And this lady stands up, waving her hand. Hey, hey! She starts yelling. And they pan over to her. She runs up to the microphone. And she starts crying and says that was me. I was the attorney telling Nick to file bankruptcy. And I cannot believe that he’s in front of my eyes right now. I paid all this money to fly across the country to come to this event and Nick happens to speak here, sharing this story of how he’s gone from rags to riches in less than three years.
Jack:Serendipity. Yeah.
Nick:And it was crazy. Crazy, man.
Jack:That is. And that right there, I mean, had to come. That’s what I’m saying. Infectious. Who could put that together? Who could have that many experiences as to where that would just happen, right?
And not only that, but think about the value. You know, fifty-thousand dollars in debt. Think about the value and probably the inspiration that created for that roomful of people by that occurring, you know? You probably think about would I pay fifty-thousand dollars for these circumstances to occur, so it would benefit so many people?
It was absolutely worth it for that, right there.
Nick:Yeah.
Jack:And so, that’s where, I think anybody that’s listened to you and, certainly, they hear the passion in what you’re doing. And if you ever get the chance to see Nick in person, it’s just that much more infectious, as well.
So what I want to do is find out, you’ve clearly, even for a lot of different people. And I’ve been with you at live events. I’ve been with you in private masterminds and in courses. And I’ve hired you to help me understand Facebook as well. And I can say that you definitely influence folks to a point that it’s spread.
Cause I see you influencing people to be successful. But not just to influence them to be successful, but influencing them to themselves become influencers. I’ve seen the things that you’ve been doing with the Pay It Forward. And I want you to, can you go into that for just a couple of minutes? Talk about your Pay It Forward initiative.
Because just like back when you had the discount cards, that there’s always that benefitting a charity or benefitting something bigger than you are. You’re still doing that and in a much bigger way. And you want to talk about infectious and something that you can’t help but smile and feel good about, is your Pay It Forward initiative.Talk just a few minutes about that.
Nick:Yeah. And so at the end of the day, you know, it really comes back to just thinking about what was that dream that I had when I was a little kid. You know, what’s your dream that you had when you were a kid? And what happened? Why did we deviate from that? Life beats us up.
And so I ended up spending all, burning through all my twenties, on this mission to sell a business by thirty. And fortunately, that event, Facebook advertising, marketing, it was a hot topic. I realized how important timing was and I took advantage of it. Sold the business. That was great.
But what’s crazy is that when I did that, I made a bunch of money. And I didn’t sell all the equity. I retained some. But I had new partners. I had corporate partners. I love them. They’re amazing, amazing people. But their visions are very different than mine.
It was exiting the business. Building out the software. And so long story short, I share that because it wasn’t fun. That my business was fun. Selling and being stuck as the CEO in an earn-out to make the rest of the money, it wasn’t my business anymore.
And so what happened is that I walked away from a bunch of that money. The biggest dream that I’ve ever had in my life was to sell a business by thirty. I thought that’s what financial freedom, I thought that was the light at the end of the tunnel. That was the Holy Grail that I talked about in the beginning. Right? That was everything!
And I sell the business, broke up with my girlfriend of seven years. Have a beachfront home. I’m looking at that ocean right now. Everything I want and need, yet I was completely dead inside. And it was the one of the most emotionally challenging times in my entire life, because what I had worked so hard for, I had no one to enjoy it with. No one to share it with. And I was alone.
And love is more important than any business you could ever have.
And so it was that moment where I said, what’s the positive, right? We’re just getting the theme. And it was like I need a change. I need to hire a business coach. I had an “aha” moment and I need to do something that’s not just about money.
And I’ve always had that belief. So thats when I started Life on Fire. This business for the first time is one hundred percent in alignment with my story, with my mission.
It’s the dream when I was a little kid was to love what I do every day. Facebook advertising was taking advantage of timing and it’s still helping people make money, but that’s not a legacy that I want to go down with.
I want to go down with being responsible for inspiring millions of people. I want to be someone that has a legacy of giving back and helping other people. I want a lot for my life. I’ve got big expectations. And helping people run ads isn’t going to get me there.
