In this special behind-the-scenes episode, I pull back the covers on my personal journey as a CEO and entrepreneur sharing my fears, challenges, and breakthroughs. From hiring hurdles to business growth, I get real and raw about the ups and downs of my five-year journey of building my business and the challenges of making my first full-time hire.

If you've ever hesitated to invest in yourself or your business, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in now and discover how you can move past your fears and build the business of your dreams.

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12 | Allowing Your Ambition To Evolve with Jereshia Hawk

GEMS DROPPED
“Inevitably ​when ​we ​move ​through and we ​get ​one ​new ​level ​of ​clarity, a ​new ​barrier ​gets ​introduced. ​When ​we ​break ​through ​one ​ceiling, ​a ​new ​ceiling ​all ​of ​a ​sudden ​appears.”

“I ​had ​begun ​to ​buy ​into ​this ​sort ​of ​vague, ​emotional ​reaction, ​and ​told ​myself ​a ​story ​that ​was ​irresponsible ​to ​hire ​someone ​until ​I ​have ​this ​feeling ​that ​I ​can ​support ​them. ​And ​that's ​not ​what ​hiring ​is ​like. The ​actual ​exchange ​of ​expectations ​and ​the ​resources ​and ​the ​energy ​that ​flows ​between ​you ​and ​your ​team ​members ​or ​those ​who ​are ​working ​for ​your ​company, ​​you're ​not ​paying ​to ​take ​care ​of ​them. And ​so ​that ​doesn't ​have ​anything ​to ​do ​with ​my ​values ​around ​​being ​a ​thoughtful ​and ​kind ​and ​compassionate ​person ​and ​leader, ​right. How ​I ​will ​treat ​people, ​how ​I ​actually ​care ​about ​whoever ​works ​with ​me, ​their ​humanity, ​like ​I'm ​still ​me ​and I ​don't ​have ​to ​place ​this ​additional ​weight ​on ​the ​relationship ​that ​doesn't ​need ​to ​exist. ​It ​just ​really ​has ​no ​place.”

“We ​all ​need ​this. ​We ​need ​other ​people ​to ​help ​us ​catch ​those ​blind ​spots ​and ​shift ​our ​perspective. ​Otherwise, ​we're ​trapped ​in ​our ​own ​way ​of ​thinking, ​and ​we ​overcomplicate ​stuff. ​We ​make ​things ​harder ​than ​they ​need ​to ​be and ​it's ​just ​because ​certain ​things ​are ​hidden ​or ​there’re ​certain ​angles ​that ​we're ​just ​not ​exploring.”

“I ​think ​it's ​important ​to ​get yourself ​into ​conversation ​not ​only ​with your ​coach, ​because ​I ​would ​not ​have ​made ​the ​connections ​to ​the ​undercurrents ​right ​around ​the ​belonging, ​around ​the ​messiness ​if ​I ​had ​not ​already ​laid ​the ​groundwork, ​which ​with ​the ​deeper ​level ​work ​that ​I ​do ​with ​my ​coach ​and ​that ​I ​have ​done ​with ​my ​therapists. ​But ​these ​kind ​of [questions], ‘What's ​the ​next ​step? ​Where ​are ​we ​going ​to ​take ​it ​next?’ ​Not ​sitting ​in ​that ​alone. ​It ​makes ​all ​the ​difference.”

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