My company is closing tomorrow.
It's been four years since we opened... almost to the day. And these last four years are, I think, the years where I finally grew up a little. I got sober again, I got married again, I learned a whole ton about love, lust, faith, pain, and hurt.
Mostly, though, I learned one thing: I have got to get over myself.
Life is easier when I realize that I'm not such a big deal. That my problems are petty and my joys should be shared and if I can make the people around me feel somewhat happier, then things pretty much rock.
I've done this before. Sort of. I sold my last company in 2000 for something in the very-low seven figures, and promptly lost most of what I got in the stock market crash in 2001. Live and learn. The difference, this time, is that I'm going to be the largest (albeit minority) owner in the new company. I'm going to have partners. Instead of working for the people who bought my company, I'm going to be part owner of a whole new deal. And THAT is pretty exciting.
My title doesn't change: "President & Technical Evangelist." But I have partners, more employees, and a much more complicated social and corporate environment to navigate.
I'm worried. And excited. And scared. And I'll let you know how it goes.
Love to all. Even you, the lady who just LOVES Chad Pennington.
7 comments:
Gods Speed on uyour new and exciting journey
Best of luck to you, my friend.
I was jogging this morning and was struck by the term "very-low seven figures"
Britt: thanks kindly. I might come emailin' when we start moving into other cities, yo.
Peter: VERY low. The lowest seven figure figure you can get. Then think taxes. Then think stock market crash. Then think 95% portfolio loss.
:-)
I tried to leave this comment yesterday, but had problems authenticating my existence! Here's what I wanted to say...
When you say that you got married again, you mean to the same person, right? Because if not, I've REALLY missed some of the backstory here.
TC: Totally. Maggie and I got remarried in the Catholic Church after being married 10 years in general.
best of luck to you, Mr. "Technical Evangelist" (what are you, from West Coast or something?:P).
I am having some difficulties comprehending (in general, not just in your case) this "married again to the same person" thing.
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