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10 LESSONS from ten years in business

This year my baby turns ten, and it feels like a good opportunity to take stock, reflect, and look at some of the lessons I’ve learned from the past decade. Having a business is very much like having another family member. It can be an emotional rollercoaster – hugely rewarding but equally challenging.

In hindsight, I wouldn’t change it for the world – but that said, here are ten things that would have helped from the get go.

LESSON 1 – SILO AREAS OF YOUR LIFE.

It is extremely difficult to have harmony in all areas of your life at the same time.

When I started the business, I had the usual start-up problems. Lack

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