I previously wrote about the power of building your timeline. What shakes out when you do it is:
PEAKS (some of mine):
Military pride/promotions/deployments/airborne/
1st startup = IPO as key exec Woo Hoo!!
1st home
2nd startup, high growth as CEO
EO leader
Worldwide travel/friendships
Married Love of my life
Pilot’s license
Two amazing boys!
Startups # 3-9 > 100’s millions raised, 1000’s of employees,
2nd home
Successful Exits
3rd home
Spiritual, emotional and physical rebirth
VALLEYS:
Loved one’s mental breakdown
Market crash dot com 1.0- OUCH
Multi-million $ margin call on birthday
FBI investigation
Owing the IRS $2.7MM
Not serving during 9/11
Financial crisis 2008, company fail
Money hell
Close loved one devastating diagnosis
Friendship betrayal
Co-founder torpedoes company
Friends on suicide watch
Facial paralysis, bone growth in brain
The pit of darkness, lost vision
Money hell – II
Yeah, that about covers it.
Each of these things have lessons, not always obvious. Having processed each and putting it back on the shelf in the right order w the right meaning. It all makes sense now. It all made me who I am right now and I’m liking this guy. #startups #gratitude #success #health