Be Better.
Over the last 12 years I helped create a great company and was able to work with some amazing people. I learned so much working with my business partner and creating something so much bigger than “us.” It’s very bitter sweet for me to work on a project for that many years and to now see I’ve completed my part of that job. I get to stand back and see this beautiful project that I had a part in building. I’ve logged many man hours working on trust and relationships with the crew, vendors, clients. Daily interactions with some of the same guys for almost 8 years and my business partner for all of them. My work has been a big part of my life, but change has been bigger.
Change and growth have been a constant in my life. I’ve never been personally ok with complacency or stagnation, even before I understood what that was. I grew up in Flint, MI, with a mother that worked extremely hard, to make sure my sister and I didn’t need anything. However, at 15 years old, I could feel the limitations of what Flint had to offer. I told my mother that I wanted to move to North Carolina, to try life with my grandparents, to see what the mountains had to offer. I believe, to be better, we must be intentional about change.
Nobody, has ever said, “My life is amazing and improving, just by continuing to do the same thing we’ve always done!” Growth and change will always be at a cost, even if it’s simply the cost wrestling with our thoughts. I’m stepping into a season of unknowns, except I know I have a season of hard work ahead of me. I have learned that I’m able to learn and that excites me. My excitement is great, however my expectations are much greater!
Me stepping away from a thriving company, is about me finding what else is out there for me and my family, not anything else. My favorite jobs that I’ve worked on are always the jobs that have had a level of uncertainty, where you are stepping into the unknowns. What I’ve found is that it is tough to lose when you step out into the unknown, at a minimum you should be gaining an education on what doesn’t work. However the “wins” when you step out to the unknown, are the wins that could change… well, everything!
