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.

Jayla Eckford | Pastry Chef

1- There is no success without hard work. 2- No one will handle your business the way you do, If you want something done best, do it yourself. 3- With great power, comes great responsibility 4- Seeing the fruits of your labor, is the most beautiful thing ever. Read more>>

Majer Change | Musician/Motivational Speaker

To stay tenacious and keep God first, everything else will fall into place. Read more>>

CHRISTINE CLEMENTS | Family Photographer

You won’t know until you try. As cliche as it may sound, you really do have to believe in yourself to succeed. When I first started my business, we were at crossroads. I was home with my 3 kids and was struggling to get ahead financially. I was either going to go out and find a job and drastically alter our lives, or pour my heart into my photography business and give it a real chance. Read more>>