2020 A Year In Review

I hesitated publishing this but in my consistent attempt to lead with authenticity I decided to feel the fear and do it anyway. So here it is. A recorded clip of our last sales meeting of the year. A raw emotional audible love letter to my company and the agents and staff that rode the waves the sea that was 2020 so effortlessly hit us with over and over again. We were one of the positive stories but so many of our fellow small businesses weren’t so lucky and that breaks my heart. And frankly should break yours. It’s difficult to see the world from the eyes of an entrepreneur unless you are one. On one hand the world is constantly your oyster, and endless exciting sky of opportunity to create and thrive on your own terms. On the other a much darker lonely place that terrifies you if you let it. You need a strong heart and an even stronger stomach and living for the journey instead of the outcome is the only way to survive. You can’t call out sick, or come in late, or even take a proper vacation to be honest because there is always something to do, manage, create, solve, extinguish, or analyze. The thing is people who aren’t entrepreneurs don’t get that we wouldn’t have it any other way. We happily traded the “Sunday scaries” for a consistent pit in our stomach that makes us feel alive and keeps us going. Our businesses are home and our staff and employees are family. This year was far from easy for a multitude reasons but I’m leaving it a better human, a stronger leader, and far more aware of what’s important to me and I owe that entirely to my crew @EVHoboken. So to my staff, global network, agents and clients, thank you. I’m proud of you. Well done. See you next year.