On Gratitude and Faith

They say that, "All good things come to those who wait." Quite recently my little adventure in entrepreneurship was blessed with a very GOOD thing. A prospect which we have been courting for nearly a year is now a client. As much as I would like to name drop as this is the type of client that can exponentially increase our reputation I must refrain. A formal Press Release will be forth coming in that regard once the Model Release is signed.

That being said, I've never been known to be an incredibly patient man when it comes to accomplishing my goals. There fore I am incredibly grateful for my Creative Director putting up with me. Her cool head, dedication and persistence earned us the opportunity to exceed this notable client's expectations. I am incredibly indebted to her faith in our little venture as she has been working solely for commission and an equity position since joining the company. I know that the past year has been just as challenging for her as I.

While at times things appeared bleak we never lost faith in our vision and now that faith is being rewarded. She and I have both sacrificed a great deal, but we did so with smiles knowing that what ever we lost would come back to us many times over. This small success is just the first of many for as anyone in business knows success breeds success.

I find a great deal of irony in the fact that this post is being written shortly after that of one on overcoming adversity. Perhaps the universe was just waiting for me to put it out there in an incredibly public way that I had no intention of giving in. Again another lesson for which I am incredibly grateful.

While I never lost faith there were moments where it was tested. This last weekend I re-watched the movie "The Patriot," with Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the film it is about a group of Militia at the on set of the Revolution. Through out this film on the struggle for our nation's independence one line was prevalent, "Stay the course." They say that the measure of a man or woman is not in how the carry themselves when things are going well, but in those times of extreme duress. I have both failed and succeeded by this measure at various stages in my life.

I am grateful for both the highs and lows of my life. Without the lows I wouldn't truly appreciate the highs. Additionally it is in those lows that I tend to become most self-aware. They expose those rough edges that need to be honed. Be grateful for them and have faith that you will overcome them. Without these two things nothing of true value can be accomplished.