Graham Stephan
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Appearances Over Time
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And I get about halfway home, I have to pull over because I'm bawling.
I'm crying.
Because for 12 years, I've asked my family to sacrifice, live below our means.
And I don't know it's working.
12 years.
And, you know, this, you know, direct reports that live in better than me, or at least I thought so.
So first thing happens is Olivia drives us home because I literally couldn't see the road.
And then she pulls up the spreadsheet and shows us where we are.
Because I had a job that took me all over the world.
I worked 60 to 70 hours a week.
I had no idea where we were.
I was always next deal, next deal, next deal.
And then she pulled up the spreadsheet and showed me it was working.
Cashflow was coming in.
We were, you know, we could live on that number at the time.
So it just, it dawned on me.
But again, I had that moment after 12 years in building a hundred unit portfolio that I didn't know if it was working because I'm an employee.
I'm not a guru.
I'm not running around doing on stages and all that stuff.
It's not my thing.