Robert's cycle; selling a compelling story of going "bust," living in a car and triumphing over adversity and attending "lessons."

Honest opinions based on experience, failures, and triumphs?

Share your struggles, triumphs, and some funny things that happened along the way. 

@Soniel Estime hey there, I’ve said before that I loved your story of trials and triumph.  

Hearing other people's journeys, fears, struggles, and triumphs really has helped me get into a REI mindset and to believe its possible for me to succeed. 

This triumph marked the second-fastest Stanley Cup win by an expansion team since 1967, trailing only the Edmonton Oilers.

Too, what is it worth to be at home with your family, friends, and community each night vs. a "road warrior" investors travel the country and missing out on the joys and triumph in your home town? 

The drive isn't to be the best but to ensure everyone rises together, learning from each other's mistakes and triumphs.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." 

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”