i am both glad and sorry that our convo yesterday stuck in your craw so much! for what it's worth, throwing an ad in the paper in the 90's and calling it a day for marketing your business probably wouldn't have worked or been as easy as it seems now either. starting something new has always been-- and will always be!-- hard! that's why our culture is so obsessed with entrepreneurs. ;)
i can feel the tough stuff and the scarcity mindset that's overwhelming your narrative here and i know from experience how hard it is to get creative or feel lucky or feel any sense of abundance when your thoughts feel and sound this way. i'm sending you love and hoping a perspective shift comes your way soon. this is the beginning of your path as a founder-- it will be hard but it should still be FUN to create. if it's not fun yet, we haven't found the right mediums of creation, and we can keep playing around until we do. :) there are no rules. you make the rules. you are doing this for you!
and at the end of the day, when this feels too dark in your head, just remind yourself: it's wellbeauty, not heart surgery... we got this!
Phenomenal advice. Having worked in ad agencies in the 90s, I assure you the throwing up a billboard was not the way in — strategic insights became king in that era, with qualitative often usurping quantitative research.
Starting something new is f’ing hard — I’m currently writing a fashion essay collection that no one asked for and despite the fact that the publishing industry is on the decline — because it’s a passion project. Intuition says that with thousands of fashion substacks there’s a market for it…but it’s for me first and foremost. Hang in there, Trish. You’ve got this.
Totally. I hear that. I'm more reminiscing on the pre-social media giant days. Although I suppose back then it was same same but different with advertising giants! One thing I have learned about jumping into a saturated industry like fashion or beauty, is that everyone can still have their own approach and special sauce if they make the effort. I look forward to reading your essay!
You have built a beautiful brand, launched it, launched innovate products to market and are successfully selling those products. Think back to before you started what the above would mean to you. Keep on redefining what you now see as success but don't let that over shadow the incredible achievements thus far. Love to see such supportive and meaningful comments from fellow female founders and entrepreneurs, a long time coming! More real ones and less pretenders Trish!
Ok Trish, first of all let me say that you have been so inspirational to me in the past few years (thats right, we are getting into it. Also, years?! Wow.). You are a GD surprise and delight and your spirit and determination is actually amazing! (not like OMG UHmazing, but actually amazing). To dear Dave's point, you have built a beautiful brand and changed your life in so many ways. You are agile, you are smart, and you are grounded to boot. Not many founders (or 'regular people') can say that, and if they do, to your point, they are probably full of shit.
Second of all, you know me and I feel like this is counter intuitive BUT I fully support throwing yourself your own effing party and not being ashamed to toot your own horn about it. Honestly, its really fun. Only you can ask yourself the hard q's like 'do 36 ballons ACTUALY bring me joy? Yes, yes they do.' I think everyone should give it a whirl.
Thanks for being vulnerable. This game is hard. I owe you a phone call to check on your sunshine intake. <3
Ab! I’m saving this comment so I can look back on it years from now and smile about the support I really had during this time. I’m so grateful to have you in my life to keep me in check. This is gonna get so sappy now but you have been such a ROCK for me throughout these early years. You’ve helped keep me on track and accountable in so many ways. It’s a funny sensation that the pressure isn’t so much about the fear of failing, it’s the perpetual fear of letting people down who have been so close to this. Sometimes we all need to hear how other people view us, the good and the bad, and I’m honored and flattered that this is the way you see me :’)
YOU inspire me daily and it’s so freaking cool to see you building your own brand now. You’re insanely talented and so tasteful - I’m always taking notes!
Thank you for being so genuine and heartfelt. You’re a real one <3
i am both glad and sorry that our convo yesterday stuck in your craw so much! for what it's worth, throwing an ad in the paper in the 90's and calling it a day for marketing your business probably wouldn't have worked or been as easy as it seems now either. starting something new has always been-- and will always be!-- hard! that's why our culture is so obsessed with entrepreneurs. ;)
i can feel the tough stuff and the scarcity mindset that's overwhelming your narrative here and i know from experience how hard it is to get creative or feel lucky or feel any sense of abundance when your thoughts feel and sound this way. i'm sending you love and hoping a perspective shift comes your way soon. this is the beginning of your path as a founder-- it will be hard but it should still be FUN to create. if it's not fun yet, we haven't found the right mediums of creation, and we can keep playing around until we do. :) there are no rules. you make the rules. you are doing this for you!
and at the end of the day, when this feels too dark in your head, just remind yourself: it's wellbeauty, not heart surgery... we got this!
I'm on a mission to rediscover the fun and all the other reasons I got into this in the first place. Appreciate the words of wisdom!
Phenomenal advice. Having worked in ad agencies in the 90s, I assure you the throwing up a billboard was not the way in — strategic insights became king in that era, with qualitative often usurping quantitative research.
Starting something new is f’ing hard — I’m currently writing a fashion essay collection that no one asked for and despite the fact that the publishing industry is on the decline — because it’s a passion project. Intuition says that with thousands of fashion substacks there’s a market for it…but it’s for me first and foremost. Hang in there, Trish. You’ve got this.
Totally. I hear that. I'm more reminiscing on the pre-social media giant days. Although I suppose back then it was same same but different with advertising giants! One thing I have learned about jumping into a saturated industry like fashion or beauty, is that everyone can still have their own approach and special sauce if they make the effort. I look forward to reading your essay!
You have built a beautiful brand, launched it, launched innovate products to market and are successfully selling those products. Think back to before you started what the above would mean to you. Keep on redefining what you now see as success but don't let that over shadow the incredible achievements thus far. Love to see such supportive and meaningful comments from fellow female founders and entrepreneurs, a long time coming! More real ones and less pretenders Trish!
Ok Trish, first of all let me say that you have been so inspirational to me in the past few years (thats right, we are getting into it. Also, years?! Wow.). You are a GD surprise and delight and your spirit and determination is actually amazing! (not like OMG UHmazing, but actually amazing). To dear Dave's point, you have built a beautiful brand and changed your life in so many ways. You are agile, you are smart, and you are grounded to boot. Not many founders (or 'regular people') can say that, and if they do, to your point, they are probably full of shit.
Second of all, you know me and I feel like this is counter intuitive BUT I fully support throwing yourself your own effing party and not being ashamed to toot your own horn about it. Honestly, its really fun. Only you can ask yourself the hard q's like 'do 36 ballons ACTUALY bring me joy? Yes, yes they do.' I think everyone should give it a whirl.
Thanks for being vulnerable. This game is hard. I owe you a phone call to check on your sunshine intake. <3
Ab! I’m saving this comment so I can look back on it years from now and smile about the support I really had during this time. I’m so grateful to have you in my life to keep me in check. This is gonna get so sappy now but you have been such a ROCK for me throughout these early years. You’ve helped keep me on track and accountable in so many ways. It’s a funny sensation that the pressure isn’t so much about the fear of failing, it’s the perpetual fear of letting people down who have been so close to this. Sometimes we all need to hear how other people view us, the good and the bad, and I’m honored and flattered that this is the way you see me :’)
YOU inspire me daily and it’s so freaking cool to see you building your own brand now. You’re insanely talented and so tasteful - I’m always taking notes!
Thank you for being so genuine and heartfelt. You’re a real one <3