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This Was My Rock Bottom

Name: This Was My Rock Bottom
Uploaded: 2026-03-04T17:00:00+00:00
Duration: 50 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this candid, first‑person video, the speaker recounts hitting his lowest point on Christmas Eve. After selling his gyms, his business partner…

4 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this candid, first‑person video, the speaker recounts hitting his lowest point on Christmas Eve. After selling his gyms, his business partner absconded with the proceeds, and a $100,000 investment for a new venture was frozen, leaving him with only $1,000 in the bank. He was forced to live in his girlfriend’s parents’ spare bedroom, feeling like a sinking ship and offering her the chance to leave. Instead, she pulls him close, declares she would even sleep under a bridge with him, and shares a piece of life advice: marry someone who believes in your dreams more than you do, who pushes you to become a better man, and who loves both who you are now and who you will become. The narrative blends raw vulnerability with gratitude and a hopeful lesson about choosing a supportive partner.

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This is a picture of me at rock bottom. It was Christmas Eve. I was living at my girlfriend's parents' house in their extra bedroom. And I'm the guy she just met on the internet that she just quit her job for, that just lost everything. My business partner took all the money I had made from selling my gyms, and I just found out the $100,000 that I put in to launch this new business was getting held up by the processor, and I had to pay all my bills and sent my last payment, leaving only $1,000 left in my bank account. And I was like, I think you should leave me. I think I'm a sinking ship right now, and I respect you. Like, we're cool if you want to walk away. And I would walk away from you right now. She pulled my chin towards hers and she said, I would sleep with you under a bridge if it came to that. If you find a girl who believes in your dreams more than you do, who makes you want to be a better man, who's willing to work alongside you to get there, is grateful for whatever you have today, just marry her. Because at the end of the day, your spouse marries two people: the person you are and the person you're going to become. Make sure they love both.