Helping more people thrive doing what they love or are passionate about means helping more folks learn from those who came before them and so we asked successful entrepreneurs, artists and creatives to tell us what they would do differently, knowing what they know now, if they were starting over.

Tamar Turner

I would not let the fear of the unknown get to me as much as it did early on. I was so worried about how things were going to be received by my audience and if I was doing things the right way that I almost feel as if I was holding myself back. Instead of trying to make sure everything is perfect, trust my gut feeling and just go with it. I could have started some things much sooner than I did had I adopted this mentality. I always think about the ‘what ifs’ but now I am so locked in, that whatever comes to my mind I just try to put a course of action behind it. Read more>>

Artimio Blackburn

When I was first starting out, I was ambitious but didn’t understand that gaining followers and likes on social media was not always equivalent with success in the real world. I had no idea of the business side of things that is equally essential to being an artist. If I could go back and start again I would learn the ins and outs making this craft into a business that can thrive and become fruitful enough to make more dreams into realities. Read more>>

Nakia Linson

If I were to start over again, I would focus more serving my clients rather than servicing/selling to them. I believe serving sets a totally different standard. It reminds my clients that they are in fact human, not just another customer in the business realm. Contrary to popular belief, I deeply believe the human dimension in coach to client relationships is super important. Serving is warm and personal as servicing which is super robotic and cold. Read more>>

Jasmine Sykes

If I as an entrepreneur could start over from scratch, 10 years ago when I first developed and launched JMarie Media, I would have started with building a foundation of relationships first. The most important, vital, precious value you can hold as a person of customer service is the rapport of relationships. Relationships can hold more weight than money in the any field of business involving people. Read more>>