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Chapter Two Work with What You’ve Got and Make It Work
more relatable. And if I’d done a deeper dive, making this
list when I first started, I would’ve been more grounded.
“
Nothing vs. Something
No things vs. Some things
Some vs. Sum
”
If you’re hungry and creative, you can whip up a filling
and delicious meal with whatever ingredients you have on
hand. Starting out, I knew I didn’t have everything I needed.
We didn’t have a lot in savings, wealthy relatives, or experi-
ence working with OPM (other people’s money). So I had to
be creative and adaptive with what I had on hand.
One thing I had was space—and I also had rent to pay
and a baby to care for. So my husband and I found a room-
mate who was willing to help with childcare in exchange
for reduced rent. That helped on two fronts. A roommate
was not something we particularly wanted—it was decid-
edly outside the norm for a young family—but we needed
a creative short-term solution to help pay the rent and for
childcare as I worked on getting my business off the
ground. We did what we needed to do.
Your Nothing Is Actually a Whole Lot of Somethings
When you start something, it’s essential to be honest
about what you have, what you don’t have, and what you
need to get. You need to put your personal “nothing” into
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