Start Again

I remember visiting my father at his home in the last days of his life. It was
a sad scene. Pill bottles and empty Sierra Nevada beer cans everywhere,
my father drifting in and out of sleep on his La-Z-Boy chair as some
crappy local news station played in the background. I sat next to him, staring
glumly at the TV, feeling like a little boy again, yearning for his love and
approval. I’d come to say goodbye, but I’d also come to tell him of my good
fortune and thank him for the lessons that helped me get there.
As is my way, I tried to do it humorously: “No need to worry, Dad, I’m
not here to crash on your couch. I got a place of my own now, and you won’t
believe it, but the business I started is actually going to do a few million in
revenue this year. Amazing, right?”
“Yes, very nice Noah,” he replied. “Can you change the channel please?”
That was it. No final father-and-son Hollywood scene. No wise words or
weeping acknowledgment of how proud I had made him. Right then and there
I could feel myself falling into a deep funk, insecurities rushing back, all
those voices inside that no one can hear, that are always there and that we’re
never completely free from, growing louder and more insistent that I wasn’t
enough, that it would all come crumbling down sooner than later, and that
Matt Cohler was right about me being a liability.
Crazy how our brains can flip on us, right?
I would have never imagined that day I got fired from Facebook over
fifteen years ago would begin the adventure of a lifetime. I’m grateful they
dumped me so I could go out and explore the world—my way. Today, I feel
fortunate and excited that I can now share those lessons with you so you can
create the path you want to live in your life.
The tests of your will and grit never stop. The doubts never quite
disappear, no matter how much you achieve. A dying father might seem like a
rare, dramatic example, but in moments large and small, your life is shaped
by your willingness to face your fears. Remember, just keep going no
matter what.
You have to define what success is for your life and not worry what
others think. Million Dollar Weekend empowers you to create the life YOU
want to live. And you get fifty-two chances to do it this year.
Achieving your dreams comes down to one question: How many times
are you willing to get back up after falling down? Entrepreneurship is nothing
more than the ability to come up with ideas and the courage to try them out.
To experiment, experiment, experiment. To fail, fail, fail. Until you
succeed.
Just start. And then . . . start again.

Love,
Noah

PS: Shoot me an email, noah@MillionDollarWeekend.com. I’m here with

you :)
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GRADUATE

For completing the 48-hour challenge of creating a

business and changing your life!

Sincerely,

Noah Kagan