They Looked at Me Like I Had 2 Heads...
When I explained the recent Musing ‘New Beginnings’ to my Boys the other night I went a little more in-depth with them than I did in the Musing they all turned white, their eyes popped out of their head, they had a panicked look.
They are the best of my friends, so they are concerned about me and they all 4 asked the same question at the same time…
I’ll get to that question in a second.
We went out to celebrate the Birthdays of Bill and Pete and being adults with families, businesses, commitments just getting out for 3 hours to share some wings and beer is a great reprieve from life for us.
Nothing special, no elaborate outing, just 5 friends setting around the table talking and sharing stories. Mainly, this time of year, around fantasy football 😊
We check on each other’s family get insight on them. Bill’s parents just had their 50th Anniversary. Dave’s parents (also my inlaws) went through Hurricane Florence.
When you are out with your buddies the conversations flow freely, you know how it is.
When you are out with your boys or your girlfriends there is no fakeness, they know the real you. They have been there in your best times and they have been there in your worst times (most likely they are the ones getting in trouble with you). Perm and Bill, I lived with in college. You really learn about someone living with them.
When the conversation turned to me and I started discussing my business, my company, and how things were going I was telling them that in the last month, 45 days I had lost 3 partners and I was re-evaluating the structure of everything. I explained the reasoning for the changes and why they happened. I explained that it is emotionally draining running a company and being directly responsible for the success or failure of your partners.
As I was sharing… they were looking at me and when I paused they all asked the same question at the same time…
“Do you still have SueMart?”
They were genuinely concerned about me as I was explaining losing partners, but they thought that SueMart was gone too.
My boys they know me well and they are ImpactClub® members, they have used our real estate services, they know my business structure.
They know that SueMart is the glue that holds my business together.
Made me feel good that they care and they know that SueMart plays such a large role in my success. SueMart doesn’t seek or need accolades, but everyone that works with me knows that I have strengths (and that is why they hire me) and I definitely have weaknesses. They also know that SueMart covers up these deficiencies.
It is great having friends that you can go hang with every month or two and just talk about nothing – Fantasy Football and it be the most important subject at that moment and then a few minutes later talking about your dreams and desires.
Having friends, having an inner circle that know you and care about you and vice-versa you care about them, is what life is all about.
Who’s in your inner circle?