The joy of adventure

The recent mentees/mentors get-together at the sumptuous HSBC private wealth quarters was useful in particular when one of the 'mentees' declared her frustration at the (slow) pace of progress in the early part of the business. It seemed to be a feeling shared by a number of us - myself included. Karen Darby replied with a nugget of great advice that has stuck with me. Whilst I can't recall the quote accurately, what she said went along the lines of 'Ladies, this is the best bit of it all. Its the rollercoaster. When you get to the point of boardrooms and management that's just not as interesting'. And it reminded me partly of why I went into this in the first place - for the (as-my-mum-would-say) 'heebie-jeebie' moments, the wondering if/ how/ when it will happen, the 'can we pull it off?' feeling, the 'if that doesn't happen...' train-of-thought. In short, for the adventure. For the need to be creative, innovative and resourceful. To find ways through a seemingly impenetrable wall. To get-going and keep-going. On that note, its Friday evening and I have prospecting for new people to call to get on with...