It's not everyday that a pro-bowler mows your lawn.
Oh, wait! That's not a pro-bowler... that's my Uncle Jim! Sometimes in the office we get a hold of sample shirts or mix up's that we don't know what to do with. Well when your Uncle is a pack rat (I say that in the nicest way possible and he knows it's true) I just give them to him. He is not bothered about silly things like style or fashion. And even though I pick on him quite a bit he knows that I only pick on the people I like the most.
As a matter of fact when people ask me how to get started in business I tell them that you have to have the support of family and friends or it doesn't work. And when I say that I always think about Uncle Jim the most. You see, most people don't realize what a huge role Jim has played in my company. And even though he will be angry at me for telling this story I'm going to tell it anyway. After all, he can't stay mad at me for long because I give him free shirts and he loves free junk more than anything in this world.
When I first started my business I was working out of my parents house and trying to figure out how to make my crazy idea of a shirt shop work. And one day out of the blue my Uncle Jim called and said, "hey, you know I own the old hardware shop in town and I was thinking you might want to use it for your new place."
I was super excited that he had offered it but I really didn't know how I would pay rent and afford everything I needed since I was just getting started. I explained that I appreciated the offer but maybe when I save a little more money I can make it work. And what he said next launched my entire career... "that's okay, why don't you just use the building and pay the utilities and we will worry about rent after you're there for a year."
That actually was the nicest, craziest thing anyone has ever done for this company and my crazy shirt shop idea. I have a lot of people in my life to thank for helping me out along the way but Uncle Jim is at the top of the list. He still to this day comes to pick up the rent check every month and tells me that if I don't have the money this month to just let him know and I can pay him later. That makes him the worst landlord ever, but the best uncle on the planet.
Thanks Uncle Jim! By the way, there will be no questions this month when my rent is higher because I published this and secretly took pictures of you mowing my grass at the office in a bowling shirt. It was just too funny to pass up.
Oh, wait! That's not a pro-bowler... that's my Uncle Jim! Sometimes in the office we get a hold of sample shirts or mix up's that we don't know what to do with. Well when your Uncle is a pack rat (I say that in the nicest way possible and he knows it's true) I just give them to him. He is not bothered about silly things like style or fashion. And even though I pick on him quite a bit he knows that I only pick on the people I like the most.
As a matter of fact when people ask me how to get started in business I tell them that you have to have the support of family and friends or it doesn't work. And when I say that I always think about Uncle Jim the most. You see, most people don't realize what a huge role Jim has played in my company. And even though he will be angry at me for telling this story I'm going to tell it anyway. After all, he can't stay mad at me for long because I give him free shirts and he loves free junk more than anything in this world.
When I first started my business I was working out of my parents house and trying to figure out how to make my crazy idea of a shirt shop work. And one day out of the blue my Uncle Jim called and said, "hey, you know I own the old hardware shop in town and I was thinking you might want to use it for your new place."
I was super excited that he had offered it but I really didn't know how I would pay rent and afford everything I needed since I was just getting started. I explained that I appreciated the offer but maybe when I save a little more money I can make it work. And what he said next launched my entire career... "that's okay, why don't you just use the building and pay the utilities and we will worry about rent after you're there for a year."
That actually was the nicest, craziest thing anyone has ever done for this company and my crazy shirt shop idea. I have a lot of people in my life to thank for helping me out along the way but Uncle Jim is at the top of the list. He still to this day comes to pick up the rent check every month and tells me that if I don't have the money this month to just let him know and I can pay him later. That makes him the worst landlord ever, but the best uncle on the planet.
Thanks Uncle Jim! By the way, there will be no questions this month when my rent is higher because I published this and secretly took pictures of you mowing my grass at the office in a bowling shirt. It was just too funny to pass up.
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