This episode dives into the personal journey of starting a window cleaning business amidst challenging circumstances including poverty and debt. Keith discusses his persistency in building the business from ground up, even when faced with the harsh conditions of winter. He delves into personal struggles, offering motivation and vivid storytelling about overcoming obstacles and building a profitable business. He further explores concepts of resilience, hard work, networking, and not taking 'no' for an answer. Also, he emphasizes the importance of making sacrifices, facing your own pain, and realizing nobody else will bear your suffering for you, which are all key to success. Throughout this episode, he imparts lessons about business growth, the need for transitioning from survival mode to steady growth, and underlines the necessity for structure and organization within a growing business.

"When you finally get a little bit of money in the bank, what got you here won't get you there. You're going to have to change gears at some point and start hiring employees and having training systems and allow yourself the freedom to sleep in on the weekends."  

 - Keith Kalfas

Topics Covered:

• Introduction and Starting a Window Cleaning Business in Winter
• The Initial Struggles and Persistence
• Gradual Growth and Earnings
• Negotiating Prices and Persistence
• The Harsh Reality of Starting a Business
• The Turning Point and Overcoming Challenges
• The Realization and the Decision to Change
• The Journey to Debt Freedom
• The Success Story and Lessons Learned
• The Importance of Hard Work and Balance
• The Next Step: Building Administrative Pillar

Takeaway: 

"The next 7 years of my life are going to be hell. Five to seven years, but seven years to pay off these karmic debts. I never did anything wrong. I wasn't a bad person, but to dig myself out of this hole and build and establish my life. It seemed like an eternity, but I did the math and the math said seven years is going to go by either way. So in seven years, you're going to crawl out of this fucking hole. And finally be somebody. And it's not going to be the person you always wanted to be. You're not going to be a somebody you have to just accept the fact that you're an average Joe. And you will have a chance at being an average Joe or you're going to be a fucking loser. What are you going to do?" - Keith Kalfas

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