After 14 years running Grandma Emily’s, I’m making some space.
Space for a new Managing Director, who’s coming in with new ideas and a fresh perspective for our company. For me, that means vacating the space I’ve occupied for many years and allowing change and growth according to someone else’s vision of things. The mission remains constant. The tactics will expand. It’s time to let another person steer the ship. I’m talking evolution not revolution.
This will bring me space as well to pursue other projects and develop other talents. Yes, I’ll still be CEO of Grandma Emily’s. I’ll be a CEO with a new MO (modus operandi) who’s learnt to let go.
It’s important to have concrete goals in any endeavor. That brings purpose to the effort expended. Just as important is realizing when those goals have been met. For me, it was time to set new goals that encompass a wider vision of my self as well as the aspect of being of service.
Teach, coach, write – three tools I’m developing to help guide the next generations of entrepreneurs just dipping their feet into the waters of self employment and risk taking. All these years of working and mistake making have afforded me a lot of material.
Delegating a business to others takes advanced planning. This change has been two years in the making.
First, the day to day operations had to be competently handled by experienced staff with the authority to run the show. Second, the umbilical cord that attached me so tightly to my business had to be slowly cut.
The baby has been birthed. She learnt to walk, to talk and although she’s still small, she’s solid. She’s in a safe space and it’s time now for her to thrive. I’ll never be far. Just far enough to give her space to grow.
I call it uncrowdsourcing my life. Consciously or unconsciously, we all do it.
When we take a minute to focus on the in breath and the out breath, we’re making space. When we go through our closet and give old clothes away, we’re making space. Just the realization that it was more important to me to be happy than to be right, helped bring so much space into my personal relationships that they thrive as they never have before.
This change is all about the business thriving under fresh ideas and new leadership. The space has been carefully prepared and we’re excited about the possibilities ahead. I’ll keep you posted.
