How Am I Doing?

I’m unbelievably, unapologetically fantastic!

Because fifty years ago, I was an unwanted baby—passed between unwed mothers outside a U.S. military base in Korea.

Forty years ago, I was a bad kid no school wanted. Eleven different schools kicked me out.

Thirty years ago, I was broke and married—peddling vacuums door-to-door while my wife changed diapers at a daycare.

Twenty years ago, I quit my job. Enlisted in the Army. A year later, I was in Baghdad—sure my number was up.

Ten years ago, I was unemployed, broke again, and out of options. So I bought a company—begged, borrowed, and stole every penny I could and put everything on the line.

And today?

Today, I wake up with a full heart, a full house, and full control over how I spend my time.

What changed?

• I stopped following other people’s playbooks.
• I stopped letting feelings dictate decisions.
• I stopped sacrificing the long game for short-term noise.
• I started executing the next necessary step.
• I started showing up for the mission—not the mood.

So when someone asks, “How are you doing?” I answer with conviction:

I’m fan-fucking-tastic!

Because how you answer matters.