It is almost a core value I search for aside the passion I think it takes to succeed in PR – especially at a boutique agency. And it is a talent I look for in people I hire now. Amazingly, accepting this has allowed me to feel more happy and balanced than ever before.ĭon’t get me wrong, I’m still gritty as hell. Now, I know that I’m not the perfect mother, wife, or boss and I never will be. I cannot be my best without giving myself the grace to be imperfect and spend time on my own growth. After hearing Cheryle talk, I realized that grit is important, but it isn’t everything. Up until this point, I had focused only on my grit, often neglecting self-care in the pursuit of being a better businesswoman and mother. Cheryle defines grace as your love and action towards yourself. She talks about Grit and Grace, and how both are critical to success. Cheryle is an incredibly accomplished businesswoman and fellow cancer survivor. Recently I heard Cheryle Jackson speak and I was moved by something she said and how relevant this was in my life and in my constant cycle I described above.
Although I was doing my best to be the ultimate mom and businesswoman, I often felt burnt out and unhappy.
I went straight from work to my kids’ games to making dinner to staying up late working, and I repeated this cycle every single day. I believed that my kids would suffer if I missed a game or meal because I was working overtime.
When I was younger, I often caught myself thinking that working full-time made me a bad mother. My business is my third child and sometimes I find that I can’t shake that feeling no matter how hard I try. Running a company requires spending long hours away from my family and little-to-no me-time. Unsurprisingly, I’ve faced a lot of hardships during my entrepreneurial journey to the point where I sometimes question if it’s all worth it. But, while I accomplished my dream of becoming an entrepreneur, I knew the path ahead of me would be rocky (remember those scary stats from the beginning of this blog?). I started Mekky Media and three years later, my company is alive and well. Who’s to say I can’t be an entrepreneur, too? I’m a cancer survivor and a working mother of two with no plans to slow down anytime soon. My friends and family were right: I am gritty. Grit is what you need to be a successful entrepreneur. Sure, you can be naturally gifted, but grit is what you need in order to do something with your talent and make a mark on the world. Studies actually suggest that grit is the strongest predictor of success, trumping even talent. To me, grit is the persistence to push past the rough patches in pursuit of getting what you ultimately want. I realized then and there that grit has always been one of my gifts. They said that even though many entrepreneurs don’t make it, I would defy the odds because I have something not everyone has. The people who were closest to me said the opposite. Look at the statistics, Michelle! What makes you think that your business can succeed when so many fail? Besides, you have a family to support. Any time I began to dream about starting my own business, self-doubt knocked me back down to reality. These numbers daunted me in the early stages of Mekky Media, when it was just an idea. But I knew the statistics.Ģ0% of small businesses fail in their first year.
It’s not that I didn’t want to be I’ve actually always dreamed of starting my own business. In addition, Exhibitor/Sponsor acknowledges that TCEP, its agents, the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel, and Grit Productions do not maintain insurance covering the Exhibitor/Sponsor’s property and that it is the sole responsibility of the Exhibitor/Sponsor to obtain business interruption and property damage insurance covering such losses by the Exhibitor/Sponsor.In fact, five years ago I’d laugh if you told me that I’d one day be the founder and CEO of my own company. Continue minor finish work at the Grit Building, Solids Building, and BAF Building.Jon discussed work anticipated for the coming month, including: Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Temple for Sewer ProjectCounty Attorney Stacey Blackmon requested consideration to approve the ARPA Subrecipient Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Temple to grant 45% of the cost to replace a Grit Removal System at the Temple Waste Water Treatment Plant, not to exceed $121,500 using ARPA funds.Īll requests will be considered and rated against a set of objective criteria with the assistance of Grit Bin Evaluation Form. Grit Bin - Clerk confirmed that Highways had stated that it was okay to sight a grit bin on land that was not visible to the public.
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