I finished up at Envato this week

I sent a variation of this internally, and posted to LinkedIn on Wednesday:

🦁 Today is my last day at Envato after a wild checks notes 7 years, 2 months, and 18 days.

💔 I have very mixed feelings about leaving. There are without doubt some amazing people here and I will very much miss working with you.

🎓 I’ve made plenty of mistakes and would like to think I’ve grown from them all. I encourage you to take a deliberate approach to your own development. Embrace change and constant improvement, be resilient in the face of set backs, and importantly (in fact the crucial step) don’t shrug off the failures as simply a necessary outcome. Instead, reflect on what you can learn from them and, knowing what you know today, what you will do differently next time.

💫 I’m super proud of the transformation we’ve been able to achieve, through an incredibly challenging few years: embracing change, focusing on improvement, and bringing many parts of the business together.

🧬 At the same time, there’s always more to do, and I felt Envato needed fresh eyes, fresh energy, and fresh DNA to capitalise on new opportunities.

🌱 Hopefully, me stepping out of the business also creates new opportunities for others to grow and succeed, and I look forward to seeing what you all manage to achieve.

🙏 I have one request, and it’s absolutely optional, of course. If you have any advice for me to take into my next role (good, bad, more of, less of, etc.) I would love to hear it. Help me be better.

📜 Lastly, it wouldn’t be me without a Haiku:

Beginners mindset
Give it everything you have
Start each day anew

👋 Goodbye, adiós, hei konā mai, tạm biệt.