We asked some brilliant folks from the community to tell us about the most important lesson their business or career has taught them. We’ve shared some of those responses below.

Michelle Dorrill | Photographer

I think the biggest lessons I’ve learned along this journey has a lot to do with mindset. Your mindset is everything!! I spent 14 years half committed to my dream of being a photographer. I got a whole Bachelors degree in photography and I was still not convinced I could do it. Read more>>

Jasmine Hodges | Reiki Healer, Poet, Herbalist, Holistic Wellness Business Owner

A year ago I had a business coach and many amazing co-coaches. During our time together they reminded me that your business will trigger you. It will bring up things you thought you may have already healed from and it will do so boldly. When I first heard this I nonchalantly brushed it off because “I got this” rang in my head. Read more>>

Destiny Redmond | Trauma Therapist & Blogger

The most important lesson my career and business have taught me is to be okay with the unknown and failure. I think a lot of times we only see the success because we never pay attention much until a person’s career or business has expanded or excelled which blinds us to the work that goes into owning a business, making money, and the work it takes to build and figure out how each process works within the business or career itself. Read more>>

Ahyoka Yeshua El | B.O.S.S. Cultivator, Streamline Success Strategist, Int’l Best Selling Author & Speaker

The most important lesson my business/career taught me is self-worth. For so long I didn’t see the value I brought to the table even though others could. I was living and looking at life through a tainted lens that shaped who I became, which allowed me to live beneath my potential. I was inundated with fear (fear of failure and fear of success) and people pleasing. Read more>>