I’m broken I got a really sad message on YouTube for one of my viewers love you
YouTube for one of my viewers love you
YouTube for one of my viewers love you guys and I wanted to share it with you
guys and I wanted to share it with you
guys and I wanted to share it with you and also tell you a story
and also tell you a story
and also tell you a story bengi wrote in to say I’m frustrated to
bengi wrote in to say I’m frustrated to
bengi wrote in to say I’m frustrated to level I want to just I don’t even know
level I want to just I don’t even know
level I want to just I don’t even know why I’m even writing this I’m really
why I’m even writing this I’m really
why I’m even writing this I’m really broken up I really feel for bengi you
broken up I really feel for bengi you
broken up I really feel for bengi you know writing the business his heart
know writing the business his heart
know writing the business his heart nobody tells you how hard it is nobody
nobody tells you how hard it is nobody
nobody tells you how hard it is nobody tells you that they’re thinking of
tells you that they’re thinking of
tells you that they’re thinking of giving up and quitting and the reality
giving up and quitting and the reality
giving up and quitting and the reality is Bank you’re not alone every
is Bank you’re not alone every
is Bank you’re not alone every entrepreneur has thought about giving up
entrepreneur has thought about giving up
entrepreneur has thought about giving up and quitting every entrepreneur has
and quitting every entrepreneur has
and quitting every entrepreneur has thought about it we never talk about it
thought about it we never talk about it
thought about it we never talk about it you know we don’t go to events and
you know we don’t go to events and
you know we don’t go to events and networking events and family functions
networking events and family functions
networking events and family functions when people ask us hey how you doing
when people ask us hey how you doing
when people ask us hey how you doing they’ll say I don’t know what I’m doing
they’ll say I don’t know what I’m doing
they’ll say I don’t know what I’m doing with my life I don’t know what’s
with my life I don’t know what’s
with my life I don’t know what’s happening ready to eat you talk about
happening ready to eat you talk about
happening ready to eat you talk about the good stuff but everybody’s thought
the good stuff but everybody’s thought
the good stuff but everybody’s thought about it everybody’s been in in your
about it everybody’s been in in your
about it everybody’s been in in your shoes where you are right now and
shoes where you are right now and
shoes where you are right now and congratulations on having the courage to
congratulations on having the courage to
congratulations on having the courage to air it in such a public forum like
air it in such a public forum like
air it in such a public forum like YouTube I want to share my story with
YouTube I want to share my story with
YouTube I want to share my story with you quickly and I pulled it a few times
you quickly and I pulled it a few times
you quickly and I pulled it a few times before but I think would be helpful here
before but I think would be helpful here
before but I think would be helpful here when I had my first software company I I
when I had my first software company I I
when I had my first software company I I turned down the high-paying jobs to do
turned down the high-paying jobs to do
turned down the high-paying jobs to do this thing and it wasn’t working and and
this thing and it wasn’t working and and
this thing and it wasn’t working and and I was frustrated and I tried everything
I was frustrated and I tried everything
I was frustrated and I tried everything that I thought would work and it was
that I thought would work and it was
that I thought would work and it was confident you know we had a great
confident you know we had a great
confident you know we had a great product that was helping people and I
product that was helping people and I
product that was helping people and I was confident was gonna work and I was
was confident was gonna work and I was
was confident was gonna work and I was you know I felt we were smart people we
you know I felt we were smart people we
you know I felt we were smart people we had abilities and I was making $300 a
had abilities and I was making $300 a
had abilities and I was making $300 a month you know that was not enough to
month you know that was not enough to
month you know that was not enough to survive I was I was surviving on beans
survive I was I was surviving on beans
survive I was I was surviving on beans for lunch every day and I couldn’t go to
for lunch every day and I couldn’t go to
for lunch every day and I couldn’t go to my friends events and you know I lied I
my friends events and you know I lied I
my friends events and you know I lied I lied to my friends I was invited out to
lied to my friends I was invited out to
lied to my friends I was invited out to you know a birthday party and and I’d
you know a birthday party and and I’d
you know a birthday party and and I’d say I was busy working but really I just
say I was busy working but really I just
say I was busy working but really I just couldn’t afford to go you know $20 I
couldn’t afford to go you know $20 I
couldn’t afford to go you know $20 I couldn’t afford that $20 to go and have
couldn’t afford that $20 to go and have
couldn’t afford that $20 to go and have drinks with somebody because it wasn’t
drinks with somebody because it wasn’t
drinks with somebody because it wasn’t making anything and you can only handle
making anything and you can only handle
