The Donkey and the Farm: Why Hard Work Still Matters
The Donkey and the Farm: Why Hard Work Still Matters Lately, I’ve seen a phrase floating around social media: “If hard work led to success, the donkey would own the farm.” It’s often posted alongside slick content glamorizing passive income, online trends, and shortcut culture framed as if it’s some sort of mind-blowing truth. But […]
The Overtime Trap: A Hard Lesson from 16 Years in Busines
The Overtime Trap: A Hard Lesson from 16 Years in Business As I reflect on nearly 16 years of building All Nation Restoration here in Austin, Texas, there’s one lesson that took me far too long to learn something that might be obvious to others, but wasn’t to me in the early years. Like many […]
The Struggle of Getting Out of Bed: How My Childhood Shaped and Almost Broke My Business
The Struggle of Getting Out of Bed: How My Childhood Shaped and Almost Broke My Business As most of you know, I grew up in a highly controlling religious organization. What many don’t know is just how far that system distanced us from the rest of the world particularly when it came to education and […]
From Obscurity to Opportunity: The Game-Changing Key to Growing My Busines
From Obscurity to Opportunity: The Game-Changing Key to Growing My Business When I started All Nation Restoration here in Austin, Texas, I was obsessed with three things: Quality work Customer service Attention to detail That was the mission. That was the focus. I gave every job everything I had. I treated every client like the […]
Draw the Line: Lessons from a Cult, a Friendship, and a Business Built in Truth
Draw the Line: Lessons from a Cult, a Friendship, and a Business Built in Truth As most of you know from past posts, I was born into a highly controlling religious organization a group that branded itself as non-denominational Christian but operated with deep ties to Old Testament law. In essence, the founder of the […]
Religion Nearly Broke Me—Faith Built My Business
Religion Nearly Broke Me: Faith Built My Business I grew up inside a religious organization that looking back was designed to control its members with manipulative precision. It wasn’t just about theology or spiritual guidance. It was about ownership: ownership over time, money, behavior, and business. Through passive-aggressive coercion, dishonest teachings, and bold manipulation, this […]
“The Power of Being Quiet: A Lesson I Learned the Hard Way”
“The Power of Being Quiet: A Lesson I Learned the Hard Way” For those who know me only in passing—maybe from a group setting—I might come across as quiet. Maybe a little reserved. Sometimes, even out of place. But catch me in my element—in a one-on-one conversation or in the middle of my work at […]
That Time I Was Called “A Kid with a Monster Truck”
That Time I Was Called “A Kid with a Monster Truck” There was a time—years ago now—when I was just getting started as a young entrepreneur. I was in my early 20s, recently married, expecting my first child, and working harder than I’d ever worked in my life. My business was taking off. I was […]
The Vacation Problem: An Entrepreneur’s Inner Struggle
The Vacation Problem: An Entrepreneur’s Inner Struggle Before I started my company, I saw vacations as bright spots on the map of life—pit stops of freedom in a year of obligations. Like most employees, I looked forward to the relief of stepping away from a job where someone else told me where to be and […]
Don’t Give Away Your Seeds: What Poverty Teaches You About Building Wealth
Don’t Give Away Your Seeds: What Poverty Teaches You About Building Wealth When I founded All Nation Restoration in Austin, Texas, nearly 16 years ago, I didn’t know that the vast majority of millionaires in America weren’t born into wealth. They didn’t inherit it. They didn’t win the lottery. They built it—from scratch. That surprised […]
