Let the dogs bark, Sancho. It is a sign that we’re moving forward.

I never thought I would have growing pains at this stage of my life. If you compare my company's age to human growth, THE DARL will still be a toddler, but this one grew a lot in the last year!?

With growth comes experience and maturity—in the business world, it is called restructuring, and in my world, it is called restrategizing.?

Sometimes, it makes you take a step back to realize the situation and assess how and in what direction you want to grow. I’ve spent a lot of sleepless nights designing a way to grow and create a work culture. I’ve spent hours interviewing to find the right fit for the positions, and even what was shining on paper many times did not work in the day-to-day.

I’ve realized that I had to rely on people to grow. I’ve learned to empathize and be patient, I’ve learned to value loyalty and hard work more than ever, but also I’ve learned that with a new structure, we also need to accept changes. I understood that it is no longer about me or my personal connections to people. The company has become its own, and as things shift, people and logistics have to fit into what the company has become.

“Let the dogs bark, Sancho. It is a sign that we’re moving forward,” Don Quixote said.?

As the winds of change blow, I, as an individual, and we, as a team, need to be able to evolve, adapt, and keep moving forward.

Lessons lived, and lessons learned. I’m looking forward to galloping and hearing the dogs bark.

See ya, Lara