Why I am Passionate About Coaching

Recently, one of my clients asked me why I do what I do. It was a good question, and the answer brought up a lot of emotion. But I thought I would share my story with you today.

To the outside world, I had it all. Loving family, a beautiful home in the right neighborhood, and an entrepreneur that had multiple restaurant locations.

But not every entrepreneur's dreams are guaranteed to be successful.

Some end in failure, as did mine. (If you know, you know)

It didn’t matter that I had some of the best operating stores in the country and had won national awards. It didn’t matter how much time I invested and hard work and sweat.

The economy took a nosedive, and I was under capitalized.

I couldn’t pay the bills, so I looked to what I thought was going to be a short term solution, and I took credit card advances to pay off my vendors.

When the economy continued to tank, I was so upside down I didn’t know what to do.

I had so many people relying upon me for their livelihood.

And my family had sacrificed along with me, but I was just pushing a rope up a hill as it didn’t matter what I did to turn it around.

I remember going into my basement and turning off all the lights. So many thoughts flashed through my head.

Including the dark ones.

Would my family be better off without me?

I was a failure.

Maybe the money from the insurance policy would be the answer.

I kept all this inside of me, and I didn’t come out of the basement.

For days.

I didn’t eat, I only sort of slept, and that was only from shear exhaustion.

My wife tried to get me to come out, tried to cheer me up, did everything she could.

But it was over.

I didn’t see a way out.

I had to choose from a myriad of bad outcomes and figure out which was the least terrible.

And then, I heard someone upstairs.

They were big footsteps, not belonging anyone of my family. And down the stairs came my friend Nick.

Nick was a huge man, 6‘5“ and with a physique to match. He was a Green Beret, but he never talked about it.

Suffice to say, you wanted Nick on your side if things ever went bad.

I had known Nick for many years and we had many outstanding adventures together and laughed continuously. We played cards, fished and played some horrible golf.

But today he simply came downstairs, and sat on the couch next to me.

He took me into those massive arms and drew me to his big chest and he told me that God loved me and that he loved me too.

And all of that pent-up fear, anxiety, emotion came rushing out, and I cried as hard as I ever have.

And Nick cried right along with me. Two grown men, sobbing, like babies as I held onto him for dear life.

I don’t even remember exactly what was said, but after a while, Nick brought me upstairs.

The problems hadn’t changed, and eventually, I filed bankruptcy, sold my home and my car and moved into the basement of my parents, and began to make restitution to my creditors.

Friends that I thought I had when I had money, were nowhere to be found.

But Nick always stood behind me.

He was my rock.

He helped take care of my family and never asked or expected a repayment.

In the months and years that followed, I was able to get back on my feet financially with a lot of hard work.

I repaid everything that was owed.

I rose to the highest levels of success in business as well as financially and became wealthy by most standards.

My story truly was like the Phoenix that rose from the ashes.

But I never would have without the friendship and the love of one man.

One giving man with a heart as big as a mountain.

And he never stopped giving. Nick died a few years later, giving up his life for his wife’s.

And I cried even harder that day.

And now, I try to be half the man that he was, by serving others that I come in contact with.

It’s the reason I became a Coach.

I give, because Nick gave to me and saved my life.

I know and have lived the desperation that others are going through each and every day, trying to balance their careers and their lives, their families and marriages.

The hurt, the frustration and the struggles.

The desperation.

It’s why I give my clients my everything, so that they can turn their lives, their families, their future around as well.

I know You are Made4More.

As was Nick.

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