My career-prek teacher, assistant director, mom, daycare head leader, substitute teacher, prek/kindergarten teacher, receptionist, senior loan processor, personal assistant, bindery assistant, in house travel agent, sales assistant, marketing associate, director of first impressions, creator of processes and procedures, and administrator assistant.Lessons learned: don’t be afraid to ask questions for clarity; with a can do attitude even the biggest hurdles can be traversed; being the ‘Lucy’ of an organization helps in establishing connections to inspire others; ignoring titles allows heartfelt conversations and better one to one interactions; learning is an everyday event; observing actions tells a lot about who a person is; trusting your intuition is one way enabling you to navigate the unknown; just because something sounds good doesn’t mean it is; voicing your opinion and feelings in appropriate ways should be normalized; stress and anxiety over a job are signs alerting you to take a mental health day for your care of self or recognizing a situation isn’t worth staying in; PTO & vacation are yours to use so don’t wait until the year is almost gone to do so; some are born leaders and some need to be mentored so they can become great leaders; ending the day by listing tasks to tackle the next day helps with prioritizing and organization; taking accountability and responsibility for actions builds trust; being proactive solves a lot of problems that could turn into potential issues; having open and honest communication with customers is the best way to ensure projects are completed on time as well as collaboration in the future; sometimes you need to go above and beyond your job description not only for a raise or promotion but because a customer or project requires it; don’t make promises unless you are absolutely, unequivocally sure you can deliver; employees are the base of any company so do what you can as leaders to keep your best ones and provide training and mentoring to all for improvement and growth, take time to inquire about employee satisfaction at least once a month; make sure your long term employees are getting treated just as well as you treat your interns; finally, accept change, it will move you from your comfort zone and allow you to grow.