I Almost Threw It All Away in 2021…

May 13 • Strategy

When people hear I’ve built multiple million-dollar businesses, they think it’s always been up and to the right.

Steady growth.Big wins.The “dream life.”

But the truth?

In 2021, everything came crashing down.

My dad passed away & I came down with Afib and was in Heart Failure for over 6 months, pumping at 29%.

And in that moment… all the success, the money, the businesses—it felt pointless.

I remember sitting alone one night, staring at my laptop.

Bank accounts are full. Clients waiting.

And me?

I was this close to walking away from all of it.

Shut it down. Burn it to the ground.

Because how do you keep building when the man who taught you everything about hard work and character… is just gone?

I was angry. Exhausted. Empty.

I told myself: "One more quarter. I’ll give it three more months… then I’m out."

And here’s the crazy part…

Just two weeks later, something shifted.

A message came through from someone who had followed my journey silently for years.

He told me, "Man… you have no idea how much your story has kept me going. I was ready to give up, but seeing how you handle adversity gave me hope."

And in that moment, I realized…

This wasn’t just about business.

This was about legacy.

I wasn’t building for myself anymore. I was building for my dad’s legacy. For every underdog out there who feels like the walls are closing in.

So I went all in.

Not just on the spreadsheets and strategies…But on ME. My story. My truth.

I stopped trying to look like the perfect “CEO.”

I started showing the messy stuff. The hard conversations. The breakdowns AND the breakthroughs.

And guess what happened?

People showed up. Opportunities I’d never imagined started opening up. And the businesses? They didn’t just survive—they exploded.

All because I flipped the script.

I stopped building businesses. And I started building a movement.

So if you’re stuck… if you’re sitting there wondering if it’s time to burn it all down…

Don’t.

Give yourself three more months. Tell your story, brand something that’s bigger than you.

That’s how you win.

That’s how you leave a legacy.

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