Update & Perspective

I sat down to write out my work journey actually; one, because I love to write and that's how I process best (second only to a nice, long, walk by myself), and two, because I wanted to see on paper the themes and patterns.

I see patterns daily - and while it can be annoying at times, I really do love it.

So as I wrote things out I started to see a pattern emerge which obviously put a smile on my face.

From marketing, to operations, to marketing, to automation - it's been a constant journey of searching for two things: value and systems.

By value I mean that I always struggled when selling marketing services, because logically, you're just paying more to make more and most of the time, your profitability doesn't increase (just the amount you take home does... but with a lot more work).

By systems I mean that I see systematic approaches to most things - where there's chaos, I have a hard time believing there can't be systems and peace - everything happens for a reason and is all connected, somewhere and somehow.

So naturally, when I discovered that we could build custom solutions that would be scalable (not break when you bring in more business), reduce costs (you make WAY more money for every dollar of new sales you bring in), AND we could make a decent profit without hurting our client's ROI, I knew I had hit the sweet spot.

We've been building dovito.ai for a while, and while a number of products aren't yet live for public demo, we're having a BLAST building and creating over here!

(if you like using AI, check out our prompt engineer - the OpenAI one is my favorite [for ChatGPT])

Here's a quick thought on what I observed and learned....

Experience is only wasted when you don't learn, apply, and then share it.

Mistakes happen, most people hide them, and everyone is searching.

I have yet to ask one person who says they're 100% happy with where they are - every single person is longing for more of something.

For some, it's money, for others it's time, for others it's health, for others it's relationship, for others it's a million other things.

And while I'm convinced we'll never reach that place this side of eternity, I am realizing that the longing for more is a good thing, depending on what the "more" is.

There's a pattern to everything - and sometimes, it takes distance and/or time away from the situation to see it.

This is why they say strategic thinking/planning is such a difficult and even lost art - because as humans, we get WAY to stuck in the weeds of our own lives, wants, and needs, that we can't see the big picture (I'm as guilty as the next guy).

I think this is where trust comes into play though - trusting that despite the mistakes, the unseen details, the unknowns, and setbacks, there is a pattern and there is a plan.

I just don't know how that's possible without the Lord, though.

The peace He brings in that process of surrendering and trusting is almost unexplainable.

So no, your experiences (no matter how negative) are not wasted, and yes, there is a pattern that once you see it, you're amazed by how it all works together.

But here's the final clincher.

Only God can work ALL things for good, and to those who love Him.

And this is where I'm realizing that some patterns truly are bad, and unchangeable by us.

But also where all patterns CAN be turned for good and will display an incredible journey of victory.

But I'm just here to say, while I can literally see the pathways sometimes - it takes a supernatural power to alter them, and it's only God's power that can truly do that.

This has been humbling to conclude - because for years I've been sure that since I could see patterns, then certainly we could control them.

And I'm realizing now that only God truly can - and it really is by His grace that all things come to work out for ultimate good.

And with that, I'm trusting Dovito to the Lord all over again, believing that this second half of the year will be better than any projection, forecast, or even dream could have predicted.

By the grace of God.