I Failed 7 Times Before Anything Worked. Here’s What Changed

I failed 7 times. A lunch delivery business, a T-shirt brand, dropshipping, crypto, YouTube, a phone repair side hustle, and an app that never worked. About $9,000 and almost five years, gone. Then I did something I'd never done before: I stopped, wrote every failure down, and looked for the pattern. What I found changed everything, and attempt number eight finally worked. In this video I break down exactly what went wrong each time, the 3 patterns that kept killing my ideas, and the simple 3-rule plan that turned a $60 repair kit into a full-time business. If you've failed more times than you want to admit, this one's for you. You're not starting from zero. You're starting from experience. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Attempt #7 dies on a Tuesday 0:51 Failure #1: Lunch delivery 1:36 Failure #2: The T-shirt brand 1:57 Failure #3: Dropshipping 2:17 Failure #4: Crypto with rent money 2:49 Failure #5: YouTube 3:10 Failure #6: Phone repair (remember this one) 3:41 Failure #7: The app 4:16 The call that changed everything 4:51 Step 1: Stop 5:21 The failure notebook 6:07 The 3 patterns 7:00 The one that already worked 7:54 "I failed" vs "I'm a failure" 8:14 Disney, Rowling & Colonel Sanders 9:18 The 3 new rules 9:37 Rule 1: Ask before you build 10:49 Customer #1 11:21 Month 2: The moment I almost quit 11:55 The one change that fixed it 12:31 Day 90 results 13:02 Growing it 14:04 What actually changed 14:51 What to do tonight 📓 TRY THIS TONIGHT Grab a cheap notebook. One page for every try. Write down: 1. What it cost 2. Why you really stopped 3. What it taught you Then look for the one that already kind of worked. 💬 What number are you on right now? Tell me in the comments. I read them. 🔔 Subscribe to Stick to the Money for more stories about money, failure and finding what works. This story is told for inspiration and education. It is not financial advice. #failure #motivation #sidehustle #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #moneystory #nevergiveup