Love this advice...totally applicable to other fields. I work in real estate development and the themes of hiring for institutional knowledge, only partnering with people/groups where you have alignment, and understanding that there is no "right way" to structure a deal (at least on the business side, maybe not construction), are spot on. Also where I have been burned in the past by not remembering this.
I agree, I am an architect working in real estate development also and feel like so many of these are applicable to all fields, or at least ones where people create things!
Amy, While there are many, many, many beautiful, creative gifts you bring to the world, your transparency and generosity are a light all their own. Thank you.
Thank you! I love this and needed to hear it right now. This is who I am and why I do what I do ( jewelry designer) and I know I need to keep the focus where I want it to be, but it feels wonderful to hear your words from someone who has been there. I am moving slowly, I have to right now. I am changing my brand name and trimming back the loose ends and following my gut; I have to do more of that. When you mentioned how crucial it is to be both creative and pragmatic it resonated with me deeply. I do feel the need for me to more clearly define where pragmatism comes into play the most for me ( which is to say where I fail to consider it enough). I will now spend time working on how to prioritize being pragmatic in terms of a clearer list of what that needs to be for me. I think this is where I have been too fuzzy. Mostly I get it, but I am the sort of person who will let the creativity and relationship building drive me so far down the road that it limits what I can be pragmatic about. As you said, slow down. My theme for this year has been, “Slow your roll and ride with the tide.” Not to say recklessly ride with the tide, but to slow down and take the time to appreciate the forces of the tide and what they may have to offer in terms of getting me to where I am headed already; be slightly more flexible about the exact destination and how I get there. Thank you for every single word - I will read and re-read this many times and will be posting a few quotes from it as well. With much gratitude back to you.
Love this advice...totally applicable to other fields. I work in real estate development and the themes of hiring for institutional knowledge, only partnering with people/groups where you have alignment, and understanding that there is no "right way" to structure a deal (at least on the business side, maybe not construction), are spot on. Also where I have been burned in the past by not remembering this.
Wear a piece of Tibi almost every day as well!
I agree, I am an architect working in real estate development also and feel like so many of these are applicable to all fields, or at least ones where people create things!
Amy, While there are many, many, many beautiful, creative gifts you bring to the world, your transparency and generosity are a light all their own. Thank you.
Thank you! I love this and needed to hear it right now. This is who I am and why I do what I do ( jewelry designer) and I know I need to keep the focus where I want it to be, but it feels wonderful to hear your words from someone who has been there. I am moving slowly, I have to right now. I am changing my brand name and trimming back the loose ends and following my gut; I have to do more of that. When you mentioned how crucial it is to be both creative and pragmatic it resonated with me deeply. I do feel the need for me to more clearly define where pragmatism comes into play the most for me ( which is to say where I fail to consider it enough). I will now spend time working on how to prioritize being pragmatic in terms of a clearer list of what that needs to be for me. I think this is where I have been too fuzzy. Mostly I get it, but I am the sort of person who will let the creativity and relationship building drive me so far down the road that it limits what I can be pragmatic about. As you said, slow down. My theme for this year has been, “Slow your roll and ride with the tide.” Not to say recklessly ride with the tide, but to slow down and take the time to appreciate the forces of the tide and what they may have to offer in terms of getting me to where I am headed already; be slightly more flexible about the exact destination and how I get there. Thank you for every single word - I will read and re-read this many times and will be posting a few quotes from it as well. With much gratitude back to you.
Love this! You and your model for building Tibi have been such an inspiration to me from day 1. Thank you!