"The furniture had vanished without a trace. There was only one phone, a red one, in the centre of the room."
"While working in what John calls a "big-time rut" for three years prior to beginning their firm, John and Maria Herren put in 10-12 hours per day, seven days per week without taking any time off.
He held an MBA and owned and operated real estate offices on the Monterey Peninsula in California.
Maria worked as a secretary and a property manager in the same company.
Despite the fact that they were hardworking and industrious individuals, they discovered that their real estate partner had filed for bankruptcy while they were away on a business trip only a few months after starting their own business.
"When I arrived to the office, I saw that it was closed. The furnishings and filing cabinets were no longer in the building.
There was only one phone, a red one, in the centre of the room. Maria informed me that we had enough money in savings to last three months if I decided to devote my time to the business full-time, which I did.
We got to work right away." Maria remembers how much John enjoyed chaperoning school field trips when the children were younger.
" One of our daughter's little friends commented after around the third occasion, when he was the only father present, "Gina, your daddy is really wonderful."
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