Ten Things I Learned in Year One

1. Don’t wait. Start. Push. Always.
2. Forget perfect.
3. Start many things saying, I don’t know. See if your mind then takes the opportunity to want to learn it.
4. Don’t limit you’re World. You may be focused on a specific thing, market, service….. But don’t limit your thinking. Consider other things.
5. Every time you’re uncomfortable, double down.
6. Sometimes you just need to shake hands. Agreements are important. But sometimes you also just need to proceed with some risk.
7. Focus energy on learning about people and asking questions. If they choose not to reciprocate, move ahead elsewhere. You still had and experience that you can learn from.
8. Say thank you.
9. Don’t say sorry.

10. Don’t obsess about what you don’t know. You can’t do as much in 1 year as you think and you can do more in 5 than you think. There’s time to learn.