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The $25K eBay Store I Shut Down (And What It Taught Me About True Freedom)
I want to share something with you that might sound crazy - I once shut down a profitable $25K annual revenue business. On purpose.
Let me explain why, and what it taught me about building real freedom through online courses.
The Business That Almost Worked
A few years back, I was running a hobby eBay store that was doing pretty well. I was only spending 1-2 hours a week on it (sometimes less), and it was consistently profitable with a $25-30k per year turnover. Sounds perfect, right?
But here's the problem - the only way to grow it was to hire staff. And having managed teams in my charity work, I knew I didn't want to go down that path again. I also needed that time to pursue other ventures. So I shut it down.
That experience taught me something crucial: if you want true freedom, you've got to start with scale in mind.
The Three-Part Formula I Discovered
Through multiple business attempts - a software platform, the eBay store, self-published books - I learned that sustainable o...
