[Special_K]

I remember the first time I went to investors to get funding for a project I had been working on. My presentation was half-assed thinking that my idea alone would sell itself without any practice or prep. Welp, after my presentation came the questions. They were questions that I did not have already well thought out answers for, so I went on the defensive trying to defend myself and my idea, not realizing that the questions were merely a test to see how I handled myself when rattled. Needless to say, I did not receive any backing...

So I put on my big boy pants and got myself honest-to-god prepared for another attempt. Planned out for every contingency, got my strategy and goals well articulated, and even ironed my shirt/pants for the next meeting. With my visual aids, charts, and business plan ready, I went in with my head held high and gave the most kickass presentation of all time (seriously, Abe Lincoln and MLK would be proud).

And you know what?... I still didn't get any funding. Do you know why? Because life doesn't owe any of us shit, and it would rather see us curl up into the fetal position drenched in our own piss and die, rather than help any of us by giving out even one rusty penny fished out from amongst its crusty toe-jam casually discarded into a locked trash bin!