Worth the high-five
I just finished this book by Ben Horowitz: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers. Epic (and actionable) business advice plus rap inspiration is a win for me. If you haven't read it, add it to your holiday wish list.
Business is hard. Any business. Especially if you are a boutique fighting against the odds. Every day is a series of hard things, seemingly insurmountable challenges. But you know what? It's worth it.
Does Blackrock sit around high-fiving each other when they get one new investor?
I mean for real, what does it take to get Blackrock to high-five at all? The high-fives are too hard there.
Give me the struggle, the trenches, the fight. Because when we do the damn thing, the celebration is sweeter. The success means something bigger.
“People always ask me, ‘What’s the secret to being a successful CEO?’ Sadly, there is no secret, but if there is one skill that stands out, it’s the ability to focus and make the best move when there are no good moves.”
Business is hard. Life is hard. Give me a reason to high-five. Every time you take the field, every goal, every win. You are one step closer. That's worth celebrating.
As we end the year, please don't judge 2020, your business, yourself by how much farther you wanted to be. Judge it all by how far you've come. Measure backwards. Find reasons to celebrate.
High-five.
