Hard Lessons

Drea DeMarchi

“You’ve got to just start.”

“You’ll never be 100% ready.”

“Starting a business is not comfortable.”

Drea DeMarchi, co-founder of In Creative Company, dropping some tough love in this Hard Lesson.  

This is one of the most inspirational Hard Lessons to date. Facing your fears and leaving your comfort zone behind is heroic!

The Hard Lessons series is created and hosted by Michael "The Bookkeeper" Oberther. Michael loves what he does! From the moment that he meets someone through networking, he gets the privilege to learn about them, their lives, and their businesses. He then gets to address how he can best assist them. Whether it’s connecting them with someone in his extensive network that can help them achieve their business goals or sending them to his company, Supporting Strategies, he can then take care of their bookkeeping needs. He is rewarded by knowing he is a part of their process and success!

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Video Transcript 

Michael Oberther: I'm here with Drea from In Creative Company. Drea, what is the hardest lesson you've learned in business?

Drea: The hardest lesson I've learned is you've got to just start the time in my life that I procrastinated on starting on my dream because I was comfortable being a W two employee. It's a very cushy position to be in. No, I wake up, I go to my job, and then I come home and I don't have to think about it again. Starting a business is not comfortable, but it does yield a lot more reward. And if you have that desire, and you have the inspiration, just go for it. You're never going to be 100% Ready, it's never going to be comfortable, but it will absolutely be worth it and the growth is going to inspire you to be your best self every day.

Michael Oberther: Yo, there's an awesome hard lesson. Thank you for sharing. If you have a hard lesson shared in the comments below. Maybe you can be our next guest.

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