48: Resilience: The Trademark of Success — Cindy Clough

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews Cindy Clough,</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">the Founder and Executive Director of</span> <a href="https://www.justforkix.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Just for Kix</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">— a business that, over nearly 40 years, has instructed over 95,000 children through its dance classes, summer camps, and special events. Since its humble beginnings in a single location, Clough’s business has since expanded to 2,148 locations nationwide. Cindy is also the award-winning four-decades-long coach of the Brainerd High School Warrior Dance team, which has amassed 8 state championships, Top 5 in the state for 25 consecutive years, and a National High Kick Championship.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Like so many of our podcast guests, Cindy is no stranger to success; however, Cindy knows that owning your own business requires tremendous amounts of grit and determination. On the podcast, Cindy retells her own personal journey and runs through her business’s entire history, sharing nuggets of wisdom that she’s learned over her entire 40-year run as an entrepreneur.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Moving Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When it comes to failure, you just keep going. You have to be resilient, and not let failures set you back. I think resilience will be the trademark of your success — if you can get knocked down and get back up and keep going and choose gearing up over giving up."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If you’re good at one thing, do what you’re great at. Then surround yourself with people who can complement your weaknesses.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The arts are such a big part of happiness for people. Music and dance… I just can’t sing the praises of the arts enough. It’s such a release for so many people."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Too many kids graduating from colle