making anything and you can only handle that for so long right like month after
that for so long right like month after
that for so long right like month after month after month after month up the
month after month after month up the
month after month after month up the trial and and failing and trying and
trial and and failing and trying and
trial and and failing and trying and failing and like how do you keep going I
failing and like how do you keep going I
failing and like how do you keep going I got to the point where I was so down
got to the point where I was so down
got to the point where I was so down myself so depressed so feeling like a
myself so depressed so feeling like a
myself so depressed so feeling like a failure where my whole life I’d been you
failure where my whole life I’d been you
failure where my whole life I’d been you know pretty successful with whatever I
know pretty successful with whatever I
know pretty successful with whatever I tried to do and here I was I couldn’t
tried to do and here I was I couldn’t
tried to do and here I was I couldn’t make this thing happen I felt defeated
make this thing happen I felt defeated
make this thing happen I felt defeated and I felt like I lost my confidence in
and I felt like I lost my confidence in
and I felt like I lost my confidence in myself and and what I was doing and
myself and and what I was doing and
myself and and what I was doing and normally I my two business partners I
normally I my two business partners I
normally I my two business partners I got along with them very well but you
got along with them very well but you
got along with them very well but you can only handle so much defeat and
can only handle so much defeat and
can only handle so much defeat and failure and just not seeing any progress
failure and just not seeing any progress
failure and just not seeing any progress and it all came to a head one day I was
and it all came to a head one day I was
and it all came to a head one day I was at a family function I was at my mom’s
at a family function I was at my mom’s
at a family function I was at my mom’s house I forget what it was and I hopped
house I forget what it was and I hopped
house I forget what it was and I hopped on a call with my business partner for
on a call with my business partner for
on a call with my business partner for some reason and I and we just had
some reason and I and we just had
some reason and I and we just had different visions now forward you know
different visions now forward you know
different visions now forward you know well so we had the same vision we had
well so we had the same vision we had
well so we had the same vision we had different direction that we want to take
different direction that we want to take
different direction that we want to take it right you know we were fighting we I
it right you know we were fighting we I
it right you know we were fighting we I want to do this you want to do something
want to do this you want to do something
want to do this you want to do something else and you start fighting when you’re
else and you start fighting when you’re
else and you start fighting when you’re not making money and I told him you know
not making money and I told him you know
not making money and I told him you know what I’m done I quit you know I don’t
what I’m done I quit you know I don’t
what I’m done I quit you know I don’t respect myself anymore I can’t keep
respect myself anymore I can’t keep
respect myself anymore I can’t keep doing this and not making any money I
doing this and not making any money I
doing this and not making any money I quit I’m out I’m done then I hung up the
quit I’m out I’m done then I hung up the
quit I’m out I’m done then I hung up the phone
phone
phone angrily and and I just cried cried like
angrily and and I just cried cried like
angrily and and I just cried cried like I’m generally not a huge crier but I
I’m generally not a huge crier but I
I’m generally not a huge crier but I just cried I bawled my eyes out I was
just cried I bawled my eyes out I was
just cried I bawled my eyes out I was just so like hearing myself say that I
just so like hearing myself say that I
just so like hearing myself say that I quit and giving up on something that I
quit and giving up on something that I
quit and giving up on something that I believed in I was so I felt defeated I
believed in I was so I felt defeated I
believed in I was so I felt defeated I felt broken I felt broken it was a good
felt broken I felt broken it was a good
felt broken I felt broken it was a good word and my mom heard me crying and she
word and my mom heard me crying and she
word and my mom heard me crying and she came upstairs and I don’t even know what
came upstairs and I don’t even know what
came upstairs and I don’t even know what she said to me she put her hands on my
she said to me she put her hands on my
she said to me she put her hands on my shoulder and it was just so I was so
shoulder and it was just so I was so
shoulder and it was just so I was so lost in my tears and my pain and tears
lost in my tears and my pain and tears
lost in my tears and my pain and tears are falling out you know come out of my
are falling out you know come out of my
are falling out you know come out of my nose is just one of the worst days of my
nose is just one of the worst days of my
nose is just one of the worst days of my life and that’s where things that’s
life and that’s where things that’s
life and that’s where things that’s where you get tested
where you get tested
where you get tested you know that’s where you get tested
you know that’s where you get tested
you know that’s where you get tested that you’re doing the right thing or not
