TST - The Judge Was in a Bad Mood

The Daily Wake Up Micro-Podcast
Episode 891 of the Final Season:  The Judge Was in a Bad Mood
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TST = True Story Tuesday where I share a true story from my life that can be applied to situations you may be in. 

So much had happened since I’d been married. It was the summer of 2004 when I realized I couldn’t keep moving forward with band aspirations. We had parents for only a year and Lindsay, my wife, wanted to be a stay-at-home mom.  Our debt was close to $100k and most of it resulted in poor decisions while managing Salt the Band TJR:’s pursuit of being signed by a major record label.

I’ll never forget, sitting in a nice restaurant with Lindsay presenting my case of why we needed to file for bankruptcy.  She was crushed. Since it was in a public place, she had to remain composed.  I had already justified it in my mind and made an insensitive comment that I’m only 15 more away from tying Walt Disney (I still believe that however my timing was off). 

We agreed not to tell her dad and filed the paperwork. As we sat in the courtroom . . .