Has it really been over four months since I have written an article here? John Lennon was onto something when he talked about life being what happens to you while you're busy making other plans...
Beginning next week, I will be embarking on a new leadership challenge - totally rebuilding a market from the bottom-up and from the inside-out. I'm talking about establishing a DNA, reshaping the brand, changing the internal culture - and taking it to the streets in hopes of building our business. It's an opportunity for me to once again put my money where my mouth is by practicing each and every leadership principle that I hold near and dear. While my eyes will be fixed on that glimmering light far off in the distance, I fully expect the road to be long, dark, and filled with obstacles. But as they say, difficulty is the excuse that history never accepts.
My team and I will be challenged, no doubt. But there will be no gray-area when it comes to who we are, why we do what we do, or where we are going. My vision is written in stone. My road map is crystal clear. We will live it, breathe it, walk it, and talk it each and every day through every situation. Sure, we will experience some failures along the way, but we will also experience success, one step at a time. We will learn from both and be better because of it.
As Chesterton once wrote, "A man must have enough faith in himself to begin an adventure - and enough doubt in himself to enjoy it." That quote pretty much explains how I feel at this moment - a balanced mixture of faith and doubt, excitement and terror. Bring it on!
Here's to the adventure that lies ahead. I can't wait to share our stories with you along the way.
J.
