All of us have difficult challenges thrown at us during our lives, and we must figure out how to handle them so we can survive and better ourselves. Life is a terrific teacher, and our mistakes sometimes become our best teachers as we learn and grow.
There wa a period of about 4 years in my life when I went through seceral "bummer times". Duriing this period, I got myself into an unfortunate situation in which several negative events happened to me because I let someone lese take control of every aspect of my life from finances to business documents. My misguided trust led me to take on challenges I would never have dreamed of facing, and these events affected not only my business, but also my personal life and emaotions. On the business side, I was forced to close a studio location in Indiana. This had a major effect on my finances and also affected my emotional state. that studio in Indiana was very close to my heart, and I never wanted it to close the way that it did.
Misguided trusthas it’s price, and these events also took a toll on me, personally. At one point, I was actually arrested at my own home because I owed a company $250 and, unbeknownst to me I was being sued in small claims court. I was arrested and was held in jail for four hours before my parents came and paid the $250 – and I was let go.
My experiences brought my liofe to a state of confusion, stress , and heart-wrenching panic that I never felt I would be able to overcome. Trust is built on a foundation that is earned between two people, and it is critical to relationships of every kind. When this ntrust is violated, it can be very hurtful.
On some level we all have weaknesses that can destroy us if we do not face them head on. Even though my experiences may not be yours, i am writing this in an effort to help motivate anyone who can relate to a weakness that they think they can never rise above.
Although the road to recovering from this experience is long, I am grateful for everything that I have learnt from it. I realize that everything in my past has happened to me because I let it. Looking back, I know where and when I made mistakes, and I am now working to bbuild my business with a foundation of love, trust, honesty, and positive thinking,
These lessons have made me stronger, smaller, and a much wiser person. I now take the time, and make the effort to really know and understand more about a new acquaintance before extending trust. In doing so, I develop relationships that ultimately are based on real, earned trust, and those relationships are the most satisfying of them all. To anyone reading this who has felt hopeless or alone. I hope that my story can help you start to find the inner strength that you need to overcome and start healing, because no one else can give you the strength that you can give yourself.