Tamara Jackson

And they are now faced with some critical decisions.

What are they going to do with the businesses that they've been able to grow?

What are they going to do with the wealth that they've been able to accumulate?

And in the conversations that I've been having, Mick, these leaders want to make sure that whatever they are giving or passing down is ending up in the right hands.

So that means the next generation of leaders have to have great character.

And that's really what Beaconship is about is how do we raise up leaders that have great character?

One of the things that I so appreciate my mom for is I remember as I was, I'm a serial entrepreneur mix.

So as you are, had multiple ventures, multiple things that I've been interested in over the years, even though I grew up in corporate, there was always this call to step into that entrepreneurial space.

So I remember having my corporate career, building my business, my side hustle on the side, and I wanted it to grow fast because I started feeling this pull to step more into entrepreneurship and be able to step out of the corporate space.

So I remember having these conversations with my mom.

Mom, pray for my business.

Help me to go to God in prayer so that this business will grow.

And she looked at me, Mick, and said, I really want your business to be successful.

I really want your business to grow.

But what I want more than anything is for your character to grow.

One of the things that she recognized is that we can get promoted to places that we are not able to stay in because our character is not right.

So I will tell you, I was a little disappointed in that moment because I wanted what I wanted.

But now, many years later, I am so thankful for her prayers.

The way that we develop character is not always easy, but it is the thing.

It is the X factor, I believe, that distinguishes great leaders, impactful leaders between them and those that kind of start off strong, but tend to fall along the wayside.