Drought

The first coffee shop I opened was 250 square feet. It wasn't cute, aesthetically pleasing or functional. The first day I was open, I served 9 people. That was almost 15 years ago.

Building is HARD. It’s LONELY. Even when you have the most amazing family and support system, you still feel alone.

Building THIRST is hard. It’s challenging. It’s teaching me a level of patience and perseverance that I almost forgot about.

It’s so easy to be comfortable, especially once you’ve achieved certain accolades or milestones. You take the pressure off the pedal. You recline back in the chair. You start gazing at the landscape.

Suddenly, someone is maneuvering around to pass you. You let them go by because, life is more important. Then another one goes by and another one until you are at the back and it’s jammed up. Nowhere to pass. Nowhere to maneuver.

What do you do?

Do you build a whole new road? Do you build a different vehicle? Do you exit and take the scenic route?

These are the questions that haunt the minds of people that build. People like you.

Help me build. Help me maneuver.

-Andrew

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