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This is my first blog post.


And the first time I'll be sharing so much about myself.


With this 1st blog post as an exception, every blog after will include two perspectives:


A personal story about my journey to discovering self-worth and

A translation of that thought into building recognizable value for your business.


Burnt out?


In a rut?


Should've hit your goals by now?


Letting the weight of your aspirations pile up?


Then this blog is for you.


Keep reading...


 

Two and half years ago, I made the toughest decision I've ever made in my life.


I quit my startup.


My co-founders and I had been bootstrapping for nearly five years and I quit only a few months after we raised $300,000…


Simply, I had burnt out. HARD.


I'd put all of myself into the business and I estimated we were only halfway to a sustainable business.


My future was also becoming unsafe. 


I had almost $10,000 in credit card debt, collectors were calling, I was saving a measly $500 a year, and my car needed new brakes badly. I bartended nights to pull in money, and worked the startup every day. I'd moved my wife into a house with my co-founders, but saw her less than 60 hours a week. For the lack of a better word I was 'living on borrowed time.'


I sat my co-founders down and told them the sad but honest truth. 


I had to quit. For me. For my mental health, physical health, financially… all of it. And I couldn't thank them enough for the compassion they showed me in that moment.


The next few weeks included the typical shift back into 'normal' work life. I packed everything up with my then wife, started a new job and was using self-care techniques daily. 


At work, in just under a year, I had developed a new website, 3 new programs, and was beginning to see an organization have the growth I wanted my startup to have. 


I'd paid off my debts, balanced my spending-to-saving ratio, fixed the car, bought a new one, and moved my wife into our own place to grow our family.


And then three weeks ago it hit me.


I had a panic attack.


I'd never had one before.


And I was lucky to have my wife with me, to guide me and to calm me down.


I'd finally realized that even though for the past two years I'd been having professional wins, I'd never repaired my sense of self-worth.


Quitting the startup crushed me. I felt like a complete failure. And believe me, there was plenty of failure to count over the course of those 5 years.


I'd find myself up late at night, while my wife and child would be asleep, screaming in the shower, shaking my fists and asking over and over: 


"How are you ever going to be able to tackle your aspirations, if taking on one more thing will put you over the edge?" 


I had the perspective that I had to do more to have more.


But the panic attack disrupted this cycle. 


I had the panic attack because I was not going after my aspirations. And if I placed value in myself for going after my aspirations, then anything stopping myself from doing so would be a source of anxiety for me.


But I had no way to quantify this.


So over the past few weeks I decided to write down all of the memories I had of times when I felt my self-worth degraded. 


Then I did the same for all the positive moments.


And so the genesis for this blog began.


In future posts I'll share these stories and their hidden lessons to building recognizable value for your business.


Stories like:


	- How someone closest to me was my constant oppressor and nay-sayer

	- How a relative called me a "lunatic" behind me back for quitting my job for the startup

	- How I was accused of stealing company time

	

But also stories like:


How someone helped me step outside of my comfort zone

How my managers advocated for me

How I increased my salary by 40% in two years

How I was a part of changing a narrative that person's grandfather fought


 

Today, I still live with some demons.


But I have a new perspective.


My name is Jared Fesler. I am a writer. And I'm a full stack digital marketer. 


And I'm here to share my journey of self-worth so I can:


Help others find self-worth and

Help businesses change their outlook by creating recognizable value.


Contact me.

This is my first blog post.


And the first time I'll be sharing so much about myself.


With this 1st blog post as an exception, every blog after will include two perspectives:


A personal story about my journey to discovering self-worth and

A translation of that thought into building recognizable value for your business.


Burnt out?


In a rut?


Should've hit your goals by now?


Letting the weight of your aspirations pile up?


Then this blog is for you.


Keep reading...


 

Two and half years ago, I made the toughest decision I've ever made in my life.


I quit my startup.


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