“And I need something more
To keep on breathing for
So give me something to believe”
– Samuel Bingham Endicott, The Bravery
What am I waiting for? That is the question. The other is “what do I believe?” Our three neighbors up north say I am waiting for an open door. That I am, but what am I doing to help close this door and open another?
If you have been following this series you know that the selling process has been a bit slow going. That is most likely due to the fact that I have not been doing much. After some deep thinking and soul searching, the reality is that I am holding on a bit. I am keeping one foot in the door to prevent it from closing completely.
Why? Why would I do that? Well, this business has been part of my life for nearly twenty years. It’s hard to let go. As much as I want to let go and move on, it is hard. All the good times and bad times have been an integral part in my development personally and professionally. I learned more running this business than all my years earning a degree in college. It has brought happiness, joy, fulfillment, and pride. It has fostered confidence, skill development, and wealth creation. It has also ignited fear, a sense of failure, and deep financial losses. This business has guided my family through the entire range of success and failure. This business has truly become a part of me.
The time has come, however to move on. One of the greatest lessons I have learned is that nothing happens if I do not take action. I have to be responsible. I can’t just sit and wait for things to happen or wait for others to them for me. As an owner/operator the first thing one should understand is that no one will have the drive or passion that you do. You and only you can be the driver.
That is what I believe. I also believe that when one door closes another will open. It is time for me to get off my butt and start working to close this door. What am I waiting for? Simply to get in the right mindset to do what needs to be done. I believe that thinking this through before I wrote this little ditty has prepared me to trudge forward and drive this to the exchange station to find a new driver.
Talk Soon,
Kevin W @LEAP272
Owner-Operator
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