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.

Arin Lester | Wax Specialist

My business has taught me resilience, purpose and faith I would say! Some days are definitely better than others but even on my worse days or my slow weeks I still find a reason to keep going. Purpose because I genuinely love what I do career wise. I love servicing clients, meeting new clients and seeing my returning clients. And faith in knowing and trusting that all this hard work will eventually pay off one day! Read more>>

Alexandra Sarabia | Movement Performer / Fashion Designer

The most important lesson so far has been that I can’t pursue art to feel alive, in that operating dynamic “art”has carried me away and drained my spirit out of my own talents. Instead, I have to genuinely live life and as a result, art organically takes place. Keeping that order of action taking my soul is unshakably fulfilled and my art is genuine. Read more>>

Kimberly Piazza | Business Owner & Designer

To be successful, you must be a creative problem solver— I opened my business right before Covid, March 2nd 2020, I was forced to closed my doors March 13, 2020, which means I had to change my business plan completely, . I own an art and design learning center that runs when we can host group classes, so without being able to bring people together, I used my creative problem solving skills to find new avenues of business like making art kits. teaching virtually, teaching LIVE on Facebook and teaching in back yards. Read more>>