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Ep 131: Never Give Up: A Milestone That is Hard for Me to Believe · Go Big with Gib Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Go Big With Gibb Podcast, where we talk to professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs about their big wins.
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  unknown: Go with Gibson.
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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome back to Go Big With Gibb.
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  SPEAKER_00: This year marks a milestone that is hard for me to believe.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've been practicing law for 20 years.
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  SPEAKER_00: Looking back, it's funny how different life looks in the rearview mirror.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today, people see a successful law practice, businesses, investments, and a life that appears to have gone according to plan.
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  SPEAKER_00: But that's not how it felt at the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: I graduated Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then made what felt like a world-changing move to Sanford University's Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama.
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  SPEAKER_00: The culture shock was real.
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  SPEAKER_00: I went from surfing the California coast to living hundreds of miles from the ocean.
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  SPEAKER_00: Everyone wanted to know whether I was an Auburn or Alabama fan.
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  SPEAKER_00: I didn't have an answer because honestly, I could have cared less about college football.
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  SPEAKER_00: I didn't feel like I belonged.
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  SPEAKER_00: Law school itself was incredibly difficult and challenged me academically, emotionally, and personally.
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  SPEAKER_00: There were moments when I questioned whether I had what it took.
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  SPEAKER_00: I graduated with a GPA just shy of 3.0.
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  SPEAKER_00: Nobody was calling me the top student in the class, but here's something I've learned over the years.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your GPA is not your destiny, your circumstances are not your destiny, and your setbacks are not your destiny.
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  SPEAKER_00: What matters most is what you do after the struggle.
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  SPEAKER_00: I passed the North Carolina bar exam on my first attempt and was fortunate to receive an opportunity at a real estate firm here in Greenville.
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  SPEAKER_00: That first opportunity changed everything.
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  SPEAKER_00: A few years later, I took a leap of faith and opened my own law practice.
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  SPEAKER_00: There was no guarantee it would work.
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  SPEAKER_00: There were sleepless nights, there were difficult cases, there were financial risk.
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  SPEAKER_00: There were moments when I wondered whether I'd made the right decision, but I kept showing up one client at a time, one case at a time, one day at a time.
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  SPEAKER_00: Fast forward 20 years, and I couldn't be more grateful.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've had the privilege of helping thousands of clients during the most difficult times in their lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've built businesses I never imagined I'd own.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've worked with incredible people and I've been blessed with opportunities that I certainly didn't deserve.
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  SPEAKER_00: If there's one lesson I've learned over the past two decades, it's this things are often darkest before the dawn.
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  SPEAKER_00: The season you're in today is not necessarily the season you'll be in tomorrow.
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  SPEAKER_00: Success rarely happens all at once.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's built through perseverance, it's built through resilience, and it's built by refusing to quit, when quitting would be easier.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if you're listening to this today and you're struggling, whether it's in school, your career, your finances, or your personal life, I want to encourage you, keep going.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your breakthrough may be a lot closer than you think.
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  SPEAKER_00: The hard seasons often produce the strongest people.
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  SPEAKER_00: Twenty years ago, I never could have imagined the life that I have today.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I'm convinced the best chapters are still ahead.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for believing in this community.
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  SPEAKER_00: And until next time, keep dreaming big, keep working hard, and as always, go big.