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.

Jimi Santoli | I am a relationship builder who provides value and helps my customers win

I believe that the most important lesson my career has taught is that I should always be willing to learn, every day, every situation has a lesson and that lesson can help you grow, one step at a time. Read more>>

Janet Frederick | Holistic formulator

Staying the course A lot can and will happen during the process of building a business , it’s. Crucial to stay focused and utilize all your resources while steadily pushing forward Read more>>

Victoria Lee | TV Creator/Producer & Author

Man! Entrepreneurship has taught me so much, probably more so than anything else in life. However, the most important lesson I’ve learned is knowing your path as an entrepreneur/the type you want to be, and that everything happens for a reason. Whether that is to forge your own path or follow a path already made. Entrepreneurship is already an unknown risk someone is taking. When you find yourself in a world with other entrepreneurs it can be hard to remember what your path is, or what you’re meant to accomplish. It took myself a minute to fully understand what type of entrepreneur I was meant to be. When I figured that out, it helped me understand my path my why, along with understanding entrepreneurship wasn’t about me (as far as being a creative), but bringing my skill to a city and individuals, that would help them shine; like they deserve. Read more>>