the life of an entrepreneur I got a question from Eric who’s one of my
question from Eric who’s one of my
question from Eric who’s one of my readers who wrote in a huge long email
readers who wrote in a huge long email
readers who wrote in a huge long email but basically wanted to know I know
but basically wanted to know I know
but basically wanted to know I know you’ve been in business since you were
you’ve been in business since you were
you’ve been in business since you were young how has it been so that’s a pretty
young how has it been so that’s a pretty
young how has it been so that’s a pretty wide-ranging question I started my
wide-ranging question I started my
wide-ranging question I started my business my first real company when I
business my first real company when I
business my first real company when I was 19 and before then I had a whole
was 19 and before then I had a whole
was 19 and before then I had a whole bunch of little things on the side
bunch of little things on the side
bunch of little things on the side selling baseball cards and a whole bunch
selling baseball cards and a whole bunch
selling baseball cards and a whole bunch of different ventures but the real
of different ventures but the real
of different ventures but the real company was when I was 19 how has it
company was when I was 19 how has it
company was when I was 19 how has it been it’s amazing it’s fun it’s it’s
been it’s amazing it’s fun it’s it’s
been it’s amazing it’s fun it’s it’s tons of highs and it’s also frightening
tons of highs and it’s also frightening
tons of highs and it’s also frightening and scary and and you doubt yourself
and scary and and you doubt yourself
and scary and and you doubt yourself constantly and tons of lows as well you
constantly and tons of lows as well you
constantly and tons of lows as well you know it’s part the best part of my life
know it’s part the best part of my life
know it’s part the best part of my life in the worst part of my life all wrapped
in the worst part of my life all wrapped
in the worst part of my life all wrapped into one and I think any entrepreneur
into one and I think any entrepreneur
into one and I think any entrepreneur will can can feel the same way I think
will can can feel the same way I think
will can can feel the same way I think you can don’t the word is you can you
you can don’t the word is you can you
you can don’t the word is you can you can associate with it maybe will help us
can associate with it maybe will help us
can associate with it maybe will help us to tell you the best part in the worst
to tell you the best part in the worst
to tell you the best part in the worst part in my business career the worst was
part in my business career the worst was
part in my business career the worst was when I thought about quitting in the
when I thought about quitting in the
when I thought about quitting in the early days of my software company I had
early days of my software company I had
early days of my software company I had two partners and and we thought things
two partners and and we thought things
two partners and and we thought things would be great you know we thought we
would be great you know we thought we
would be great you know we thought we had a great product people loved it and
had a great product people loved it and
had a great product people loved it and we would take over the world with our
we would take over the world with our
we would take over the world with our software and it just never picked up
software and it just never picked up
software and it just never picked up like we thought it would and things were
like we thought it would and things were
like we thought it would and things were so much harder than we thought it would
so much harder than we thought it would
so much harder than we thought it would be and and it’s frustrating because
be and and it’s frustrating because
be and and it’s frustrating because you’re losing money you know I’m making
you’re losing money you know I’m making
you’re losing money you know I’m making 300 bucks a month that wasn’t enough to
300 bucks a month that wasn’t enough to
300 bucks a month that wasn’t enough to survive I was frustrated and angry and
survive I was frustrated and angry and
survive I was frustrated and angry and lost that my confidence and didn’t know
lost that my confidence and didn’t know
lost that my confidence and didn’t know where to go with it and and thought
where to go with it and and thought
where to go with it and and thought about giving up on a daily basis the
about giving up on a daily basis the
about giving up on a daily basis the worst moment for me and all of that mess
worst moment for me and all of that mess
worst moment for me and all of that mess was I don’t remember the day but I was
was I don’t remember the day but I was
was I don’t remember the day but I was over at my parents house for a family
over at my parents house for a family
over at my parents house for a family function and I got a call from my
function and I got a call from my
function and I got a call from my business partner and I took it upstairs
business partner and I took it upstairs
business partner and I took it upstairs and we just
and we just
and we just we had struggled so much and getting to
we had struggled so much and getting to
we had struggled so much and getting to this point and trying to figure out how
this point and trying to figure out how
this point and trying to figure out how we would grow we both had the same
we would grow we both had the same
we would grow we both had the same vision what we wanted to do but but
vision what we wanted to do but but
vision what we wanted to do but but different plans and how to get there and
different plans and how to get there and
different plans and how to get there and it got to the point where I thought you
it got to the point where I thought you
it got to the point where I thought you know what this is this is not working
know what this is this is not working
know what this is this is not working you know I I’m so frustrated I don’t
you know I I’m so frustrated I don’t
you know I I’m so frustrated I don’t want to be that I don’t want be in this
want to be that I don’t want be in this
want to be that I don’t want be in this business anymore I quit you know you
business anymore I quit you know you
business anymore I quit you know you could buy my shares whatever it is we’ll
could buy my shares whatever it is we’ll
could buy my shares whatever it is we’ll figure it out but I’m done I’m done with
figure it out but I’m done I’m done with
figure it out but I’m done I’m done with this company I need to do something else
this company I need to do something else
this company I need to do something else where I’m more where my talents and
where I’m more where my talents and
where I’m more where my talents and skills are being used properly I want to
skills are being used properly I want to
skills are being used properly I want to have an impact I’m done and I hung up
have an impact I’m done and I hung up
