TL,DR warning... move along if you must 😁

11 years ago today, I bought a little trailer full of high end espresso equipment. The people didn't know what they had. My enthusiasm convinced a friend of a friend to lend me the money. I was a gas station clerk cleaning houses in my off hours so it was a life changing opportunity. I quit my job, expanded my cleaning operation to pay for getting a little business off the ground & still support life. A year in, I rented a space, moved out of the trailer & started shuttering my cleaning biz... # 1 rated coffee shop in town until recently (there's this place that makes amazing croissants now 🤷‍♀️😂) I set up a roaster in an old bar, learned to roast & started selling coffee beans. Nothing has ever gone so well that my lifestyle changed, except I could get off public assistance, pay my bills & buy some concert tickets😂 That was all I ever wanted.

Over the years I probably should have closed a half dozen times but somehow pulled through. There's so many people I'll probably never be able to thank for that but I wish I could. Covid shutdowns really changed the business landscape around here & though mine survived it, it's just not the same. 2 years ago, I had a weird dream & woke up knowing I needed to shift my focus. I think about that dream every day but I still don't know what I want to or can gain from this new perspective. So, I'm currently treading water....but...

I'm sharing this because I'm just kind of blown away that this whole thing started from literally nothing but excitement & a vision... and it's still going 11 years later. There is value in your energy. Don't neglect your ambitions. Don't be afraid to feel passionately. Dont be afraid to share it. Never underestimate gratitude. Don't think it's a waste of time to research things that seem out of reach. It helps you to be ready when the moment comes. 😊