🤔Q: I’m a first-year Partner and I feel overwhelmed. Help! 😀A: Get clear on your definition of success. Instead of asking how you can be successful, ask: How can I be successful in year one. This question ties into the imposter syndrome we talked about earlier this month in our full article. https://lnkd.in/gBrxwFqE New Partners often define success based on what they see senior Partners doing, which sets the bar to an unhelpfully high level. Yes, it’s wonderful to learn from more senior Partners and let them inspire your longer-term goals. But, also go easy on yourself and focus on more short-term goals to ease your overwhelm. Break your goals and measures of success into smaller time frames. Allow yourself to work on what needs to happen right now, in your first year, not 10 years into your Partnership. ➡️The second question you need to ask: What does success look like, to me? We often see first-year Partners questioning themselves: ● Am I good enough? ● Am I doing well enough? ● Did they make a mistake by promoting me to Partner? Instead of doubting yourself, reset your expectations of yourself. You undermine your own path to success when you compare yourself in your first year to experienced Partners and think you need to be where they are. You’re comparing how it feels to be you in this moment (on the inside), with how it looks to be someone else (on the outside). You don’t know what they feel like, you only know what you see. 🪄The only way to truly succeed is to decide who you want to be on the inside, how you want to feel, and how you can enroll those around you (peers, senior Partners, your team) to help you get there. Do you need more help to answer these questions and create a strategy for getting the support you need during this transition? Let’s connect. #thetimeisnow #dimensionofpossible #accountingfirms #cpa #futureready #newPartners
