A Ritual For When You Get The Email From Legal Zoom That You’ve Been Officially Registered As An LLC

Part of an ongoing series of ritual design sprints to imbue my own work-life with meaning and purpose. These are descriptions, not prescriptions. Utilize, customize, and remix these if you’re not sure where to start when crafting your own.

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1. Pause

Before you move straight on to your next email, take in this moment. Yep, this one, right now.

Where are you?
What sounds are in the room?
What’s the light like?

A business, your business, will have many beginnings and many firsts. This is one of them. Take it all in, as if embossing it into memory.

2. Zoom Out

Who are 3 people that helped you get to this point in your career journey? Teachers, mentors, listeners, supporters, meal cookers, shoulder rubbers, etc. There’s no wrong answer.

Send each one a short and sweet text or email. An unexpected little note of gratitude:

“Hey! Officially an LLC! Quick note to say xyz. Thank you for all your help, support, and xyz. I hope you continue to be an integral part of the many more milestones hopefully soon to come.”

3. Zoom In

Maybe it was just some typing and clicking on a screen, then poof an email, but it’s actually one big symbolic step towards brining something new into this world.

Picture in your mind one dream of yours that this LLC might help make possible. Really see it. Next, imagine one person that this LLC could help.

Open yours eyes. This email you’re looking at now means you’re one step closer to both of these dreams. Keep walking.