I help entrepreneurs leapfrog over the typical potholes that derail most small businesses with inspiration, motivation, education, and support across a wide range of business topics drawn from over a decade of running my own business, teaching entrepreneurship for the City of New York, and coaching and consulting privately with dozens of women and minority small business owners. Honestly, why go it alone when help is an email away?
Local Heroines
This weekend I reconnected with an old colleague who became a good friend and eventually a client. (Hey, Karen!)
At one point she said, “Lauren, you are so amazing. It’s no wonder you’re teaching and helping other entrepreneurs. You were my very first mentor, and I still hear your advice and remember the example you set of knowing your worth when we worked together.”
While, of course, that’s amazing to hear. But, what really struck me was how the advice I shared and the example I set was still resonating for her all these years (and decades) later.
It’s so easy to forget that we have this incredible power to shape other people’s lives not just in the moment, but throughout lifetimes.
Isn’t that incredible!
I know in my own moments of doubt, Karen’s words will return to me as comfort, motivation, and inspiration.
What a gift she has given me.
It's such a beautiful cycle of giving and gratitude.
After we got off the phone, I asked myself, “Who is my superheroine? Whose words and counsel do I still think about?”
One person rose immediately to mind, and I sat down and wrote her an email of thanks.
Even though we haven’t talked in many, many years. I honestly do not know if she is still alive, whether she relocated permanently overseas, as she had planned to do, or if her old email address is still active.
But, in some ways I’m not sure whether it matters.
Writing this message of gratitude in acknowledgement of her kindness and generosity felt incredibly empowering and reminded me of how many lives I have influenced and been influenced by.
That’s why this week, I urge you to do the same thing.
Call, write, email—whatever makes sense—and remind a superhero or superheroine in your life how amazing they are and how deeply your life has been impacted by theirs.
I promise, you will not regret it.
And you never know, it may be exactly what they need to be reminded of right now when so many folks are struggling in a myriad of ways.
Until next week, remember that gratitude doesn't cost a dime, but its value is indeed priceless.
P.S. — If you missed it, last week I shared some advice from a true maverick about not Knowing Better.
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