My youngest daughter Awen has just learnt to walk. It happened quickly. One moment she was cautiously taking a single step from myself to Lisa, the next she was speeding across the length of our apartment, giddy from her new-found freedom.
And of course I’m going to turn that into a business lesson.
Because there are a lot of parallels between learning to walk and growing a business. First, she had help. My wife Lisa and I spent many evenings sat on the floor, encouraging Awen to lunge from one of us to the other. We gave her encouragement and celebrated every time she managed to take a small step. She might have got there on her own eventually, but having the support of others who had life-long experience of getting around using their legs meant she got there quicker.
Second, she fell down a lot. She still does, but less so every day. And guess what? She’s OK with that. She has accepted that falling down and occasionally face-planting is part of the process – because she is learning to do something she’s never done before.
So that’s what I want you to do too, I want you to have the tenacity of a one year old. Get support – reach out to our wonderful community or sign up to our new mentoring and coaching tiers if you need extra support. Accept that if you need to do something you’ve never done before then you are going to fall down and occasionally face-plant and that’s OK.
And as always, come back to me too. If you’re struggling with something right now then email me on hello@veganbusinesstribe.com so that we can have a chat. Vegan Business Tribe is my activism, my way to help move the vegan cause forwards, just as your business is yours. So I want to help you succeed. I mean, I’ve just taught someone how to walk – so how hard can your problem be?! 😅
David 💚🌱🐷
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