that you’re doing the right thing or not
that you’re doing the right thing or not if you were meant to do this if this is
if you were meant to do this if this is
if you were meant to do this if this is something you’re really passionate about
something you’re really passionate about
something you’re really passionate about or not
or not
or not I remember reading famous stories of
I remember reading famous stories of
I remember reading famous stories of entrepreneurs and how they started their
entrepreneurs and how they started their
entrepreneurs and how they started their business and all the crap they had to go
business and all the crap they had to go
business and all the crap they had to go through I think about Milton Hershey who
through I think about Milton Hershey who
through I think about Milton Hershey who started a business for different times
started a business for different times
started a business for different times and failed for different times in
and failed for different times in
and failed for different times in different cities and he borrowed some
different cities and he borrowed some
different cities and he borrowed some money from his aunt to get it started
money from his aunt to get it started
money from his aunt to get it started and when he came home he was bankrupt
and when he came home he was bankrupt
and when he came home he was bankrupt nothing no money nothing and his parents
nothing no money nothing and his parents
nothing no money nothing and his parents said you you can’t live with us you
said you you can’t live with us you
said you you can’t live with us you can’t stay here you we disown you as a
can’t stay here you we disown you as a
can’t stay here you we disown you as a son and he had to stay with one of his
son and he had to stay with one of his
son and he had to stay with one of his first employees at his place on his
first employees at his place on his
first employees at his place on his couch just just to not be homeless you
couch just just to not be homeless you
couch just just to not be homeless you think about all these problems that
think about all these problems that
think about all these problems that people go through as famous
people go through as famous
people go through as famous entrepreneurs and when they were nothing
entrepreneurs and when they were nothing
entrepreneurs and when they were nothing where they’re just getting started
where they’re just getting started
where they’re just getting started and something kept them going you know
and something kept them going you know
and something kept them going you know despite all of this crap despite
despite all of this crap despite
despite all of this crap despite thinking about quitting and giving up
thinking about quitting and giving up
thinking about quitting and giving up something kept them going is because
something kept them going is because
something kept them going is because they loved what they did this is why I
they loved what they did this is why I
they loved what they did this is why I harp on it guys you know you got to love
harp on it guys you know you got to love
harp on it guys you know you got to love what you do it’s got to be part of you
what you do it’s got to be part of you
what you do it’s got to be part of you it’s got to be something that you want
it’s got to be something that you want
it’s got to be something that you want to keep doing even when all this stuff
to keep doing even when all this stuff
to keep doing even when all this stuff happens to you when you’re not making
happens to you when you’re not making
happens to you when you’re not making money because if it’s not that important
money because if it’s not that important
money because if it’s not that important to you’re gonna quit when when you get
to you’re gonna quit when when you get
to you’re gonna quit when when you get to the point where you’re broken you
to the point where you’re broken you
to the point where you’re broken you will quit unless you love what you’re
will quit unless you love what you’re
will quit unless you love what you’re doing so I told my partner I quit you
doing so I told my partner I quit you
doing so I told my partner I quit you know I didn’t sleep much at all that
know I didn’t sleep much at all that
know I didn’t sleep much at all that night and the next day I got up and I
night and the next day I got up and I
night and the next day I got up and I went back to work because I loved what I
went back to work because I loved what I
went back to work because I loved what I was doing and I was I was frustrated and
was doing and I was I was frustrated and
was doing and I was I was frustrated and broken and wanted to quit but deep down
broken and wanted to quit but deep down
broken and wanted to quit but deep down I loved what I was doing and I had to
I loved what I was doing and I had to
I loved what I was doing and I had to find a way to make it work and I
find a way to make it work and I
find a way to make it work and I eventually did the through model and
eventually did the through model and
eventually did the through model and success through learning what other
success through learning what other
success through learning what other people had done in my industry and in
people had done in my industry and in
people had done in my industry and in the software business I learned their
the software business I learned their
the software business I learned their strategy and applied it to make it work
strategy and applied it to make it work
strategy and applied it to make it work it I made it work eventually but it’s
it I made it work eventually but it’s
it I made it work eventually but it’s only because I loved it if I didn’t I
