Career Advice: Building Trust

Many times, we look back and wish that someone had told us a key piece of advice that since changed our life. Because if we had known sooner, our life could have been much easier. For me, I wish I had built up my employees sooner. For the first five years of my professional career, I excelled at doing. I thrived at the grind from long hours and hard work. It was not until I had a baby that I found that it was no longer possible. I held so many tasks so tightly that my world spun out of control when I no longer had the time nor energy to do it all, on little sleep. I joke that it has taken me two year to catch up from my very short maternity leave, yet it is the truth.

Owning a small business is both the most rewarding, yet hardest job, as you feel the pressure of not only yourself, but your business partners, your clients, and your staff. It was not until I had no other choice that I finally allowed myself the grace to not do it all. Like everything, it was a slow process with growing pains

for both myself and my staff, but I look back now and cannot believe how far we have come collectively. Over the last year, we finalized both policies and procedures of how to do each part of our jobs, so that not only can I push work down, but our staff can do the same. Allowing us the ability to grow with a strong foundation. Furthermore, I have seen our staff grow in so many ways as both professional and managers. And although at first, your staff might do it in the time period or aesthetic that you like, it is a process. Now, they do things before I ask, in my style, quicker than me. Allowing me to focus on what I do best, accounting + client service.

If you to are at this point in your career, and ready to make the jump to manager. You got this. It will take you to places you never thought possible.