When I owned my business, I often felt trapped by it.
Can’t quit. Can’t grow fast enough. Can’t be the dad/husband I want to be. Plus, what if I get sick/hurt and it all goes sideways?
Lots of ways to feel trapped.
Realized today how much that burden affects me now.
Reminder of an essential truth: you will die one day.
"Do not waste time on everyone else’s vision for you."
Thanks for surfacing this @RoryTyer
Lessons I’m learning the hard way when dealing with GCs:
You must send an email explicitly listing any possible assumption you have.
You must recap every conversation with an email.
I leaned too hard on “pickup the phone and make progress” and now I’m getting screwed.
Got to listen to this one yesterday. Definitely worthwhile for anyone debating jumping into CRE or SMB after their military service. A succinct overview of a lot of the major points.
This episode with @Sam_Rosati of Pursuant Capital is one of our best. We get to debate which industry is better, Commercial RE or owning #SMBs, and how Sam gets exposure to a ton of SMB deals
If interested in owning small businesses or entrepreneurship in general, have a listen
What a messy and awful thing….makes me flare up in anger and deep sadness.
Seems impossible to heal…and I’m not talking about me. Because I had it easy during my Army years.
@AggieWill00, thank you for sharing your story
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An absolutely amazing opportunity for my fellow Veterans. @moseskagan is the real deal and has the character and integrity of someone you want to learn from.
I’m scared of jumping into CRE but confident this will help.
OK, going forward w this service members & veterans real estate webinar. (No agenda on my end, except to do something helpful for people I admire.)
Goal: De-mystify the business of doing private real estate deals, discuss some ways into the biz, & answer questions.
No charge. Limited to active duty military, reserves & veterans.
Date: 4/15/23
Time: 12pm Pacific (will go for 90 minutes or so)
Link to sign-up sheet below.
2022 was a frustrating blur for me. Got lost several times in depression and uncertainty about what I need/want to do next.
Feeling more optimistic for 2023.
This life can sometimes take so much time to sort out.
Have mercy. Dealing with this same thing, Sam.
I’m shook by the truths expressed here by Moses and Sam.
Replying to @moseskagan
Optionality kills progress—almost killed my progress in deciding a place to live, type of business to buy, etc
We tell ourselves we want more options, but I think we just want to be fulfilled in our work.
And one new part of the adventure just got official:
Rafting the Grand Canyon for 4 weeks this Spring. Gonna be wild.
Replying to @RandBusiness @SMB_ash @WilsonCompanies @RegZeller @joshuamschultz @kelceylehrich @JScheeff @montinifrank @steveressler @StrongpointRich @pslohmann @laughridge @Sam_Rosati @MatthewGHinson @JustinNicholasT @Peterbelll @tsludwig @JustinEBurris @birchard_tom @thegeneralmills @girdley @BillDA @guessworkinvest @aebridgeman @CTW_SMB @MikeBotkin_ @whentheresawill @nickfedele @J_M_Vogt @LisaGForrest @wingstop @ADHarbin @UjwalVelagapudi @ErikBreuhaus @chasemurdock @PeterTufo
34/ @cameronleesmith
Everyone knows logistics is a cutthroat biz.
That makes Cameron a damn SMB assassin, he built from scratch a niche logistics SMB and sold it a few months ago!
He’s now hitting the road for 6 months and searching for a new biz to buy in CO/NC/SC area.
You can’t predict things.
Sold my biz in October due to unsolicited offer.
Woke up on Jan 1 and decided to rent our house and hit the road for 4-6 months to explore next steps.
Put everything in storage on Jan 20
Landed in NC a few days ago and just had emergency surgery.
Never thought any of that would have happened.
Roll with the punches and remember that time is precious.
It’s been a wild ride.
I wonder what happens next.
Read this now.
And remember that we never know the whole scope of what people are going through.
Be kind to others. And to yourself.
I am a 34 year old husband and father. I quit my W-2 to work in real estate with my teammates @johnplumstead and @AdamPeteParsons. We buy and operate self storage and single family homes. This is all very ordinary stuff. But how I got here is pretty wild. A thread:
It’s been a rough holiday season for the family.
Sickness with the kids. My father in law has severe dementia and was moved to a “retirement” home. I sold my SMB and have no idea what happens next.
Really need to buckle down and get prepared for 2022.
Finally was able to reserve my spot for @SMB_ash! Pumped to meet everyone in person and enjoy some Florida sunshine









