So says Penelope Trunk, aka “The Brazen Careerist” in this excellent post. I found #2 - “Stay the most focused when things look the most difficult” - to be exquisitely helpful (not to mention timely). Launching your own solo practice is hard work, there’s no question, and things can be tough going at first. For me, it’s been even more difficult thanks to a long prior career in public service; certain aspects of this type of practice are a brave new world for me, and I’m learning a lot as I go. Staying focused has been a challenge, to say the least, but as Penelope rightly points out, it’s at times like this - when it’s easiest to get frustrated, and thus “off track” - that we must narrow our focus with even more laser-like precision.

Check out the whole post for some other excellent ideas.

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