Yeah, ok, so it's been a minute.

This might be a tad TMI, but F% it.

My passion to work with business owners is personal. Beyond all the “I want to support my family” and all the crappy clichés people say.

Nearly all companies fail because they rely too much on the founder. Once the founder can't keep pace, everything starts to fall like a long line of dominoes that no one can stop.

Today, I'll share what's been happening with me over the past few months, and a very sad and tragic, no crap, reality from a watch company I follow.

For those who know me well, this isn't a chance to talk about myself and seek sympathy. 

That's not the point.

The point in these two stories is that crap happens to everyone, and you must look at ownership differently if you want to build a legacy.

Me first...

Back in college, I had a weightlifting accident that ended up requiring surgery on my neck. For the past 20 years, I've been managing, at least trying to, the daily pain through knowing what to do and not to do. 

Then this May, things started to act up. 

🧘‍♂️ An hour of easy yoga = four days of pain

🚴‍♂️ Half an hour bike ride = two days of pain

🏎️ Sit and watch the F1 race = three days of pain

Think massive migraine. I can't function. Go into a deep black hole.

Then things got worse. Ringing in my ears. Dizziness. Heart palpitations. Fever. Chills. The list goes on, and after several days straight, I went to the ER for help.

I'm spiraling out of control, so I had to give up almost everything. It was time to figure out a new normal and get things under control.

I consider myself lucky because right now, Falcon is just me. R.T. Custer, the owner of Vortic Watch Company, isn't as fortunate.

His story is super sad, and I think it's more impactful if you see it from his wife's point of view from the Instagram post below.

No one. No one plans for things like this. We all know it's possible, but that's not going to happen to our family or me.

You, as the business owner, didn't start this company to remain the keystone holding absolutely everything together. 

Don't be one of the arrogant owners who believe they are invincible and nothing will ever happen to them. If you aren't willing to do it for the company to scale faster and increase your valuation by 40%, do it for your family and employees who are left trying to put the pieces together.

One day, your number will be up.

Stay awesome, stay confident, and keep soaring higher!

— Cheering you on, Nick