have an impact I’m done and I hung up the phone and I cried for 15 minutes
the phone and I cried for 15 minutes
the phone and I cried for 15 minutes just uncontrollably you know a tears
just uncontrollably you know a tears
just uncontrollably you know a tears running down my face down my nose you
running down my face down my nose you
running down my face down my nose you know it’s like I was a I was a wreck
know it’s like I was a I was a wreck
know it’s like I was a I was a wreck just a total wreck because I built I
just a total wreck because I built I
just a total wreck because I built I spent so much time building this thing
spent so much time building this thing
spent so much time building this thing you know I put so much of myself into it
you know I put so much of myself into it
you know I put so much of myself into it barely sleeping to launch this company
barely sleeping to launch this company
barely sleeping to launch this company and and we saw barely any progress it
and and we saw barely any progress it
and and we saw barely any progress it was so disheartening and my mom came up
was so disheartening and my mom came up
was so disheartening and my mom came up and she put her hand on my shoulder and
and she put her hand on my shoulder and
and she put her hand on my shoulder and asked me what was wrong and I couldn’t
asked me what was wrong and I couldn’t
asked me what was wrong and I couldn’t even say anything you know I was just so
even say anything you know I was just so
even say anything you know I was just so overwhelmed by I don’t know if I
overwhelmed by I don’t know if I
overwhelmed by I don’t know if I responded at all
responded at all
responded at all and I went to bed that night you know
and I went to bed that night you know
and I went to bed that night you know cried myself to sleep and and the next
cried myself to sleep and and the next
cried myself to sleep and and the next day I got up and went back to work
day I got up and went back to work
day I got up and went back to work that’s what you do that’s what you do as
that’s what you do that’s what you do as
that’s what you do that’s what you do as an entrepreneur but that was that was
an entrepreneur but that was that was
an entrepreneur but that was that was the worst single worst day in my life as
the worst single worst day in my life as
the worst single worst day in my life as an entrepreneur the best day was when I
an entrepreneur the best day was when I
an entrepreneur the best day was when I sold my company and that wasn’t that far
sold my company and that wasn’t that far
sold my company and that wasn’t that far from when I almost gave up you know is
from when I almost gave up you know is
from when I almost gave up you know is only two years in between that terrible
only two years in between that terrible
only two years in between that terrible day where I almost quit to being
day where I almost quit to being
day where I almost quit to being acquired and all the crazy stuff that
acquired and all the crazy stuff that
acquired and all the crazy stuff that happened in between and what kept me
happened in between and what kept me
happened in between and what kept me going was was the passion for the
going was was the passion for the
going was was the passion for the business and feeling like I was doing
business and feeling like I was doing
business and feeling like I was doing something right and I wasn’t doing it
something right and I wasn’t doing it
something right and I wasn’t doing it just for the money I was doing it to do
just for the money I was doing it to do
just for the money I was doing it to do it and doing it to have an impact and
it and doing it to have an impact and
it and doing it to have an impact and doing it to take be part of something
doing it to take be part of something
doing it to take be part of something meaningful and so as an entrepreneur you
meaningful and so as an entrepreneur you
meaningful and so as an entrepreneur you have to be you know willing and ready to
have to be you know willing and ready to
have to be you know willing and ready to ride that rollercoaster you’re gonna
ride that rollercoaster you’re gonna
ride that rollercoaster you’re gonna have great highs where you feel on top
have great highs where you feel on top
have great highs where you feel on top of the world you feel invincible you
of the world you feel invincible you
of the world you feel invincible you feel like yeah this is working finally
feel like yeah this is working finally
feel like yeah this is working finally you know
you know
you know hmm this is this is amazing and then
hmm this is this is amazing and then
hmm this is this is amazing and then almost as quickly as feeling that
almost as quickly as feeling that
almost as quickly as feeling that emotion you’ll get you’ll get hit in the
emotion you’ll get you’ll get hit in the
emotion you’ll get you’ll get hit in the face with something and it’ll knock you
face with something and it’ll knock you
face with something and it’ll knock you down and you’re in full crisis mode
down and you’re in full crisis mode
down and you’re in full crisis mode trying to solve this problem and and
trying to solve this problem and and
trying to solve this problem and and just when you feel like things couldn’t
just when you feel like things couldn’t
just when you feel like things couldn’t get worse another punch comes to the
get worse another punch comes to the
get worse another punch comes to the stomach and and you you’ll be tested
stomach and and you you’ll be tested
stomach and and you you’ll be tested beyond beyond what you thought was
beyond beyond what you thought was
beyond beyond what you thought was possible
possible
possible it’ll be so bad and it’ll really test
it’ll be so bad and it’ll really test
it’ll be so bad and it’ll really test your character and test to see what
your character and test to see what
your character and test to see what you’re made of
you’re made of
you’re made of and test how much you really love this
and test how much you really love this
and test how much you really love this business or not if you’re doing it for
business or not if you’re doing it for
business or not if you’re doing it for the right reasons or not and if you come
the right reasons or not and if you come
the right reasons or not and if you come out on the other side it’s because
out on the other side it’s because
out on the other side it’s because you’re really super passionate about
you’re really super passionate about
you’re really super passionate about this company and not willing to give up
this company and not willing to give up
this company and not willing to give up so it was a bit of a broad question so
so it was a bit of a broad question so
so it was a bit of a broad question so I’ll give you kind of a broad answer but
I’ll give you kind of a broad answer but
I’ll give you kind of a broad answer but that’s my story in a nutshell if you
that’s my story in a nutshell if you
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