Last week we took a day to reflect and recharge. Its hard to find a day, to find the time, and a location that sparks creativity and reflection but on October 13th, magic happened. Here are the top lessons learned (in no particular order).
1) You get out what you put in. The days (and weeks) of prep were worth it.
2) Our team is amazing and all good at their jobs. It takes asking someone who does the job to know how to improve it. The ideas were smart and insightful.
3) Its so easy to get bogged down in day-to-day that you can forget to look forward. Looking forward keeps us moving.
4) Inspiration comes from everywhere: from a beautiful house, a beautiful coast and even a rainy day.
5) Team building comes from a meal, a project, or a car-pool and does not have to be a planned event.
6) I love my life, my job, my state and my co-workers.
7) I can never say thanks enough. Its always in my head but it wouldn't hurt me to say it aloud more.
The article states that when she was promoted to marketing and expressed fear in not knowing about marketing, she was told to "learn it". Same held true when she was transitioned to video. In a different life, I was in purchasing. My boss thought I could handle the a whole new market of high tech data. I expressed fear of not knowing and he replied, "you better figure it out, because that's where we are heading--I know you can get us there." I've had two opportunities like that in my career. Like Julie, I worked my ass off and made sure no one would ever regret giving me a shot, and as a result more opportunities opened up. 
