This week, our company hit two major milestones.
✔️ We made our Q1 ARR bookings goal – we’re talking 104% YOY growth
✔️ Our EBITDA outperformed expectations.
To some, these may look like tidy little metrics tucked into a board deck or financial model. But I see something else. I see effort. I see resilience. I see a team that showed up every day and did the hard work—even when the outcome wasn’t certain.
And that’s worth pausing for.
Because too often in high-performing environments, we don’t pause.
We race from one goal to the next.
We say, “Great job!” and then immediately ask, “Okay, what’s next?”
We confuse momentum with constant motion.
But here’s the truth: Celebrating the win is not a distraction from progress—it’s part of it.
Why We Don’t Celebrate Enough
Leaders often worry that stopping to celebrate sends the wrong signal:
That we’re getting complacent. That we’re done. That the mountain has been climbed.=
But that mindset assumes success is binary. That we’re either at the summit or still in the valley. The reality? Most of us are living in the climb—somewhere between basecamp and peak, with loose footing, thinning air, and moments of doubt.
Celebration doesn’t mean we’re done.
It means we’re making it.
And in the climb, even a few extra feet matter.
What We’re Really Celebrating
When we hit our Q1 goals, we weren’t just celebrating revenue. We were celebrating:
- The deal that almost didn’t happen—but did, because someone picked up the phone one more time.
- The cross-functional sprint that had ten moving parts and still launched on time.
- The quiet discipline of teams that cleaned up CRM data, chased down invoices, or stayed late to QA a release.
- The people who had every reason to slow down—but chose to lean in.
These are the things that don’t show up in earnings calls or KPIs. But they’re the things that make those calls and KPIs possible.
Culture is Built in the Moments You Choose to Mark
Every time a company celebrates a win—especially an “intermediate” one—it’s sending a message to its people:
“We see you. What you’re doing matters. You’re not just part of a machine—you’re part of a mission.”
This is how you build belief.
This is how you turn a workplace into a team.
This is how you create momentum that lasts longer than a quarter.
For Our Team
To everyone at Unilog: thank you. Whether you were in the field, in the code, in the weeds, or in the war room—you helped make this happen. And yes, we’ve got more to do. But this week, take a moment. High five someone. Take pride in what we’ve built and where we’re headed.
The best teams know how to grind.
The best cultures know when to pause and appreciate the grind.
So here’s to progress. Here’s to effort.
And here’s to every team out there still climbing—don’t forget to look back at how far you’ve come.
