Rachel Beck – Invest in Healthy Business Relationships

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-beck-44b6a61a/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Rachel Beck</strong></a> is the author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Finding%20-%20Your%20-%20When%20-%20Changes%20-%20Plans/dp/1947708074" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Finding Your Way When Life Changes Your Plans: A Memoir of Adoption, Loss of Motherhood and Remembering Home</a>,” she lives in Des Moines, Iowa, and is a rising voice in the movement of women’s storytelling.</p><p>Her story is rooted in a cross-cultural, adoptive-family love story unlike any other. Lifted by wings strengthened through struggle, Rachel’s story flies in the face of society’s expectations for women to look a “certain way” and slip comfortably into the American Dream.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Take the time to build relationships because, in business, it is not about what you know; it is about who you know.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Rachel Beck</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2><h3><strong>Building friendships instead of business relationships</strong></h3><p>Rachel has always put her heart and soul into every project that she handles. Unfortunately, this has caused her to put emotions first, especially when dealing with business partners. Doing this has cost her a lot as she conducts her businesses.</p><p>Rachel’s nature of being an empath has led her to make friends instead of building business relationships. Being friends with her business partners has lead her to trust people who have often not kept their part of the bargain.</p><p>After a couple of mistakes, Rachel has learned how to build healthy business relationships founded on mutual trust.</p><h2><strong>Lessons learned</strong></h2><h3><strong>Look for the red flags</strong></h3><p>If something is too good to be true, then it is. Learn to keep your eyes open and look out for any red flags.</p><h3><strong>Learn how to ask for help</strong></h3><p>Find role models who are suc