I’ve been through some shit.
Bankruptcy.
Prison.
Losing everything — not just money, but identity, direction, belief.
People vanished.
Opportunities dried up.
And for the first time in my life, I didn’t know if I had anything left to give.
Rock bottom isn’t some motivational phrase when you’ve actually lived it.
But here’s the truth:
It didn’t break me.
It rebuilt me.
And looking back, there were three things — just three — that pulled me out of the darkest hole I’d ever been in.
1. Brutal Honesty
I stopped lying to myself.
No more spin.
No more pretending I was okay.
No more blaming everyone else.
I looked in the mirror and said, “You did this. And you’re the one who has to fix it.”
That level of raw honesty?
It hurts.
But it’s the beginning of real change.
The world didn’t owe me a comeback.
I had to earn it.
And that started by taking full responsibility — even for the things that felt unfair.
2. Relentless Action (Even When I Felt Like Sh*t)
There were days I didn’t want to get out of bed.
Days I thought, “What’s the point?”
But I forced myself to do one thing. Just one.
Write something.
Build a landing page.
Send an email.
Help someone.
Tiny actions. Every single day.
And those small wins?
They compounded.
Momentum doesn’t start with motivation.
It starts with movement — even if you’re crawling.
3. Real People (Not Yes-Men)
You find out who’s real when you’ve got nothing left to give.
The ones who check in without asking for anything.
The ones who say, “I believe in you,” when you can’t even believe in yourself.
The ones who don’t care about your reputation, only your recovery.
I didn’t need cheerleaders.
I needed people who’d tell me the truth, challenge me, and still have my back.
And once I found them, I never let them go.
Business is brutal.
Life is harder.
But with the right people? You don’t stay down for long.
If you’re at your lowest right now — I get it.
I’ve been there.
Not “having a bad day” low.
I’m talking zero-money, zero-hope, staring-at-the-ceiling-at-3AM kind of low.
But if you remember nothing else, remember this:
You only need three things to come back: Truth. Action. People.
That’s it.
Not magic.
Not motivation.
Not luck.
Just the courage to own it…
The grit to keep moving…
And the tribe to hold you up until you can stand again.
You’re not done.
You’re just getting ready for your next chapter.
Trust me — I’ve lived it.