{"id":22385,"date":"2019-12-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/honeybook.site.strattic.io\/?p=22385"},"modified":"2022-10-23T01:29:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T08:29:51","slug":"why-your-first-5-years-in-business-are-like-being-in-your-20s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbbadmin.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/why-your-first-5-years-in-business-are-like-being-in-your-20s","title":{"rendered":"Why Your First 5 Years in Business Are Like Being In Your 20s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hbbadmin.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Something_New_for_I_Do_Visual_Rebranding-0169-1300x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22387\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m 28, and I only know that because I have to count backwards from how old my husband is. I can easily tell you how old he is, but sometime after I turned 21, my age intentionally or unintentionally slips my mind. It&#8217;s only when someone asks me or I have to write it down that I realize&#8230; <em>wait, I&#8217;m not 22 anymore?!<\/em> And then I think about how long I&#8217;ve worked my butt off post-college to grow this business of mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think about the many opportunities, clients and industry relationships that have come my way over the years. About the highs (like when&nbsp;I secured a contributorship with Huffington Post Weddings) to the lows (like when&nbsp;some business tax advice went sideways). And suddenly, the 9 years of being in business for myself makes my age make sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These days, I have a lot more highs than lows. Thank goodness for that! You know how the saying your 30s are much better than your 20s?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trust me, your next 5 years in business are far better than your first. Here are four reasons why your first 5 years in business are like being in your 20s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. You find your business identity. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The social media comparison game in business is like the post-college identity crisis you may have had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to do what all your friends are doing to remain &#8220;cool&#8221; and &#8220;in the loop&#8221;, so you wrap yourself up in what your competitors and industry peers are doing. And then, you end up doing and saying things that aren\u2019t \u201cyou\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At some point in your first 5 years of business, you\u2019ll get sick of playing keep up. You&#8217;ll find your voice and your identity in order to best serve your brand, clients, and also yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. You find out who\nyour friends (and ideal clients) are.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s so much to be said about finding your creative community. You know, your business besties who continue to encourage, support and cheer you on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, the creative and\/or wedding industry can be clicky at times. You\u2019ve likely been burned by a couple vendor friends you once worked with or you were excited to meet someone you looked up to in the industry, only to find out they\u2019re not that great of a person in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">But in the spirit of #CommunityOverCompetition, it\u2019s now easier than ever to find your tribe and say goodbye to the haters.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You also find out who your ideal clients are! In the beginning stages of your business, you might have taken on everyone and anyone <em>(I did!)<\/em> just to book yourself and enhance your portfolio. There\u2019s nothing wrong with this at all. Keep doing you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But once you discover who you work best with and the type of client that meshes with your company\u2019s goals + vision\u2014you\u2019ll find yourself saying no to opportunities you used to jump at in order to be able to say yes to better-fit clients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. You start to think\nabout work\/life balance. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been blessed with the opportunity to understand the importance of work\/life balance from the beginning. My last college internship\u2014turned first job out of college\u2014was working with a PR firm that specialized in PR for staffing firms (among other things). One of our clients was a flexible staffing firm who helped place moms juggling little ones with their work schedules. Even though I didn\u2019t have kids at the time, I so valued the beliefs of this company and the idea of work\/life balance. So, when I saw my friends working jobs where they were the first ones in and the last ones to leave, my heart hurt for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In your 20s, work\/life balance might have meant finishing off your day at happy hour then having a couple hours at home to relax before waking up and doing it all over again. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, work\/life balance likely has a whole new meaning. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I know there are seasons in your business you have to hustle hard and work beyond the hours of 9 to 5. There are time where you can\u2019t get anything done beyond checking your email once in the morning and once at night. And that\u2019s ok! You will ultimately reach a point where your priorities start to change\u2014whether it\u2019s because you have a family, get married, or just because you love your work so much that you don\u2019t want to burn yourself out\u2014that you set some new boundaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. You know your\ntolerance. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t know about you, but when I experienced the rare hangover post-girls night or a wedding with an open bar, it was enough to make me swear off those extra drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">But in life and business, we want to get to a point where it\u2019s not during the aftereffect where we realize our limits.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You begin to realize your limits upfront. You&#8217;re clear on them and you don\u2019t waiver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No longer does it take one too many drinks, or in this case, one too many red flags in business to know your tolerance. 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