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If you are someone that is struggling to find meaningful work and make ends meet, worried about disappointing your family, etc...I get it. I've been there.
I've had to sell things I love to pay the bills.
It's brutal. You fear the night because you can't sleep
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I've had to sell things I love to pay the bills.
It's brutal. You fear the night because you can't sleep
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and your heart races a thousand times/minute as you dream about your worst fears.
The thought of letting your family down makes you want to end your life.
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The thought of letting your family down makes you want to end your life.
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Maybe I'm lucky, but I have always found that if I keep searching and fighting, an opportunity reveals itself.
It may not be the one you wanted, but is the one you need.
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It may not be the one you wanted, but is the one you need.
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I mean hell, I poured massive amounts of $ into my brewery. Could not get banks to refinance me, so had to do it on my own.
Then Covid came and whacked us into oblivion.
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Then Covid came and whacked us into oblivion.
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I thought "surely God will find a way to save this."
Nope.
Like a fly caught in a web, every squirm further tightened the noose.
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Nope.
Like a fly caught in a web, every squirm further tightened the noose.
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So I had to confront my worst fear, which is that we'd close and all that $ would go to waste. Once we did that, things got easier. Not great, but easier.
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Now, after almost closing, we have lots of people interested in buying it from us. Some don't even care about the numbers. They care about the potential.
I think that's silly, but hey, works for me!
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I think that's silly, but hey, works for me!
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Close or sell, I will never get the $ back that we put into this business. But you know what I will have? Experience in building a brick & mortar from scratch, with no experience.
Management skills. Operations skills.
The next effort will be 100x easier as a result.
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Management skills. Operations skills.
The next effort will be 100x easier as a result.
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When I think deeply about it, I realize that it's no different than paying for an education, which is also why I don't think school should be free.
It's only worth something when it costs you something. When you have had to give up part of yourself in order to achieve it.
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It's only worth something when it costs you something. When you have had to give up part of yourself in order to achieve it.
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