SUCCESS
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill
SUCCESS
Congratulations! You have integrated elements, survived challenges, and you and your business are successful. For the Reluctant Entrepreneur, this is a moment that you likely did not think was possible or probable. If you are not seeing these things, or drawing this conclusion, look again to ensure you are not missing or discrediting your wins. Make space to hang your first dollar on your wall. For any entrepreneur, especially for the reluctant ones, recognizing and celebrating successes is essential. While this may not be the end of the path, and you can make improvements and continue to develop, you have built and can now stand upon a foundation of success. Consider this a graduation of the phase that you were in, a successful completion of the journey you were on. Cheers!
World
The World marks the end of the Major Arcana, the culmination and graduation of The Fool’s Journey. The World is an integration of elements, lessons learned, and both an ending and a beginning. Reflect on what you have learned on this path, your trials and your triumphs, the changes you’ve made in your life and in your business. For the Reluctant Entrepreneur, you have potentially made your way through a considerable amount of your reluctance; seeing that possibility may be greater than pitfall and risk, or are more grounded in the decision that the entrepreneur life is not for you at this time. Be intentional about completing the work that you are doing. Consider committing to rest, retreat, and celebration with the same commitment that you granted your business and other priorities to get to this moment. Then, leveraging that same intention and buoyed by the success of this journey, pause, strategize, and determine if, when, and how you will begin the journey again.
Questions to consider:
- What are your key takeaways from this journey?
- What are you most proud of?
- Which elements are you integrating to support your continued success?
- What happens now/after you rest?