Ep 35 - 5 Lessons Learned in 5 Years Being An Entrepreneur

In this week's episode of The Unlock Lab, I look back at what I've learned about being an entrepreneur for the past five years. In the beginning I wasn’t sure if I’d make it this far or WANT to still be my own boss! Whether you’re an entrepreneur or chasing success in any career, these lessons are for you. I talk about how personal growth always comes before those big professional breakthroughs, why it’s so important to block out the noise and trust your own path, and how investing in yourself before you feel ready is a game changer.

Highlights:

1. Personal growth comes before professional breakthroughs.

2. Tune out the noise, and don’t compare your journey to others.

3. Invest in yourself even when it feels uncomfortable or risky.

4. Let go of timelines - you are not in control.

Quotables:

[00:00:03]:

"Part of shutting out the noise includes the comparison that we love to do when we're not sure if what we're doing are the right things. But when you're paving new pathways and carving your way of doing things into the world, the last thing that you should be doing is getting distracted by looking at what others are doing."

[00:13:26]:

"We tend to invest in everybody else before we invest in ourselves. So let's just make sure that we are making the best investment, which is always on ourselves, first and foremost. And if you're hesitating on something but your gut is like, I really know I need this and this is going to help me really get to the next level, then do the thing."

[00:15:59]:

"It's okay to make mistakes. It's okay. You're gonna waste some of your spend. And I think this is another way that we can be perfectionist. This is another way we can be hard on ourselves, telling ourselves we can't make any missteps. Trust in the process of building your own business, in the process of life in general."

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