We connected with some of the most resilient folks in the community and one of the most insightful questions we had an opportunity to ask centered around whether there was ever a time they almost gave up. Highlighting some of the responses below.
DY-Nasty AKA The Fireman
Yes there was a time I almost gave up, when I was going through an unfortunate & sad murder trial, where I couldn’t see the light of anything anymore. I was loosing everything left and right. Read more>>
Dan Menendez
Yes, I had been performing for ten years and my career was not really getting to the next level. My brother and sister were very successful computer programmers. We grew up in Silicon Valley (San Jose Ca) I was sharing a house with two firemen. Read more>>
Ashley Barrett
2023 was the worst year of my life and I absolutely wanted to throw in the towel with everything. It was my oldest child’s senior year in high school and one of my worse years in business. I felt like my life was falling apart yet I still had to show up as a wife, mom, and boss. Read more>>
Anthony Zuber
Sure. Honestly, it happens all the time. Chasing big goals and dreams is difficult—it’s messy, uncomfortable, and sometimes downright unpleasant. Everyone feels like quitting at some point. But I remind myself that the ones who succeed are the ones who keep going, no matter how hard it gets. Read more>>
Aly Barnett
Yes, actually last year in 2024. You can ask any vendor in the wedding world. It felt like we had a wedding ‘boom’ from 2018 – 2023, and there are a lot of different theories still going around. Folks are choosing to have smaller budgets to set them up for financial success! Yet wanting Photography + Video for the same price it’s always been. Read more>>
Allie Lochary
The biggest lie our industry tells itself is that if you call yourself a Pilates studio, it means you’re teaching Pilates. The truth is, because the industry is unregulated, a consumer has no idea how to differentiate between a studio that teaches based on Joseph Pilates’ method of Contrology and a studio that simply uses reformers for a generalized fitness workout. Read more>>
