received a PM from a member that made me think back. Please share your experiences here.

[Rich Weese]

I received a PM from a colleague. I hadn't seen him on here for awhile. He was asking for my book, and I told him I had run out and would eventually be putting it on line as an E-book. Then , he told me he had lost his job, and had been struggling to stay afloat. I know there are a lot in same boat, and sometimes we forget them.
It made me think back to 35 years ago, and a bad time for me and my family.
I had just had my 3rd child in Dec 1974. I managed a janitorial franchise company (Environment Control) for someone else, and was the 3rd rated franchise in the country, out of 73.
The owner called and wanted to come talk to me. He FIRED me on the 16th of Dec., 1974 ! 2 weeks after baby was born. 3 kids under 4 and Christmas 1 week away.
This was my low point, fired as a janitor! In my book, I explain that 5 years later, I was retired, and a multimillionaire.
The fellow that fired me, came by a couple years after firing me, in about 1976 , asking me for a job. I told him firing me was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I hired him. He did pretty well.

Sometimes the darkest hour is just before dawn.(cliche) I don't know if I would've ever gotten to where I did, without that setback. I know there are other stories out there, where the darkness turned to light. Share them on this thread to help inspire those that could use the help in this present situation. Good luck to all. Rich in 95 degree SWFL.