only because I loved it if I didn’t I
only because I loved it if I didn’t I would have quit I would have quit way
would have quit I would have quit way
would have quit I would have quit way sooner so I understand that you’re
sooner so I understand that you’re
sooner so I understand that you’re broken and for anybody watching you know
broken and for anybody watching you know
broken and for anybody watching you know didn’t write in and you’re feeling the
didn’t write in and you’re feeling the
didn’t write in and you’re feeling the same way this normal guys this is normal
same way this normal guys this is normal
same way this normal guys this is normal businesses don’t just start up when
businesses don’t just start up when
businesses don’t just start up when they’re huge successful and didn’t have
they’re huge successful and didn’t have
they’re huge successful and didn’t have any problems along the way it’s normal
any problems along the way it’s normal
any problems along the way it’s normal to
to
to quit to give up to feel broken and I
quit to give up to feel broken and I
quit to give up to feel broken and I encourage you to really look inside and
encourage you to really look inside and
encourage you to really look inside and think about what you’re doing and
think about what you’re doing and
think about what you’re doing and understand is this what you love is this
understand is this what you love is this
understand is this what you love is this something that you want to dedicate your
something that you want to dedicate your
something that you want to dedicate your life to if it’s not then then find it
life to if it’s not then then find it
life to if it’s not then then find it and it’s scary and in in heartbreaking
and it’s scary and in in heartbreaking
and it’s scary and in in heartbreaking and hard but when you find what is right
and hard but when you find what is right
and hard but when you find what is right for you when you find your path when you
for you when you find your path when you
for you when you find your path when you find the thing that makes you come alive
find the thing that makes you come alive
find the thing that makes you come alive you’ll feel so good I promise you you
you’ll feel so good I promise you you
you’ll feel so good I promise you you know it’s reminded me of people who if
know it’s reminded me of people who if
know it’s reminded me of people who if you break up with somebody right you
you break up with somebody right you
you break up with somebody right you break up with somebody who you know is
break up with somebody who you know is
break up with somebody who you know is not right for you but you still feel
not right for you but you still feel
not right for you but you still feel like crap right you feel like I’m not
like crap right you feel like I’m not
like crap right you feel like I’m not gonna find anybody I’m not gonna I’m so
gonna find anybody I’m not gonna I’m so
gonna find anybody I’m not gonna I’m so down on myself this isn’t you know how I
down on myself this isn’t you know how I
down on myself this isn’t you know how I thought I’d live my life and you may
thought I’d live my life and you may
thought I’d live my life and you may even do desperate things you mean you
even do desperate things you mean you
even do desperate things you mean you know just date the wrong person or go
know just date the wrong person or go
know just date the wrong person or go crazy on online dating or whatever it is
crazy on online dating or whatever it is
crazy on online dating or whatever it is you just do crazy stupid things because
you just do crazy stupid things because
you just do crazy stupid things because you’re feeling so hurt and so much in
you’re feeling so hurt and so much in
you’re feeling so hurt and so much in pain but when you do find that right
pain but when you do find that right
pain but when you do find that right person your life changes and you become
person your life changes and you become
person your life changes and you become really happy and you feel fulfilled the
really happy and you feel fulfilled the
really happy and you feel fulfilled the same thing happens in business when you
same thing happens in business when you
same thing happens in business when you find that right idea even though it’s it
find that right idea even though it’s it
find that right idea even though it’s it may be painful cause you a lot of stress
may be painful cause you a lot of stress
may be painful cause you a lot of stress and you’re not making money yet if it’s
and you’re not making money yet if it’s
and you’re not making money yet if it’s right for you if in your heart you know
right for you if in your heart you know
right for you if in your heart you know this is what you’re meant to do then you
this is what you’re meant to do then you
this is what you’re meant to do then you have to find the way to keep going maybe
have to find the way to keep going maybe
have to find the way to keep going maybe you’re taking jobs on the side whatever
you’re taking jobs on the side whatever
you’re taking jobs on the side whatever it is you have to find a way to keep
it is you have to find a way to keep
it is you have to find a way to keep going and if you haven’t found that yet
going and if you haven’t found that yet
going and if you haven’t found that yet keep searching your heart will know when
keep searching your heart will know when
keep searching your heart will know when you found the right opportunity believe
you found the right opportunity believe
you found the right opportunity believe those are you watching like the video
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