Sometimes the journey of climbing the mountain is more overwhelming when looking up. But once you start you just need focus on just one step at time or better yet a 1/4 mile at a time.
As you climb the air becomes more restrictive but you adjust and power through with a slower pace or pause here or there to see the view from where you are. Often you realize holy shit look how far I’ve made it already. This process repeats itself and once you make it to the top you savor the moment.
Now this isn’t Mount Everest, but this isn’t your first mountain you climbed and battled through.
This is similar to owning a business and there is nothing wrong with finding the next mountain to climb that is bigger and more challenging. And there is nothing wrong with saying this was a hell of a ride but now the next mountain I want to be part of team and climb this mountain together.
So whatever choice you make just know it’s okay to join a team and it’s okay to tackle that new mountain together. This team could be the people you hire or the team you join. But sooner or later reflect back on how easy those small mountains were and how life catches up to you and how life is flying by.
Sometimes life throws you lemons 🍋 and you make lemonade. But the story doesn’t end there, sometimes someone has vodka and it’s time to sit back and savor the skills gained and work doing what you love with a lot less headaches.
This is where I am in life. I am a maker first who loves working with his hands. But houses were my first love and working on them is my true passion. I am happy to have learned all the skills from high end furniture work and I use these skills daily.
But in my life there has been many bumps in the road and I needed to look in the mirror and realize there is more to life than work. That this American dream I thought isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.
So here I am happier than ever before because I made the decision to make what I want for me, and to work with a team and climb that mountain with more guarantees.
