Opening a business. This is mentioned in my series resume to retirement. There was a break between my job at Fidelity Investments and my last job at JPMorgan Chase that lasted 17 years until my retirement. During that 1+ year break, I opened a hockey training franchise. I am a level 4 certified coach with USA Hockey, and this was something that would be fun, and I hoped would be something that would work out. In the end, after a bit over 1 year, I had to close with no regrets. Any business needs to operate and pay its bills, but also pay the owner to survive. That second part was the problem. I built the business from the ground up. I had two synthetic rinks, a weight training area, and I sold some gear and sharpened skates. I had to do all the setup, marketing, promotion, and training. I acquired and trained over 100 kids and partnered with some organizations. I had no regrets. I learned so much from that experience that I believe it helped me in my last job managing projects and people. It was a great experience. This was not a failure, sure I had to close but I was successful on so many things. I know it did not seem that way when I closed, but as I looked back at what I did and what I accomplished, it was quite an accomplishment.
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