Day of Failure 8 My Mouth Got Me Fired

Day of Failure 8 My Mouth Got Me Fired

My mother had “wisdom” that she shared with me over and over and over again. “You’ll catch more flies with honey than you will with vinegar.” I hated every single one of the eleven words in that phrase that came out of my mother’s mouth. Maybe there was a reason she...
Day of Failure 7 Closing Shop On My First Business

Day of Failure 7 Closing Shop On My First Business

In 2000, I bought my first business, A-1 Cleaning. A-1 Cleaning was a commercial cleaning business where my wife and I went to office condos in the evening and cleaned the offices. I really enjoyed the work. Even now, I find it strange that I thoroughly enjoyed...
Day of Failure 5 Thinking I Have It All Figured Out

Day of Failure 5 Thinking I Have It All Figured Out

This evening I attended a VIP event for a group of owners of membership businesses. For most of the day today, we received guidance on ways that we can improve our membership businesses. The VIP event was held at a golf driving range. I live in North Carolina, which...

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