Brandon Brittingham

No, dude, he was like my brother. And so again, here I am again, like... You know, and so I will tell you another pivot right there. And thank God I learned this early is instead of being the, you know, instead of letting shit spin out of control, you know, maybe going to a substance abuse or doing stupid shit. I just was like, man, I cannot be the victim. Right. And I don't know.

Obviously, I believe in a higher power. I know you do, too. I didn't know what the lesson was at the time. Do you know what I mean? I know it now. But at the time, I didn't know it. But I just looked at it like, as hard as this is to swallow, there's a lesson in this. And I got one or two choices. The one choice is...

Obviously, I believe in a higher power. I know you do, too. I didn't know what the lesson was at the time. Do you know what I mean? I know it now. But at the time, I didn't know it. But I just looked at it like, as hard as this is to swallow, there's a lesson in this. And I got one or two choices. The one choice is...

I can take all the things that he taught me and gave me and honor his legacy and become way more successful where I can go the opposite direction and let it destroy me and crawl into the cave of depression and, you know, oh, why me and this and that. And I'm not saying I didn't grieve because I did for a long time and it still fucks with me. But at the same time, I chose not to be a victim.

I can take all the things that he taught me and gave me and honor his legacy and become way more successful where I can go the opposite direction and let it destroy me and crawl into the cave of depression and, you know, oh, why me and this and that. And I'm not saying I didn't grieve because I did for a long time and it still fucks with me. But at the same time, I chose not to be a victim.

And in any situation, I choose not to be a victim.

And in any situation, I choose not to be a victim.

Can I, let me say something on that. Man, I will tell you, man, I was having this, like it's now, it is so apparent to me. And like, this is millions of dollars, like millions. Like this is, if you're listening to this, like listen to what I'm about to say. Relationship capital is worth so much more than you trying to win on a deal or take. So I was left with a lot of responsibilities.

Can I, let me say something on that. Man, I will tell you, man, I was having this, like it's now, it is so apparent to me. And like, this is millions of dollars, like millions. Like this is, if you're listening to this, like listen to what I'm about to say. Relationship capital is worth so much more than you trying to win on a deal or take. So I was left with a lot of responsibilities.

We owned a bunch of real estate. We had a bunch of debt. Shit was really bad. I could have filed bankruptcy. I could have said, fuck you to the banks. I could have said, fuck you to people.

We owned a bunch of real estate. We had a bunch of debt. Shit was really bad. I could have filed bankruptcy. I could have said, fuck you to the banks. I could have said, fuck you to people.

And so I didn't, right? And it was the most expensive thing I've ever done is kept my word, right? Cost me the most fucking money of anything. But so now those relationships, right? I can borrow money from any bank. I can get any bank president on the phone. There's relationships that I formed in that where they saw my character of he's not running from the problem and everybody else is.

And so I didn't, right? And it was the most expensive thing I've ever done is kept my word, right? Cost me the most fucking money of anything. But so now those relationships, right? I can borrow money from any bank. I can get any bank president on the phone. There's relationships that I formed in that where they saw my character of he's not running from the problem and everybody else is.

And he's not willing to go back on his word. And there's so many situations in life now where... I've done that over and over again where maybe I didn't get the better end of the deal because I stayed in integrity or I did what I said I was going to do. But in the long run, I fucking like 100x because that relationship paid me forever. Do you know what I mean? Absolutely.

And he's not willing to go back on his word. And there's so many situations in life now where... I've done that over and over again where maybe I didn't get the better end of the deal because I stayed in integrity or I did what I said I was going to do. But in the long run, I fucking like 100x because that relationship paid me forever. Do you know what I mean? Absolutely.

And man, people fuck this up all the time. They're so short-sighted and they don't play the long game and they try to get into relationship and take and they don't understand. And me and you were talking about this the other day. Look, at the top of the mountain, there's only so much room. And look, we're already here, motherfucker.

And man, people fuck this up all the time. They're so short-sighted and they don't play the long game and they try to get into relationship and take and they don't understand. And me and you were talking about this the other day. Look, at the top of the mountain, there's only so much room. And look, we're already here, motherfucker.

And so you're trying to come up here and you want some fucking bullshit of stealing, lying, cheating, whatever. We're not going to let you in the club. Like, it's just not going to happen. And that's where people fuck up. They don't understand the relationship capital of what a long-term relationship can pay you and where you can grow and make money with people who you trust.

And so you're trying to come up here and you want some fucking bullshit of stealing, lying, cheating, whatever. We're not going to let you in the club. Like, it's just not going to happen. And that's where people fuck up. They don't understand the relationship capital of what a long-term relationship can pay you and where you can grow and make money with people who you trust.

And look, somebody might be whatever at a company today. right? And you fuck them and they become the CEO or they become a CEO of somebody you got to do business with. Don't forget this. Or they become the gatekeeper of somebody. And here's the thing. You don't even think about it or it's off your radar. And then all, and it's happened so many times in my life.