09/30/2025
A few months ago, I saw a video where someone had come across an abandoned building that had once been a radio station. The building was left with tons of equipment still in there. One has to wonder how people can just walk away.
As I sit in my office, trying to find a way to wrap up and shut down my business, I understand. For years, I poured my everything into this thing. I created marketing materials, promotional videos, set up tents at community events, joined networking groups, etc. As a social introvert, I hate networking groups. I went anyway! Now, I'm shutting down the business, and I'm in mourning. If I could, I might just walk away from everything, and Your Family Movie would join the ranks of abandoned buildings.
This was my baby. I fed it, nurtured it, made personal sacrifices for it. Lord knows the entire family has sacrificed!
Now, I'm standing in a discombobulated room literally pulling the plug. With every cable I box up, a piece of my heart goes with it.
I'm going to set up some small amount of equipment at the house to finish a few lingering projects, but the business is done. No more hoping for enough customers to be able to afford to stay open another month.
I've always been a wanna-be entrepreneur. So, I always notice when a new place opens up near me and then sympathize as they shut their doors again after only a few months. I have often commented out loud to whomever was in the car with me, "another dead dream."
I have more dreams and more than one solid idea. I can see some hazy things just coming into view on the horizon, but I need to get there first.
Thank you to my clients of the past five years. I'm happy to have been of service, and I'm proud of the 5 Star Google Rating you have all contributed to. Mostly, thank you to my wife for... everything!
