When I started out in this fancy design business I was intimidated and insecure. How could I ever measure up to these stylish and successful designers?
I couldn’t even get a job at first, working part time in a restaurant and part time assisting at a home staging firm. It seemed like a very long road to any kind of success.
When I finally did get my first real job as a design assistant I learned how little I knew about business. I knew that there had to be a better way to build a firm and when I took the leap into running my own business it became very lonely. I was overwhelmed by continually second-guessing myself, comparison traps, and a persistent sense that I wasn’t good enough. I stood in my own way and made everything harder than it needed to be.
And when I finally did start to get some traction in my business I was so focused on not being enough that I couldn’t even see my own success.