“Her face is cracked from smiling, all the fears that she’s been hiding,
And it seems pretty soon everybody’s gonna know.
And her voice is sore from shouting, cheering winners who are losing,
And she worries if their days are few and soon they’ll have to go.
My, my, my, I’m so happy, I’m gonna join the band,
We are gonna dance and sing in celebration, We are in the promised land.”
– Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin
It’s time to dust off the old dancing shoes and get back on the floor because after almost a year of silence a prospect has surfaced for Go-Go Babyz…
That was in reference to early 2024-ish when communication began with who is now the current owner of Go-Go Babyz. Why did I wait so long to resurface and share the news? If you have followed me for a while you might be able to venture a pretty good guess. I am fairly positive the answer is hidden in plain sight somewhere on this blog, quite possibly in this series.
Again, my guess consists of two answers. The first being rooted in fear. Isn’t that always the root somehow? Everything seems to lead back to fear when we really drill down and peel off all the layers. In this case, it was the fear of failure once again. Fear that the current deal would once again crumble and tumble as did the previous one. You would think I would now be full of confidence and trust with all the experience and lessons I have acquired over the years. That is true, I do have a lot of confidence. The exception in this particular deal is how easy the entire process was. It became a case of “this is too good to be true” as the process presented very little points of contention between both sides. As a matter of fact, the only real difficulties were a result of some technical issues faced when trying to produce documentation for the buyer. Once that bump was overcome, it was smooth sailing.
The second is a recurring theme through my life and career; procrastination. I let too much time lapse before I tackled this that it became difficult to garner the inspiration to sit down at the desk and start typing. The cob webs were tough to clear away so I continued to procrastinate. Running the restaurant didn’t help provide the needed time either. There have been some major changes on that front allowing me to take this time on a Friday morning to work on this. The sharing of that is for another time in the near future.
For the time being, I will focus on the final dance that took place nearly one year ago. The ink has dried, the lights are no longer shining on the dance floor. I have successfully sold the remaining assets of Go-Go Babyz Corp, the business that brought so much to our family and provided so much to my growth as an entrepreneur.
The entire journey of Go-Go Babyz has been quite a dance. Sometimes I led, sometimes I followed, and others I sat out and watched from the darkest corner of the room waiting for the right moment to jump back in and build the confidence to take the lead again and say what I wanted to say.
What a dance indeed. I have stumbled, fallen, twirled, and tripped, but in the end it was quite a success. What a ride and what a dance it has been. The question is, are my dancing days over? Is it time to hang up and retire my shoes? The answer; I am much too young to stop dancing, life would be much too boring.
I will happily report that this last dance is only with Go-Go Babyz. There has indeed been more since, and I just might be dancing as I write this. You will just have to hang tight from the side to see what this Celebration Day is all about.
Talk Soon,
Kevin W @LEAP272
Owner-Operator
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