How The Simple Act of Showing Up Can Make You Successful

Showing up

In 2010, during the Great Recession, my dad and I decided to start a business. I was still in grad school and realized I had little chance to land a good job because the economy was still recovering from the financial crisis.

As a minority, getting a job was even more difficult. I looked at the job market, the economy, and my little experience, and figured I had little chance of getting a good opportunity

My dad was working at a major linen cleaning service, an industry that was cutting costs really fast. As a manager, he had to fire dozens of people, and my dad just didn’t see himself working for that company anymore.

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