Grit, determination and flexibility are just some of the many qualities it takes to be an entrepreneur — and who embodies those qualities better than mothers? As we recently celebrated Mother’s Day, I got to thinking about all the lessons I’ve learned from my own mother and how her wisdom translates to business.

Working primarily as a real estate agent but with many side hustles along the way, my mom instilled a work ethic in me from a young age and always led by example. A true Midwesterner, her approach to business was, “You catch more bees with honey than vinegar.” To this day, she is my role model in making it happen in business.

When I was a sixth grader in Lincoln, Nebraska, she encouraged me to join Junior Achievement, a nonprofit youth organization that inspires young people to succeed through entrepreneurship. We were sponsored by the local telephone company and we took old payphones and turned them into lamps to sell. Picture a big, chrome payphone with a lamp sticking out of it — as you can imagine, these were pretty horrendous.

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