Today, I met up with one of my all-time ride or dies, let’s call him Brenda.
Nothing fancy a salad, a Diet Coke… and a cry.
First thing he does! Oh Rob, I know a guy let me get him on the phone.
3 seconds later, new AE role in the locker: Anyone want a job in Chicago????
On this business-building journey, one lesson keeps coming up again and again and today it landed hard.
You cannot do this alone.
Building something from nothing is brutal.
It’s lonely.
It’s stressful.
And some days, the weight of it all feels heavier than you expect.
Brenda said it too, and hearing it out loud mattered:
You need your people.
The ones who don’t need the polished pitch.
The ones who see behind the bravado.
We talk a lot about resilience, grit, and “backing yourself.”
But the real secret?
Backing each other.
So here’s your reminder this week:
Protect your ride or dies
Show up for them
And when you need it, let them show up for you
Because no one builds anything meaningful on their own.
Peace.
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Rob Johnson
DealTechno
Powering the world's LegalTech companies with exceptional humans.
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