Don't Do Business With Convicted Felons

0:00Alex, you've talked in the past on a bunch of different podcasts about that guy that took 180 grand from you. Um and then there was a time you had to make like $20,000 in a commission, payout 20 sales guys had 20 grand or something like that in the bank account. In moments [snorts] like that, what kept you going? And then secondarily, how'd you know you were on the right path? >> Oh, uh I didn't know I was on the right path. Uh so for question question two, I'll answer first. Um and then in terms of you know, I I fundamentally ask like what is it going to change in my behavior? Right?

0:34Like what am I going to do differently? So, having that experience, I'll be like, all right, well, in the future, don't do business with convicted felons. Like check that one off. I knew he was a convicted felon. And I was like, it was a misunderstanding. Um And the thing is it's like I I'm a pretty forgiving guy. You know what I mean? I'm like, I get it. I've done stuff in the past, like, you know? And uh Layla's like, there's just other people who aren't that we can do business with. And this isn't me giving like any advice. I like I've known plenty of people who've been ex-addicts, things like that. Like I I'm a very The question is like, I might not bet my net worth on it.

1:10>> [laughter] >> Right? So, not to say you can't give people second chances. It's just how much am I going to risk, you know, with a deal like that? And so, um in terms of keep going, it's like the alternative was what? Go back to Baltimore a failure? I'd rather just keep going. And so, I think that's where you just extend the time horizon. And you think, okay, what did I learn from this? And I at that point, I'd already lost everything. Was that my first time? No, that was the first time I lost. No, that was the second.

1:42I'm trying The timing was No, that was the first time I lost everything. When he took the money, it was the first time I lost everything. Um Yeah. I mean, what else am I going to do? >> So, you you never questioned the business path? >> I didn't know what I was going to do, but I did but I did know I wasn't going to stop. And I think that's pretty much all all what I've committed to. Is like I just won't stop. >> Fair enough. Cool. >> Yeah, hopefully that was helpful.

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