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The Doing.
(10 minute read.)
Peace and anxiety.
'But wait, there's more…'
I might even pivot and do two variants: one a normal non-fiction, and the other in story format as a first-person narrative of someone and their conversations/interaction with (and reflections of) an appropriate mentor.
Maybe I'll title it 'The Way of Business' or something suitably pretentious…
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Prologue
It wasn't my first failure, but it was the one that stung the most. I had poured everything into my business - late nights, early mornings, countless calls, and meetings. I was determined to make it work, convinced that if I just pushed harder, success would finally come. But instead, the harder I pushed, the more things seemed to fall apart.
I had forgotten the lessons, the simple truths that had been shared with me years before by the man I now call The Wise Mentor.
Sitting there, staring at the dwindling numbers and feeling the weight of my own frustration, I realized something needed to change. It wasn't the business models, the products and services, or even the people - it was me. Somewhere along the way, I had lost sight of what really mattered.
That's when I reached out to him again - The Wise Mentor. Not to ask for a magic solution or a quick fix, but to understand what I had missed, what I had forgotten in my relentless pursuit of success. What followed wasn't a lecture or a list of instructions. It was a journey, a way of being that I had only touched upon before.
He reminded me that 'business is not just about business'. It's about life - the way you approach it, the relationships you build, and the mindset you cultivate. Success doesn't come from force or desperation; it comes from alignment with who you are, how you serve others, and the way you show up every day.
Over the following months, I relearned the path I had once started. I learned to see setbacks not as failures but as opportunities for growth. I rediscovered the importance of authenticity, integrity, and service in every interaction. And most importantly, I learned that true success isn't just measured by results - it's measured by the impact you make on the lives of others.
This book is the culmination of those lessons, the ones I learned as I walked alongside The Wise Mentor. It's not just about building a thriving business - it's about building a life that you can be proud of, one connection at a time.
And it all begins with understanding The Way.
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Yeah, maybe.
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