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Divorce Made Me A Better Person
How the worst episode of my life left me better off in the end.
I’ve always been a list guy.
I’m weird that way, to this day. As a kid, I would sit around my Mom’s office and create lists of things I planned to knock out over the coming years.
From a very young age, my Master Life List looked something like this:
- Graduate High School
- Get a Job
- Get Married
If you were born between the years of 1870 and 2020, your list might look a little similar. And using divorce rates an as indicator, our chance of success is a complete toss up.
I could have easily lost myself in the depression associated with my divorce. I chose instead to use it as a springboard to become a better person.
Graduating high school was a no-brainer, literally. I showed up, and they put me though.
Teachers back then didn’t want to bother with a kid that didn’t put in the effort. I suppose teachers today are probably about the same, it’s human nature.
Next up. Get a job!
Since I grew up in a family of small business owners, the whole “get a job” thing wasn’t…
