I appreciate the support on here and consider you my friends.
I went through losing both parents and almost losing my business in the last few years. I have been able to pay back all the debt and again have cash in the bank. The emotional cost of going through this leaves me jumpy and weary. It is hard for me to answer the phone because I always expect it is always bad news, and hope this will pass in time. I disappeared in New Mexico this summer to do a project that was deemed impossible, we met the schedule and the push is off. I was working some very long weeks to do this, and am working to decompress now. These pushes take a lot out of me and get harder as I get older. I was approached about a year ago about merging my company that does automation with a electrical contractor. I am moving through this process now and it looks to be a good relationship. I am planning to retire from work in 5 years when I am 65 and this needs to happen if I can do this. I will retain control of my company until that time, but share in the responsibilities and ownership until that time. I do not think I could go through this again.
Our last kid went off to college this fall, my wife are taking our first empty nest vacation first of next month and taking the boat to Branson for a week. My boat is 15 years old and only has 150 hours on it, my motorcycle is 5 years old with 3000 miles on it, I am looking forward to slowing down a little.
Thanks for putting up with me.
I went through losing both parents and almost losing my business in the last few years. I have been able to pay back all the debt and again have cash in the bank. The emotional cost of going through this leaves me jumpy and weary. It is hard for me to answer the phone because I always expect it is always bad news, and hope this will pass in time. I disappeared in New Mexico this summer to do a project that was deemed impossible, we met the schedule and the push is off. I was working some very long weeks to do this, and am working to decompress now. These pushes take a lot out of me and get harder as I get older. I was approached about a year ago about merging my company that does automation with a electrical contractor. I am moving through this process now and it looks to be a good relationship. I am planning to retire from work in 5 years when I am 65 and this needs to happen if I can do this. I will retain control of my company until that time, but share in the responsibilities and ownership until that time. I do not think I could go through this again.
Our last kid went off to college this fall, my wife are taking our first empty nest vacation first of next month and taking the boat to Branson for a week. My boat is 15 years old and only has 150 hours on it, my motorcycle is 5 years old with 3000 miles on it, I am looking forward to slowing down a little.
Thanks for putting up with me.