Not many people know this.. And maybe it was because I was embarrassed, thought I was stupid, thought less of myself, felt shame and everything else.. In 2022, right after my wife quit her job to get ready for our son to be born and be a stay at home mom, right before we went on our babymoon.. I was laid off from the job that I was supposed work for to provide for my family and new son.. The ONE time in my life where it was the MOST IMPORTANT time to be the provider, father and husband I needed to be.. I failed them.. Why is this happening? That is when I started trying to figure out how this can never ever happen again.. After a lot of research, I found out about recruiting and decided to build Chivalry Talent, while still looking to find another job to provide for my family.. I ended up finding another job 2 weeks before Wilder was due.. After he was born, my job was going great, my recruiting business was picking up.. But juggling a new job, a new business, and a newborn, my life was chaotic.. I was overwhelmed.. One sleepless Sunday night, the feeling of needing to pray and ask God for his direction came over me.. That next morning while helping with Wilder, I got a zoom notification on my calendar with the VP and HR.. Almost 60 days into a new job I was laid off.. again. But the feeling of peace came over me because I knew it was the sign I prayed for.. After some very difficult conversations with my wife, we agreed it was time to rely on ourselves, not depend on others, to provide for our family. Funny enough, that same day was the day my first ever candidate started their new job! Fast forward to today, life couldn't be more different. Last October I was blessed to be able to buy my wife her new "mom car", which seemed impossible a few short years ago.. I have found that what seemed like the worst situations, were actually happening FOR me, not TO me! 2022 was the best and the hardest year of my life, but if that did not happen, I would not be where I am today.