Lesson 3: People Will Treat You Badly in Business

20 Years of Running my Own Business. 20 Lessons Learned.

Lesson 3: People Will Treat You Badly – Here’s How to Bounce Back

This is one of the toughest lessons from my 20 years in business.

People will treat you badly.

Sometimes deeply unfairly.

In this video, I share how those moments affected me and what I wish I’d learned sooner about resilience, recovery, and protecting your energy.

Part of my 20‑week series celebrating 20 years in business.

Why I Love What I Do

I’m Kara Stanford, a Strategic Advisor to Business Owners, CEO & Founder of The Marketing Spaces, a NED, and Marketing Strategist Consultant.

This year, I’m celebrating 20 years of running my own business.

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