A small step for some - a giant leap for me :)

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Good morning friends - this isn't my usual Splinterlands post but it is something I believe is worth sharing...

I have a vision - a vision of a healthier America. Where we don't have to choose between Healthy and Unhealthy meals because of Time or $$$...

I see a future where we can afford a Healthy Meal at the same price and convenience point as the "Fast Food" junk we are currently stuck with.

I risked it all to achieve this back in 2015 and man did I fail spectacularly... I lost almost everything and had to start life over at 33.

Well not really - I didn't "start over", that would be starting from $0... I started from -$250,000...

However, I worked 80 hours/week for 7 years to fix that and have paid off the debt...

The next step is to relaunch my "Restaurant" and to do that, I needed to start by filing for an LLC.

Here's where I need to be real with you - I'm famous for saying...

Ok, I'm not really famous - outside of Roanoke... but if I was famous, then more people would know this motivational tidbit!

"The greatest obstacles and challenges we face in our lives, are often the ones we create in our minds".

What I mean by that is: We make it out to be something like...

"DIFFICULT DIFFICULT LEMON DIFFICULT!!!"

When in reality, when we actually force ourselves to do it, it's more like...

"Kinda Easy Lemon Squeezy"...

For SIX FUCKING WEEKS I have been fidgeting, procrastinating and making excuses as to why I didn't file for an LLC...

Yesterday... I went on to the stupid Gov't Website and started clicking around and I just followed the steps...

IT TOOK ALL OF FIVE MINUTES!!!!!!!! Yeah in my mind, it was like "Nightmare Difficulty" and in reality, it was a CAKE WALK...

Whatever that actually means...?

Do... do we walk on the cake? Eat cake while walking??? WHO CAME UP WITH THAT AND WHY DO WE UNDERSTAND IT MEANS "REALLY EASY"?!?!

Anyways... I'm sure it's a little PTSD surfacing but I faced my damn fears and came out triumphant!!! Check this out!!

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In addition to that, once the "Mental Blockage" had finally cleared... I was off to the races!!!

In a few hours, I had completed the Operating Agreement + Registered Names for both DBAs and I am about to head out to file those with the City right now!!

Keep an eye out for more progress reports here and keep your eyes peeled for an opportunity to help support my vision of making Healthy Food, Fast and Affordable...

"Because if you fix the Food... you won't need the medicine*"

  • For many cases of Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), High Cholesterol and Adult Onset Type 2 Diabetes the solution is proper diet & exercise.

If we made Healthy Food available as fast and cheap as the "Fast Food" we're stuck with... then People would have a choice... and I am going to give them that choice - it's my purpose on Earth.

I look forward to sharing more with you, my friends on Hive - I hope you will stay tuned to be a part of the journey!

Cheers 🍻,

  • CaptainDingus
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That's great man I'm so happy for you! As an European, American food is strange and so different from ours, American bread isn't really bread and it's the same with cheese, many ingredients used in the US are banned in Europe, so your vision has to work right!?

Keep us updated!

You're 100% correct and the vision DOES work :)

One of the defining moments of my life came about a year after I started my first attempt...

I received a handwritten letter (who writes those?!?) and it was something along the lines of:

"Dear Mr Thomas, you don't know me but I've been eating your food for about six months. I work downtown and have very little time for lunch. I've seen your food ads but figured for the price they couldn't be good... however one of my coworkers let me try a meal and it was delicious! In addition, the food was exactly what my doctor had been telling me to eat for years. Now, I know I need to exercise more but as a 62 year old woman - this is a good start!

In addition to eating your food I have been following you on Facebook and I see where you say drinking water is super important. For the last six months I have been eating your food, saving lots of money (and time!), drinking water and the reason I am writing you is because last week I went for my yearly physical.

I just got my results and I wanted to tell you I've lost 14lbs and my A1C is so low that my doctor told me that I don't have Diabetes anymore and took me off my Metformin. I wanted to let you know and say thank you for saving my life. I hope you continue to do well and I wish you all the best."

Bro... let me tell you...

I was elated to see the "proof of concept" and at the same time - I bawled my eyes out... YOU GOTTA WARN SOMEONE BEFORE DROPPING THAT BOMB ON THEM!!!

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wow that's heart warming!

you know what they say.. you are what you eat!

Congratulations on your achievement! It's such a noble cause that you have. I always find it interesting how in the States, healthier food are more expensive than fast food.

That will be fixed, if I have any say in it 🙏

Congratulations on the LLC! It's weird how often we procrastinate on something that might take an hour or less to get done. I, sadly, do it all the time.

For some interesting reading on healthcare, you might want check out this interesting blog post from Marc Cuban. He has some interesting thoughts on the topic. https://blogmaverick.com/2025/01/09/a-few-words-on-healthcare/

I can't wait to check that out - thank you!

You're welcome. I hope you enjoy it.

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This is personal for me and I appreciate you taking the time and effort and putting in the work to start to fix the broken American "SickCare" (it's not Health Care, it's wait until you are Sick Care).

Keep it up and I wish you the best luck in the world!!!