It was April 10th. I was sitting at a park trying to figure out my next move in this online business world we play in. I watched the cold waves of Lake St Clair crash against the seawall. The ice on the lake had finally melted. I was gonna “try” a new online business model (again). I was working as much overtime as possible at my day job just to put food on the table for my family. When I couldn’t get overtime I’d go lay tile on the weekend. And I was scared. This level of scraping by wouldn’t bother me so much if I was a bachelor. But I have a wife and 2 kids. Everyday the thoughts of “what kinda man am I?” tormented me. The guilt. Shame. Anger. Frustration. It was always there. There’s a real primal fear when this is your existence. And it wouldn’t leave me alone. There aren’t many things more depressing than a man failing his role as a provider. I wanted to borrow money from anyone who’d give it just to have a little breathing room. But I didn’t have anybody to ask. I had just joined @Travis Sago’s Ronin program hoping it would be the thing that saved me. But first I needed to make a quick buck. I was about to cancel because I didn’t have enough money to make the next payment. As I sat at the park I had this overwhelming feeling like this would be my reality for the rest of my life. I felt so much anger, shame, guilt, and sadness. That day Travis announced the new Ronin affiliate program. And he decided to kick things off with a contest. I had no plans of winning the contest. I just knew if I could make a few sales it would give me some breathing room. So I wiped my tears and got to work. Then I got an email from Skool. “New affiliate referral. You earned $149.50 recurring for as long as they’re a member” This was my first sale like this. I didn’t think much of it. I looked at it like I made $150 that day. What I didn’t know was this deal was going to keep paying me every month. I also didn’t know that another sale like this was about to hit my dashboard.