The lessons we’ve learned along the way

One of the most important lessons we learned is that our lives and our businesses will teach us along the way. We don’t need to know everything on day one because the challenges we face on day will likely be ones we are already equipped to handle. As we overcome challenges we get better and better and as the challenges increase in difficulty so too does our ability to tackle them.

We asked members of the community that we admire to share important lessons their business or career has taught them and have shared some of those responses below.

Kanzetta Johnson | Barista & Coffee Shop Owner

I would say one of the most important lessons that I have learned is that when you are trying to do big things not everyone is going to support you but that does not mean you should give up. There were people who I thought were in my corner who had very pessimistic opinions on the business I was about to take on. Read more>>

Olivia Thomas | Visual artist/ Doll artist

In persuading a path in the arts, I constantly pursue learning as well. In person, on line classes, together with art books and magazines and experimentation to grow my style and skill. A “what if” play approach to break free from a rut. Most of this does not produce a marketable product, but the ah ha moments are invaluable. You need to put in a lot of time, energy and persistence to be rewarded with a little bit of something that sparks joy. Read more>>