Goldman Sachs just gave me an award!
"What are your real success metrics?"
Martha Stewart. Michael Bloomberg. Michael Phelps. Anastasia Soare (Anastasia Beverly Hills). Kevin O'Leary. Kat Cole (AG1).
All of these exceptionally accomplished business owners showed up for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington, D.C. to share their insights with us — and we organized by states to meet with our Senators and House representatives to advocate for what small businesses need from the government.
After four delays trying to fly out from San Diego (including having the flight move to the next morning, not having enough flight attendants, and not having the right weight distribution), I finally arrived at the 10KSB event having missed the entire first day.
'Was this even a good idea?'
'Does the Universe actually want me to be going to this?'
I wondered around hour 23 of my travel delays.
Thankfully, I texted two of the women who were in my Tory Burch Foundation Fellowship and the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program with me.
'Yes, of course!' they reassured me, eagerly waiting for me to finally arrive at the hotel.
'We can't wait to see you!'
I'm glad I rallied...
Because yesterday, as I sat among 2,200 founders at this largest gathering of small businesses in the country, I was asked to step onto the same stage Martha, Bloomberg, Phelps, Anastasia and more graced...
"This founder embodies one of the core values of the GS10KSB Program, which is to support one another," the speaker said.
"She generously offered her time to mentor other entrepreneurs in her cohort and provide valuable resources.
"In fact, one of her cohort members said that her impact was life-changing."
"Join me in congratulating Judy Tsuei!"
The live band played to my left, as I was escorted onto the stage to receive the "In Good Company: Collaboration and Connectivity" Award.
The speaker handed me a glass trophy that weighed at least 10 pounds.
In the audience, I could hear a variety of voices screaming my name and "We love you, Judy!" You can actually hear them hootin' and hollerin' in this video.
Because of women like Andrea Seymour (Springdale Custom Builders), Nina Kaiser, (PRACTICE San Francisco), Marina Mentzel (urSwim), Hasina Echoles (Global Speech and Rehab Services), Kristen Schmitt (WELL), among so many other businesses...
It allowed me to fully enjoy the moment!
My 10KSB cohort immediately sent photos to our WhatsApp group, so that members who couldn't attend the live event sent messages of congratulations I read once I sat down.
This morning, while walking to see the Washington Monument, White House, and Lincoln Memorial before I got on my plane, I focused on deep gratitude...
And about how success metrics aren't just about a revenue number.
There weren't a lot of people out and about, so I could be by myself on this gorgeous walk with the changing color of leaves and history all around me.
My top core values in the area of Career are Purpose, Impact, Fulfillment, Freedom — I have built my business upon those very pillars.
I FaceTime'd my boyfriend from the Lincoln Memorial. He was just waking up. As I was getting ready to head to the airport, he sent me a voice memo:
"I was on a run and thinking about your award and I was thinking you know, like and hopefully you're reflecting upon this, I think about all of the little things you've done in your journey as an entrepreneur and a business owner of little decisions, interactions and meetings and successes and failures. Some big, some small like those are all added up just in some degree some way to where you got that award like enough people noticed what you were doing.
You impacted enough people for all of those things that I mentioned added up to enough enough of whatever it was to get one of those trophies out of all those people.
So that's cool and you're cool and I love you and so anyway I wanted to celebrate you a bit more."
Yes. All of that.
Now I'm on a plane back to get my daughter so that we can go trick-or-treating with her friends.
It'll be fun when the trophy arrives in the mail and I can have it in our home to share why the best is yet to come. You never know how great things can get. As long as you keep going — and you have the right people in your corner. ♡
Here's to you celebrating you too,
Judy
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