John WetmoreSales and Scaling Coach for Small Business and Corporations. Keynote Speaker. Podcast Host. Life Insurance Leader.

I was Tired of Being BROKE... 😤 #entrepreneurship #insurance #mindset

Name: I was Tired of Being BROKE... 😤 #entrepreneurship #insurance #mindset
Uploaded: 2023-09-11T17:00:03+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: John Wetmore
Description: This content was created by John Wetmore. This content was uploaded by John Wetmore. This is a YouTube video titled "I was Tired of Being BROKE... 😤…

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This content was created by John Wetmore. This content was uploaded by John Wetmore. This is a YouTube video titled "I was Tired of Being BROKE... 😤 #entrepreneurship #insurance #mindset" (created 2023-09-11). The excerpt is a first-person monologue by a single speaker (labeled SPEAKER A) recounting a period of financial hardship while raising kids—having to ration groceries, negotiating recurring bills, and living with persistent money stress. The speaker describes leaving long-term employment to pursue independent work/entrepreneurship, gaining freedom to set their own schedule, admiring others’ success, and attributing progress to hard work and hustle. Tone is candid and motivational; topics include money struggles, cost-cutting tactics, work ethic, and mindset.

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I put everything ahead of work, honestly, for a period of time. Being broke sucks, and it sucked worse for my kids. I was watching so many other people take care of their families in a way I wished I could. Dude, I just got so tired of having to worry about money, like stupid minimal amounts of money. My effing debit card not going through at the grocery store, having to put groceries back because we get there and it was like $103 and we had $80 for, you know what I mean? Like, you know, if you call DirecTV every 6 months, they'll lower your pricing, and then you can call your gas company and tell them you're switching and they'll lower your pricing. So I had that shit on a schedule. On when I had to call them again to get the lower pricing. That was my life before, dude. So I was tired of that shit. So when I first got into this, I could just do what I wanted. It's the first time I could sleep in because I had jobs forever. I worked for someone for 20-something years. And then when I saw people killing it, I see a guy like him doing it, I'm like, yo, what's he doing? I think he's doing amazing things, but I definitely don't think either one of us is that special. I just think we outwork most people. I think we're quite a bit more handsome than most people.