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Hey, it's Josh Carey. In 2017, my six-figure business had become so toxic that I had no choice

but to close up shop and never look back. And if I'm being honest with myself, I was the problem, not my business,

not my clients. And it was that realization alone that got me from where I was to where I am today.

Today I'm known as the hidden entrepreneur, and that's because I spent 40 years hiding,

showing up in every situation, hiding, my true talent, my true ability, everything that I was

capable of doing and achieving, who I was capable of being, remained hidden because I

desperately wanted to seek your approval. Thanks to my two adoring children that I'm blessed with

today, I have a young daughter and a young son who, very early on in their young lives,

I realized one hard truth that I'm the child in this circle.

And if I want anything to change here out in my life, it has to start here from within.

See, that realization got me out of a lifetime of darkness, depression, misery, anger, anxiety, frustration, and took me to a better place.

How did I do it? Well, let's get right into it.

In 2017, when I made that decision to close the door on my toxic business,

I took a few months to figure out what's next,

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