[three_fourths]My career as an entrepreneur is still quite short. Almost 6 years behind me. My career in an entrepreneurial family has been longer, about my lifetime. There are still many things to learn, but one thing is already clear. This career choice involves great emotions in every direction. The attitude towards one's own company is a bit similar to that towards one's own child. Critical feedback is always taken personally first, before one can even deal with the matter analytically on some level. Positive feedback, on the other hand, warms the heart nicely and brings a smile to one's face.
In this blog, I thought I would tell you about what is one of my biggest grins about entrepreneurship. I am lucky that I don't have to try alone. My sister Tuire and I decided right from the start that we would go into this together. You often hear that as an entrepreneur you often end up alone. That's true, but it doesn't have to be that way.
In a weak moment, it is good to call and really thoroughly vent the irritating thing out of your system. During the venting, it is important to let out all the injustices and stupidities that come to mind. It is important here that the other player agrees with you the whole time and is horrified by the injustice your partner has been subjected to. Note! You should never give a different opinion, even if you agree with it. The idea is that when the emotional state is normal after the venting, the caller will realize that they were wrong and will be able to continue rationally.
Trying shouldn't be taken too seriously. The best way to start the morning is to open Skype and focus on everything irrelevant for a moment. It's good to compete with Tuire in wit. That devil will beat me to it, but I'll get out of this. Note! Something important is coming now. Don't laugh out loud alone in your own room. You might seem a little crazy.
When you trust your entrepreneurial partner, it's easy to work together. We don't always agree on things. But we have promised each other that we must listen and give differing opinions a chance. We must also respect each other's areas of responsibility. We must be able to submit to the fact that Tuire, for example, is responsible for product development and has the last word on it. Note! If your entrepreneurial partner is your younger sister, it's better to start practicing Mindfulness the same way. It's fundamentally wrong for a little sister to be able to dictate.
It's true that there are four great entrepreneurs in this company! But of the other two, I don't have such a good buddy selfie. :)
-Riitta Krogerus
Ps. Thanks Tuire for the article on the topic.[/three_fourths]