Using What Leverage You Have To the Maximum Extent!

So I finally had a small amount of working capital. working capital that by the way, the bank can't touch! Thank God, right! Because believe it or not, as much as we were struggling and as much as that money would have majorly helped(i know majorly is just made up, but still a cool word), anything that I got regarding assistance in cash, they were going to take.
So that was another great learning experience, negotiating with a bank who wants whatever it can get, to sign off on a loan that they have no power of. You want to talk about negotiations? Like they say in NY, "forget about it". What a learning experience. Again, one that has served me very well in my consulting business. I got a bank that was approximately $3 million dollars underwater, to agree to let me do whatI may with the money!
Hey if that isn't a resounding, "we kinda believe in you", I don't know what is! Let's just say, I felt good!
The plan was finally working and, it was really just the start. Because now, I had to implement my short and long term marketing, and sales growth plan, or I am more in debt!! Hey, what the heck at this point right?
WRONG!!! I just had an unbelievable sense of invincibility, and danger to me became a second thought financially. I was going for it, all in. I was going to win, or lose it all. I became comfortable with that thought process! Hey, I was 37. Enough said.

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