A man bought a restaurant with two friends to support his family and ended up washing dishes, a job that felt humbling next to friends who'd advanced further. That low point taught him resilience, customer service, and leading under pressure. Skills forged in setbacks become the foundation for everything that comes later.
I had a young family to support, so with the help of 2 friends, I bought a tiny restaurant. I'm again washing dishes. But that experience had an impact on me personally. First, it was very humbling, in a way embarrassing in front of my wife, her family, my family, all the friends we had who landed jobs in their respective fields. And here I am running this tiny restaurant. That experience taught me a lot of things. One, resilience. 2, customer service. And 3, how to lead and perform under pressure. All of that I needed and I used when I was a CEO and a founder later. So progress doesn't always look like progress. Sometimes it looks like failure. But in those moments, that's when foundations get built.
