I was hanging out with homey, Travis, yesterday. He's a seasoned entrepreneur who's owned several businesses.

He asked me how things were going.

Business is growing. Boys are getting older. Life is good.

Yes. Things are moving in the right directon but I'm still digging out of a hole.

See, before I started my business, I put myself in a pretty deep financial hole. And while I've made a lot of progress over the last 3 years, I'm still climbing.

My wife asks about the house. "When are we getting a house? When are we getting a house?"

I get it. She's an interior designer. She wants her own house to decorate!

She has her doubts that we'll be renting forever. (I do love renting. It's low responsibility if problems happen. And I'm not a handyman at all. 😂)

But even though it's been a slow climb out of debt...

I'm not worried.

And there's a big reason why. In the 4 years I've been building this business, I've probably spent six-figures on coaching, mentors, and programs.

Not once have I regretted it. Not ONE time.

Every single investment I made in myself gave me a significant return.

And that's the thing about investing in yourself.

It's never a bad bet.

Because when you invest in yourself, you're betting on your ability to learn. To put in the work. To figure it out.

And if you've overcome hard things before (and I know you have), then you already have the evidence that you can do it again.

Travis said something that stuck with me. He said the reason I'm willing to make these investments is that I know myself.

I've been through enough to trust that I'll show up. That I'll do the work. That I'll iterate until I get it right.

Are you holding back on a big investment right now?

Waiting for the "right time"?

I get it.

But there's never a bad time to bet on yourself.

It's always better to invest in optimism over pessimism.

Happy Weekend,
Coach D ✌️