It took me a week to muster up the courage to apply for the Fedex Small Business Grant. This may seem foolish because what business owner wouldn’t welcome $30,000 but the idea of putting myself out there to receive votes, while also asking for financial assistance filled me with enough anxiety and insecurity to shut down the entry browser about 26 times.

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As the year comes to a close, I've been taking time to pause and reflect (which is something I'm not great at). It's been a remarkable year and I started writing a very detailed recap but upon reading it over a few times, it started to feel whiney to me.