fairly flat ❌ Our revenue was inconsistent ❌ We hadn’t figured out our USP ❌ We hadn’t figured out our purpose It took 3 years for us to find our feet & start to properly grow. I used to feel like a failure seeing how well it seemed like other similar companies were doing on LinkedIn. Since focusing more on delivering the best results for our clients & less on what others are doing we’ve; 📈 25X our revenue in the last 5 years 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Hired 10+ full-time employees 🚀 Worked with brands like FIFA, Wahl, Nestlé 🤑 Tracked £millions in sales for our clients ✈️ Worked with brands around the world 😃 Dramatically increased client retention 🎤 Had Adobe Express sponsor our podcast 🌎 Have a clear purpose (Positive Impact Plan) If you’re only a couple of years into running your business & you haven’t taken over the world yet, don’t worry, that’s normal for 99.9% of companies. #business #businessmotivation #smallbusinessmotivation #motivation #smallbusiness #businesstok #businessmotivationtips