Nick Friedman

Now, if I could get to 50 and have another meaningful transaction to be able to be more of an investor and facilitator for other businesses, I think that'll be exciting. Also, And so I think that's all part of the journey. But, you know, this brand still remains kind of a part of my identity.

Now, if I could get to 50 and have another meaningful transaction to be able to be more of an investor and facilitator for other businesses, I think that'll be exciting. Also, And so I think that's all part of the journey. But, you know, this brand still remains kind of a part of my identity.

And I think a lot of times, you know, as entrepreneurs, especially in the early days for me, I was approaching business from a point of scarcity. Like if I could just get to a million in revenue, if I could just get to 10 million in revenue, I could just get to 100 million in revenue, if I could just get to a million in profit, you know, we'd be good.

And I think a lot of times, you know, as entrepreneurs, especially in the early days for me, I was approaching business from a point of scarcity. Like if I could just get to a million in revenue, if I could just get to 10 million in revenue, I could just get to 100 million in revenue, if I could just get to a million in profit, you know, we'd be good.

And every time we hit those milestones, it's like you said, the goalpost moves. And, and I feel like I'm just chasing this something that's always out of reach. So I've had to reframe and realign my mind from a paradigm standpoint, because as you get more successful, you get surrounded by more successful people. And everybody's got a bigger boat, somebody's always got a bigger plane.

And every time we hit those milestones, it's like you said, the goalpost moves. And, and I feel like I'm just chasing this something that's always out of reach. So I've had to reframe and realign my mind from a paradigm standpoint, because as you get more successful, you get surrounded by more successful people. And everybody's got a bigger boat, somebody's always got a bigger plane.

And it always makes you feel like you've got to get to that person's level. And I think unless you're Bezos or Elon, it's gonna be hard to not be always looking up at who's ahead of you. So we think of things from a point of abundance and say, okay, look how far we've come to where we are. That doesn't mean we're gonna stop and get off the ride. We wanna keep pushing and growing.

And it always makes you feel like you've got to get to that person's level. And I think unless you're Bezos or Elon, it's gonna be hard to not be always looking up at who's ahead of you. So we think of things from a point of abundance and say, okay, look how far we've come to where we are. That doesn't mean we're gonna stop and get off the ride. We wanna keep pushing and growing.

And I think what excites me and gets me excited and passionate as opposed to feeling like I'm missing out on something is this notion of potential maximization or optimization. Like how could I maximize my potential as a leader, as an entrepreneur,

And I think what excites me and gets me excited and passionate as opposed to feeling like I'm missing out on something is this notion of potential maximization or optimization. Like how could I maximize my potential as a leader, as an entrepreneur,

as a father, husband, business owner, all of those categories that I'm, you know, I guess you could label me as, but also how can I maximize the potential of this brand, this platform, what it can do in the communities that it services, what it can do for the franchise owners who invest in it, how much it can allow them to provide for their families, how much it can, you know, employ into our overall, you know, employee community as well.

as a father, husband, business owner, all of those categories that I'm, you know, I guess you could label me as, but also how can I maximize the potential of this brand, this platform, what it can do in the communities that it services, what it can do for the franchise owners who invest in it, how much it can allow them to provide for their families, how much it can, you know, employ into our overall, you know, employee community as well.

And so that's the stuff that keeps me excited and going no matter how far reaching the goalpost keeps extending from a number standpoint. Because once we hit a billion in revenue, I'm going to want to hit 2 billion or 3 billion. And so that never stops. But taking it from a point of abundance and not feeling like I'm missing out or lacking, that makes the journey that much more exciting, I think.

And so that's the stuff that keeps me excited and going no matter how far reaching the goalpost keeps extending from a number standpoint. Because once we hit a billion in revenue, I'm going to want to hit 2 billion or 3 billion. And so that never stops. But taking it from a point of abundance and not feeling like I'm missing out or lacking, that makes the journey that much more exciting, I think.

Oh, man. You know, I guess I would pinch myself first. Then I'd probably look at my bank account about 25 times just to make sure it was real. And I think shut my phone off and just take a moment to like breathe and soak it in and spend time with the family, the wife, the kids, fire up the jet and go around the world for a couple of months.

Oh, man. You know, I guess I would pinch myself first. Then I'd probably look at my bank account about 25 times just to make sure it was real. And I think shut my phone off and just take a moment to like breathe and soak it in and spend time with the family, the wife, the kids, fire up the jet and go around the world for a couple of months.

And I think that'll be allowing me to just sort of reflect, have that little mini sabbatical moment. And I think I would get bored out of that very quickly and say, well, what am I coming back to do? And how can I be more impactful on this next go round? I've never met an entrepreneur who has officially retired.

And I think that'll be allowing me to just sort of reflect, have that little mini sabbatical moment. And I think I would get bored out of that very quickly and say, well, what am I coming back to do? And how can I be more impactful on this next go round? I've never met an entrepreneur who has officially retired.

They may not be grinding it out day to day like they did at the beginning, but they're still involved in something because, you know, the moment you start, you stop growing, you're dying in all effects. And so. I've met 80, 90-year-old guys that are still grinding out. I met a guy, one of my neighbors, he's got a big horse farm now. And I was like, oh, that's an interesting hobby.

They may not be grinding it out day to day like they did at the beginning, but they're still involved in something because, you know, the moment you start, you stop growing, you're dying in all effects. And so. I've met 80, 90-year-old guys that are still grinding out. I met a guy, one of my neighbors, he's got a big horse farm now. And I was like, oh, that's an interesting hobby.