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What Worked in the Past May Not Work in the Future

By Kevin Estes

Growth is required for future success.

Current of Change

For better or for worse, everything changes:

  • Companies grow or shrink

  • Finances expand or contract

  • People move into new personal or professional roles

Change is like a current.

Staying in place takes effort. Making progress takes even more.

New or New to You?

Most of life’s major changes occur daily:

  • Getting married

  • Buying a first home

  • Moving from individual contributor to manager

  • Becoming a parent

  • Transitioning from entrepreneur to CEO

  • Retiring

Each change requires new skills, tools, and perspectives.
However, people have developed, built, and gained them!

Seek Experts

Find individuals who made it from where you are to where you want to go.

Seek their counsel. Ask for resources and reference materials.

Heed their warnings. Perhaps the biggest benefit of a mentor is that they can help you identify blind spots.

If where you want to go involves finances, feel free to…


Disclaimer

In addition to the usual disclaimers, neither this post nor this image includes any financial, tax, or legal advice.